[Rita makes a mental note to get the girl books from home the next time they're near Aspio. And good ones too, not the simple things she read when she was six.]

Yes, that's exactly it. They're stuck with river water otherwise, and that probably isn't good for them. So Yuri took it upon himself to get it back. I got dragged along because he thought I stole it.

[Sweat is beading on Rita's forehead. Is her magic that much harder to use without abundant aer?]