‘First of all, you’re so far removed from the concept of uselessness that it never even occurred to me to think of you in any such way. You’ve been the only person keeping me sane for weeks. You forced Thysandra to see who the Mother really is. You prepared for her information and saved us hours of organisational trouble. None of that required a drop of magic, and all of it was invaluable for tomorrow’s fight, alright?’
