Talk:Vivienne de Tabris/@comment-68.119.25.151-20190216035747/@comment-2600:1004:B00F:2C26:BCF6:B711:F17A:FB52-20190626204435

The "possibly much longer" thinking is a wishful thinking. Not transferring the curse will cause her to be dead in 7 years or less, the lifespan of the original creature. There is no wiggle room.

If you don't transfer the weakened version of the curse to the man, events transpire as such to lead to his death as well.

So as I've said elsewhere, you can either get the "happy" ending where they were brought together, he fell in love with her beauty, she fell in love with his bravery to sacrifice himself for her, that grows into a real loving relationship for them both...not some sort of twisted servitude through gratitude as you put it.

They can either live "happily ever after" or both be dead in horrible, if not tragic, circumstances within the span of just a few years.

Her "freedom" isn't so much a joyous romp around the world, it's a frantic "race against time" trying to see and do as much as she can before what little time she has left expires. She moves from one place to the other, staying alone, no friends, no attachments, because she knows she doesn't have long in this world. She is a sweet and kind character, one of nobility and wealth. She would not have to stay with any man she did not wish. Their love is genuine...it's the stuff of fairy tales.