[ Does she believe in fate? Peregrine quickly shakes her head. ]

If I believed in fate, then...it'd be too overwhelming. It's just like nature, there's no...rules or anything deciding what happens, things just...happen.

[ ... ]

I...want that to be the case, at least. [ But she's uncertain. Unsure. ] Bad stories, that kind of...life, it's not... I don't know. I don't have a reference for it.