Kitty's lips tighten as she feels a flare of anger. The anger isn't fair; that isn't Petrana dismissing her, or her own struggles, obviously. Kitty asked to learn, and she's learning. What was she expecting - some sort of solicitousness over her world? She'd have been annoyed if it came. But even so, there is anger - because of all of this, because of Kitty's memories of being either dismissed or abused by the magicians above her. Because Petrana is a magician, too. And that's what's not fair; she's not a magician like Mr Mandrake was a magician. But even so, the judge had brushed off Kitty's point of view so casually -

Doesn't matter. It's fine. Just stop.

"Your husband killed you, then?" Kitty's voice is flatter and more clipped than it ought to have been, asking that question. She ought to be presenting sympathy. But, well - she's not good at this, is she.