[ She nods quietly, holding his hand. If all the kings and queens of the past had their own way of ruling and ways of what it means to be royal, then he can certainly make his own.
The way in which he is strong is the way he makes others strong. Perhaps that can be literal, but it's also this: by way of influencing and inspiring others through his goodness and courage. ]
When I'm with you, always.
[ This is very true-- he's gotten her to actually be brave enough to speak a little of her past with him. And that takes an immense amount of courage on her part. Furthermore, just knowing that there are those like him in the world with that goodness within them only makes her want to protect the world more. It pushes her to be more determined in her own goal, of trying to preserve the future for those like him to have.
...And that he still wishes to understand a power that can hurt him truly speaks to her. ]
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The way in which he is strong is the way he makes others strong. Perhaps that can be literal, but it's also this: by way of influencing and inspiring others through his goodness and courage. ]
When I'm with you, always.
[ This is very true-- he's gotten her to actually be brave enough to speak a little of her past with him. And that takes an immense amount of courage on her part. Furthermore, just knowing that there are those like him in the world with that goodness within them only makes her want to protect the world more. It pushes her to be more determined in her own goal, of trying to preserve the future for those like him to have.
...And that he still wishes to understand a power that can hurt him truly speaks to her. ]