[Another good answer; as she speaks, his smile is renewed, softer and new genuine than before, not quite so tentative.]
You're allowed. [He says it with such conviction, no room for doubt in his voice.] You don't need anyone's permission, but if you'll feel better by hearing it, then I'll say it as much as you need. You can want things, you can want anything. Nobody can control that but you.
[It's never a guarantee that she'll get what she wants; he learned that lesson plenty of times growing up. But there's never any harm that comes from wanting, even for wanting the impossible. I want to be something other than king. I want to live under the radar. I want to do whatever I want.
I want to live.
No one's ever been able to stop him from wanting, and he'd never dream of denying the same for her.]
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You're allowed. [He says it with such conviction, no room for doubt in his voice.] You don't need anyone's permission, but if you'll feel better by hearing it, then I'll say it as much as you need. You can want things, you can want anything. Nobody can control that but you.
[It's never a guarantee that she'll get what she wants; he learned that lesson plenty of times growing up. But there's never any harm that comes from wanting, even for wanting the impossible. I want to be something other than king. I want to live under the radar. I want to do whatever I want.
I want to live.
No one's ever been able to stop him from wanting, and he'd never dream of denying the same for her.]