I want to be a prince, who can save the whole world from sadness. I want a world where no one dies and no one grieves. Will you give me that much?
You would die for those princesses, but you'll never understand. They must grow on their own! Otherwise, all will be unchanging, until you die. The world will then die as well. Do you want that?
I... No. I want them all to live, and be happy. Can't you hear the cries? Their pain... I can't ignore it! They need help!
They need freedom, to make good and bad decisions. That is how life must be, or else they will never be alive. A million mirrors! Is that what you want? All reflecting only one thing, there will be nothing but princesses, because no one will have a chance to be greater than that!
Greater? Those princesses are all perfect. Their beautiful hearts outshine the stars! What has there ever been that was greater than a million princesses, all lovely, noble and-
-And weak. I ask for you to give up your care of them so they can grow stronger. That is nature's law, and how you can find the truly great. They are the strong, who live with their own will, despite what anyone may try to force them to become! You are one of those; would you not like to meet others similar to yourself?
I... am one of those you spoke of. You know that, and should also realize that I will thus not allow you to "force me to become" anything but what I am. I am a prince. I will never change.
You could never understand. You see yourself as strong and noble, but you're really just another mirror. You reflect all the light in the world, until any that gaze at you forget that there is anything else. That is the way you'll be forever. Are you happy?
I will not let anything hurt my princesses. I don't care other than that; let me die if it would save them.
Who would help them after your death? Just take a break from the saving; more will be rescued if you do.
But... I can't just refuse those who hurt now, just because they got in trouble at the wrong time! It would make everything I've worked for up until now a waste!
Maybe it is. Maybe living as you do is useless.
Why? We used to be the same, why are you like this now?
Because I made a promise to myself, one which matters more than any of your "high ideals".
What could be more important than them?!
Allowing the world to grow, to hatch from the egg where you have kept it snug these many long years. It must learn to fly. And to allow that to happen,
I will, no, I must revolutionize the world.
You would die for those princesses, but you'll never understand. They must grow on their own! Otherwise, all will be unchanging, until you die. The world will then die as well. Do you want that?
I... No. I want them all to live, and be happy. Can't you hear the cries? Their pain... I can't ignore it! They need help!
They need freedom, to make good and bad decisions. That is how life must be, or else they will never be alive. A million mirrors! Is that what you want? All reflecting only one thing, there will be nothing but princesses, because no one will have a chance to be greater than that!
Greater? Those princesses are all perfect. Their beautiful hearts outshine the stars! What has there ever been that was greater than a million princesses, all lovely, noble and-
-And weak. I ask for you to give up your care of them so they can grow stronger. That is nature's law, and how you can find the truly great. They are the strong, who live with their own will, despite what anyone may try to force them to become! You are one of those; would you not like to meet others similar to yourself?
I... am one of those you spoke of. You know that, and should also realize that I will thus not allow you to "force me to become" anything but what I am. I am a prince. I will never change.
You could never understand. You see yourself as strong and noble, but you're really just another mirror. You reflect all the light in the world, until any that gaze at you forget that there is anything else. That is the way you'll be forever. Are you happy?
I will not let anything hurt my princesses. I don't care other than that; let me die if it would save them.
Who would help them after your death? Just take a break from the saving; more will be rescued if you do.
But... I can't just refuse those who hurt now, just because they got in trouble at the wrong time! It would make everything I've worked for up until now a waste!
Maybe it is. Maybe living as you do is useless.
Why? We used to be the same, why are you like this now?
Because I made a promise to myself, one which matters more than any of your "high ideals".
What could be more important than them?!
Allowing the world to grow, to hatch from the egg where you have kept it snug these many long years. It must learn to fly. And to allow that to happen,
I will, no, I must revolutionize the world.