Volume 32: Dark Clouds Enshroud, Chapter 20: The Tree Wishes to Stay Still but The Wind Will Not Cease

Watching Katya's graceful figure leave, Komer couldn't help but run his hand through his hair. What a conundrum, he thought. Katya appeared so desolate and forlorn, yet Komer knew that this woman was no less formidable than Renta, whose ambitions were burning bright, even though she was so vulnerable now.

Both women shared the blood of the Romanov family and both possessed an indomitable spirit. The difference was that Renta chose to seize her opportunities through cunning, while Katya opted for direct confrontation. It seemed that Renta had succeeded where Katya had fallen, but was that really the case? Komer asked himself.

Shaking his head instinctively, Komer did not know how to judge these half-sisters. Perhaps it was a resilience characteristic of the women of the Romanov family.