[He doesn't stop her, if anything he welcomes it. Their physical closeness had once been just a basic bridge for them to be together, but now it's more than that, and his arms circle around her as he looks up at her.]
And I wanted to take you back... Even when I saw you back in the Greatwood...
[If he could capture her... Even back then. He still wanted her.
But those feelings were also dying embers. Hot, but barely strong enough to do more than wish. Even when he tried to persuade her, he knew how it would end even though he had some hope otherwise. And once again...she had made that choice. And so again, he believed she didn't want him.]
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And I wanted to take you back... Even when I saw you back in the Greatwood...
[If he could capture her... Even back then. He still wanted her.
But those feelings were also dying embers. Hot, but barely strong enough to do more than wish. Even when he tried to persuade her, he knew how it would end even though he had some hope otherwise. And once again...she had made that choice. And so again, he believed she didn't want him.]