So it wasn't just the infusion, but the power itself that was worth worrying about. The knowledge of the kind of disaster that could result from losing control...

“What it all boils down to is, you have to keep in mind that this is your power, no matter where you got it from.” While Rita rather disliked the wishy-washy psychological approach, it was the only way to really approach that kind of magic. “If you doubt that you can control it, then you won't be able to control it.”

Rita felt fortunate to have a style of magic that would work precisely as designed every time, regardless of her own mood. The only times her magic had ever failed, there was an observable cause that could be investigated and dealt with.