Mary Grace's opinion of her cowardice or valor means less than nothing to Viola. She is scared of a great many things—antibiotic resistance, lightning strikes, loveless marriage—but her overgrown sense of impending dread has never stopped her from acting before. Being scared and, subsequently cautious, is just part of her nature and she doesn't even consider the possibility of not being this way.

She does, however, consider Pouch's answer to Lionel's question. It's predictably unsatisfying but likely the most they will get from the magimagicicada. And there is really no stopping him from joining, considering he can disappear and appear at will, apparently.

"We love trouble, you'll find," she deadpans and takes her place across from Mary Grace, which by her estimation must be north.