"It's still not your choice Theseus," she folded her hands in front of her. "I learned that one must let their children walk their own path. It's not easy, not by a long shot, but it's what is required."
"Support her. Give her comfort if she requires it. Trust me, saying no you cannot is the quickest way of getting a young woman to go do the thing you forbade her. Just look at me. Father said I could not help you. Yet I still did."