[ That feels like pretty words. There's a ring of truth to it, but it's not her truth. ]

Nothing can give me back my heart's desire. [ She doesn't know why she's so certain of this, but she is. The path home is tragic, long, filled with uncertainties. It goes through dark woods and darker places. It is not here in this house of silks. ]

I do not want your heart or your life, so I will ask you a question in exchange for my cloth. What is it that you desire? [ She follows the rules of the dreamlike world, unquestioning. ]