[i]Why had she done that?[/i] Katrina wondered as she watched the servant get taken away. She hadn't done anything wrong, it was not her fault that she looked how she looked. Katrina pushed the thoughts away. There had to be some fair reason for it. The woman was obviously in opposition to the Gods. To the queen. To the very kingdom itself! Katrina listened as the queen spoke her orders, the calm of her voice contrasting the way it wounded with orders she had just barked to the guards. Katrina's heart skipped a beat when she heard her name, as it usually did when she faced the Queen. They were just basic orders, to her relief. She did not yet have to decide between trial by combat or trial by the Gods, a crossroads in which both paths seemed to lead to death.

Katrina watched as each of the others who had been summoned went up and selected one of the symbols. She watched as Drexel selected the shield, a surprising choice really. She thought that a man, or any one really, who was known for the amount of blood they forced others to shed would prefer an more appropriate symbol. She then watched as Vladmir went up and chose the shield. After she saw the man walking back to his position, she herself got up and walked towards the queen. She held her head down as she walked, and felt the weight of each step weigh down on her. When she finally reached the table, she picked her head up to look at the queen. With a smile, she picked the remaining symbol, not paying attention to which it one was it was. 

Katrina focused placed her empty hand on the blade of her sword, Red. The cold of weapon calmed her down, made her feel like she could deal with whatever would come from this. When she knelt down again, she opened her hand and saw a sword. The blade was smaller than that of a normal sword, so it must have been either a dagger or a knife. She clutched it again and awaited her orders, curious as to what mission each weapon lead to. Would she be attacking a group of conjurers? Apprehending members of the Brotherhood? Collecting taxes?