"No, that's fine. You can have them. And...perhaps later, when I can stomach the sight of those books again, I can assist? If some good can come of all this vileness, I would help see that through. You shouldn't have it all on your shoulders." It's hard to think that far ahead, when her trance-like state was really not that long ago, but Inessa clings to purpose where and when she can find it.
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