[ he drops to his knees with her as soon as she sits, and he gently grasps her by the arms to get her attention. this is worse than he thought; most children he drags away from their parents are all too eager to neglect their duties in favour of playing games with a mysterious boy. ]
Listen, everybody needs help sometimes. If you need a prince or a knight or - [ he winks ] - a friendly spirit to break you out of your prison, that's okay. After that, the adventure is all yours, I promise. A princess can do just as much as anyone else.
[ the last thing she said is more important, though. this is the only life I know. ]
I'll let you in on a secret, though. [ and here he lowers his voice, cups a hand around his mouth like it really is important and confidential. ] I'm not supposed to tell you this, but one day, you're gonna be free of all this. You get to live the life you want and have all kinds of adventures and make your own choices about everything. I've seen it.
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[ he drops to his knees with her as soon as she sits, and he gently grasps her by the arms to get her attention. this is worse than he thought; most children he drags away from their parents are all too eager to neglect their duties in favour of playing games with a mysterious boy. ]
Listen, everybody needs help sometimes. If you need a prince or a knight or - [ he winks ] - a friendly spirit to break you out of your prison, that's okay. After that, the adventure is all yours, I promise. A princess can do just as much as anyone else.
[ the last thing she said is more important, though. this is the only life I know. ]
I'll let you in on a secret, though. [ and here he lowers his voice, cups a hand around his mouth like it really is important and confidential. ] I'm not supposed to tell you this, but one day, you're gonna be free of all this. You get to live the life you want and have all kinds of adventures and make your own choices about everything. I've seen it.