Chapter 197: Leader of the Union
That night, Katelina gathered enough courage to sleep without the potion. Asura was right; she shouldn’t rely on the potions made by Queen Mother Dana, especially knowing how hard and complicated they were to make.
Settling herself inside her carriage, she let her heavy eyelids close, hoping she would not encounter bad dreams tonight.
But alas... she was wrong.
She woke up in the middle of the night crying and panting. Devon’s face was vividly etched in her dream, along with the horrendous details of the first night she had with him—the same day she lost her parents.
Katelina felt dizzy, her stomach churning. She immediately got up and rushed out of the carriage to throw up. She felt sick to her stomach and dirty all over her body. Knowing there was a waterfall nearby the camp, Katelina rushed there and dipped her whole body, clothes and all, into the pool.
She was sobbing hard as she dipped herself repeatedly, not minding the cold water.
"Your Majesty, are you alright? Why are you there? Come back here now, or you’ll catch a cold!" She heard Asura’s concerned voice nearby.
Asura cursed under her breath as she instructed the servants to get towels and clothes for the Queen Regent. The royal guard had rushed to her, waking her with the news that Katelina had vomited, and then ran towards the falls.
Katelina did not move, so Asura quickly followed her into the water. "Your Majesty," she called, grabbing Katelina’s shoulders. Katelina was crying and kept saying, "It’s so disgusting..."