[She shakes her head even more, not breaking off his hug but looking up so he can see her whole face.]

I'm not pure. I have darkness too.

[The only true pure hearted beings were certain princesses, and that's a whole other sob story.]

And the fact that you can tell me these things... you have light and darkness inside of you too. How can you say you don't have a heart... [she stands on her tippy toes, trying to catch a tear that slides off his beak] ... when yours keeps breaking?