As foolish as it may be, it's really only the rest of the carnival's commentary that is cluing the Ringmaster into the idea of using the Miracles to fix this. She'd just never conceived of doing something like that - tampering with people mentally and spiritually has always been against her principles, believing in their own freedom to act. She's always had such a hard rule against crossing that line, that even stepping past it to heal was a reach for her to make.

Gongenzaka had mentioned the possibility of trying to fix it, but Childermass takes it one further and mentions the Miracles themselves. The Ringmaster looks at him, surprised, and then down to the Sword and Shield in her hands. Could these really do it? Could they break past whatever is plaguing her former lover and friend?

Could she ever be like she was before?

The Ringmaster is obviously a bit dumbstruck, but she also trusts Childermass's perspective implicitly. She holds out the Shield uncertainly, probing its energies for an answer.

"I've never tried something like that before," she says. "But... these are the Miracles, aren't they? Who's to say there's anything they can't do."

She doesn't manage quite the level of confidence she's striving for, but she tried.