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[Very long pause after that. He's still staring up at the ceiling, still gathering his thoughts together and, honestly, still hesitant about talking to Xion for the rest of the day.
He has his arms crossed behind his head, one legs crossed over the other, when he finally finds the guts to speak.]
It's a story about judgment, really. [Axel begins, turning his head to glance at her.] And how crazy people become when they're in love. Sometimes the person you devote yourself to pushes you away and secludes themselves, and sometimes you might not want to do much of anything to break that gap...but in the end you realize that not every step you take in the world has to be taken alone. [Sigh]
In the case of Princess Odette, it wasn't a step she had to take, but a flight. [Pause. And then,] Because her lover was a man, and she was a swan.