Rita runs a hand over her face. "Right... I should have guessed."

He should probably expect that to change, if there's going to be an influx of new magicians in his world. But that aside, there is one other thing he mentioned that wasn't adequately explained...

"... You said you got a 'vessel' symbolizing madness. What was it?" Rita's not sure she can take him at his word when he says madness can be learned, but maybe understanding what that was can shine some light on what he meant by that.