[ he actually manages to soften his smile a little, even if that knowing and slightly disdainful look does not quite abate. ]

Saber, you know very well that a king, a hero, cannot remain happy during every moment. That is the human condition, is it not? We have needs. We have desires. We seek to either act upon or restrain our desires.

And sometimes, should our desires become strong enough, they conflict with the needs and desires of others.

When you pulled that Caliburn from the stone, it deemed you would be someone cursed with great desire -- the obsession of your kingdom. The vaster my desire, the more I consume it. I am happy, but each new moment requires a new point of stimulation.

[ he becomes bored almost instantaneously. of everything. maybe if she understood that... ]

You chase after a final point of desire, but I make each new moment burn with a new desire. Is that happiness?

[ but they just were not made to be happy with the... pursuits that others might be. they desire grand, epic stages. that is their ego, and hers is not so unlike his own. that is why she cannot be happy. and yet they are so different. ]