“ Life had broken her just as it had broken him. But when they got together, their pieces became whole. And they continued on their journey, together, mended as one. ”
If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time. As the years passed, he fell into despair and lost all hope. For who could ever learn to love a beast?