" Mortals dies." said Catarina. " You've always known that, and yet you've loved them before." " Not," Magnus said, " like this." Catarina inhaled in surprise. " Oh," she said. " Oh..." She picked up her drink. " Magnus," she said tenderly. " you are impossibly stupid." He narrowed his eyes at her. " Am I?" " If that's the way you feel, you should be with him," she said. " Think of Tessa. Did you learn nothing from her? About what loves are worth the pain of losing them? "