[The distinction is way beyond her thus far, but she'll eventually catch up to it. Maybe. Does she need to know the difference between magic and a curse? The only information that's really pertinent is information that'll solve their questions.]

Things aren't really ever the same once you've lost them, are they? [Her voice drops a little, low and contemplative.] Maybe he knows and doesn't care.

Mm... but many of you have lost parents. [You, she says, as if her mother's death hasn't been her albatross her entire life.] It could be an appeal.