"Understanding the world keeps people safe in other ways." Which, actually, gives her a thought. "Forgive the presumption, I... have no place or qualification to make recommendations, least of all to a near stranger. For the understanding of our world, those that study magic and the Fade may hold some interest. It is not solely the vocation of mages, but—"

Herian hesitates, frowns, and considers. "Mayhaps understanding your world will help give some understanding to ours. And studying Rifts and magic, even from the perspective of one without ties to it, could be more rewarding a thing for one so curious than plants."

Finally there is a smile. Or, a not-smile, but less on the former and more on the latter than previously witnessed. "This world is more wondrous than it is terrible. You need not resign yourself to something hastily, Lady Cosima."