That sombre not lingered in the air for a while as silence took over the conversation. Kat knew she'd poked a bit of a sore spot for Belle but it was immensely annoying to hear of someone without an plan for an heir, not desire to marry, yet with an orphanage practically in spitting distance. Belle could choose one of the older children if she didn't want to raise another child completely, or pick one of the new babes if she did. It wasn't a hard concept to grasp. Insensitive to point out perhaps, but not hard to grasp.
So, as both a way to get more information and an olive branch towards Belle, Kat asked, "What can you tell us about Gaston? We may want to hear about Zuhra as well, but Gaston was your son and you haven't really shared any happy memories about him or what he was like. Would you be interested?"