Rita takes her hand away from his shoulder for a moment just to run it over her face, like. What the hell.
"You offered up his library... Isn't that a lot of irreplaceable knowledge?" There are only a few things Rita knows about Norrell, and his reputation for book-hoarding is one of them. But then, maybe that's exactly what's meant by all magic... It wouldn't be much of an offering if it didn't involve a genuine sacrifice. Still, Rita's heart aches for the loss of all those books. Imagine if that happened to Aspio's library!
... Oh, right. It kind of did.
"You said you used someone for a vessel. Are they... okay?" she asks after a pause, realizing that no variations of saying you did what will amount to anything productive, so she might as well ask about the technical aspects of the ritual.
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"You offered up his library... Isn't that a lot of irreplaceable knowledge?" There are only a few things Rita knows about Norrell, and his reputation for book-hoarding is one of them. But then, maybe that's exactly what's meant by all magic... It wouldn't be much of an offering if it didn't involve a genuine sacrifice. Still, Rita's heart aches for the loss of all those books. Imagine if that happened to Aspio's library!
... Oh, right. It kind of did.
"You said you used someone for a vessel. Are they... okay?" she asks after a pause, realizing that no variations of saying you did what will amount to anything productive, so she might as well ask about the technical aspects of the ritual.