Ouch. The personal jab doesn't hurt quite so much as the feeling of their plan crumbling apart. Damn it... There has to be something, still. Maybe...

"Forget the Maiden," Rita interjects. "If you want the Rose, that's all the more reason to want one of us. I know where it is. Strange might be able to tell you all kinds of information, but there's one thing I still have that he doesn't: access." The Ringmaster did say she revoked it, preventing those kidnapped from re-entering. The same would be done to Rita if she were taken... but only after she learned about it.

But as she says it, her heart pounds heavily in her chest. Risking herself is one thing, but risking the Rose means risking everyone.