[ ...Well. He can't argue with that. Reality is rarely as kind as stories are, though he wonders which is better in the long run; the honesty of a tragic tale, or the hope of a happy one? ]

Oh, come now, you don't find something even a little bit romantic about forbidden lovers? Even curses have their place, so long as they can be lifted.

[ maybe if he finds a nice prince to kiss his luck curse away — hol up ]