My people believe th' gods help those who help themselves, but perhaps at a time like this, th' gods wish to be prayed to. If they get stronger through prayer, then they'd be able to face whatever is causin' them to quarrel.

[It made her sound like a hopeless fool, surely, but at the same time it had been her train of thought while she'd talked to Ben. Why else would the Shuck ask her to say a prayer for him? Merida doesn't say that, though, not when the Monarchs are likely monitoring the lockets once again. Instead, she bites her bottom lip when she hears that, glancing off to the side.]

I never knew th' concept of duty or friends before I came here. I didn't understand it, what my mother was preparin' me for, an' I hated that I didn't have any say. That I would become queen without say, that I would marry against my will. [She shakes her head.] I admire your loyalty, Cullen, to your friends an' family an' your cause. Perhaps some part of me is still that selfish girl I was.