[She does know. He's the first person who's ever loved her without wanting something in return. Her father wanted her compliance and her life, Alana wanted her to be innocent, Will wanted her to be his daughter, and Hannibal . . .]
[But she doesn't owe any of them anything anymore, and it's because of Ben. It's because of him that she's found herself again, that she's no longer lost in the woods far away from any hope of safety. It's because of him that she can go do what's right now, without fear.]
[She looks up at him with watery eyes, grinning and grinning and grinning.]
[ Spam ]
[She does know. He's the first person who's ever loved her without wanting something in return. Her father wanted her compliance and her life, Alana wanted her to be innocent, Will wanted her to be his daughter, and Hannibal . . .]
[But she doesn't owe any of them anything anymore, and it's because of Ben. It's because of him that she's found herself again, that she's no longer lost in the woods far away from any hope of safety. It's because of him that she can go do what's right now, without fear.]
[She looks up at him with watery eyes, grinning and grinning and grinning.]
I love you, too.