[ That draws her gaze up from her pint glass to his face - and her face softens. ]

A year ago, I'd have held you to that. There was a point where I was trying to pull together an army of imPorts to march on my government. I've been talked out of it.

[ But then she nods, saying - ]

I agree. Completely. The servitude that my people are forced into is unbearable. What they do to the spirits is a hundred times worse. I want to stop it from happening. So my plan now is to make magic impossible. To eradicate all magic from the world.