In my time, I have seen a thousand Lilys. Beating their breasts, burning too bright and too wild. I understand she dazzled you, but she's gone now. Trust me when I tell you, you are lucky. You have glimpsed liberty, and that is more than most ever know. Go back to your short little life, or build a new one. I don't care in the slightest.
I can't go back. I can't live that way again.
You will be surprised with what one can live with.
I won't go back.
The choice isn't yours to make, child.
But it is. I would rather die here on my feet than live a lifetime on my knees.
Do you mean that? As you wish.
[he takes her face in his hands, kisses her, and breaks her neck]
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