[Yeah, doesn't sound pleasant. But she's very familiar with the idea of doing shitty things to ultimately benefit yourself- the proof's in the payoff, and this sounds like it could be worth it.]

Well, if you need a battery for it, you've got a pure magic essence to pull on. Though, uh.

[She hesitates, awkwardly twisting her hands together.]

If it's going to be anything like what happened when we did big magic before... we might need to involve Taako. I'd need a stabilizer.