I know. There's a chance it could ... be worse than it is now.

[The lake is regarded instead of Yellow. She knew that. She knew that there was a chance even if the fragments were put together right, Pink would stay fragmented and broken, only ever little pieces of a brilliant intellect and perfect form mis-connected and trying and failing to resemble anything but a monster.]

But there's also a chance it could fix everything. The contract's already been signed. I gave my word. If ... it does go badly, and Pink..

[She can't give up. It could go horrifically awful, but she can't let go of even the chance that it might work. If the Ringmaster couldn't heal her right, if care and even fusion via the other diamonds couldn't mend instability and deformation, then..]

... I'll take care of her myself. You don't have to worry. One way or another in a year and a day ... it ends.

[One more pink gem amongst the sea of other bubbled pink gems, safe and in stasis.]