I get the sense from the quote and the general feel of the piece that she's working on something magical and forbidden. I think this provides too simple and limiting an explanation, especially when it could be implied that an oppressive tyranny restricts creative expression coincidentally and not explicitly.
More than willing to dismiss my concerns as nitpicking. There is a strong sense that a lot is going on in the world and you're only letting us have a peak.
I get the sense from the quote and the general feel of the piece that she's working on something magical and forbidden. I think this provides too simple and limiting an explanation, especially when it could be implied that an oppressive tyranny restricts creative expression coincidentally and not explicitly.