[The tears probably aren't real. Tyr would be happy that Rita's helping him, right? Unless she just needs to explain--yeah, that's probably all he wants.

Her eyes return to her work on his hand, and she continues talking while she inserts yet another long needle right into the centre of the rune.]

Look, I think completely removing this thing is much more reliable than trying to seal or block its power in your hand. If it really attaches to humans like you say, it probably needs a host to function--like a parasite. Take that away, and it won't be able to do anything.