about the curse and cure...

Im speculating that his cure and eventual cure has something to do with Ibelina’s pure wishes and intentions for him. Everytime he seems to recover, such as that time on the couch and right now, it’s not because of medicine or even his emotions. He always gets better after Ibelina sincerely wishes for his health. Kinda along the “power of love” thing. I think his curse is that no one loves him or shows sympathy towards him— and his self loathing only worsens his curse. But when Ibelina shows him love, compassion, and grace, he’s able to love himself and the curse can be cured. It’s like that one quote: “You can’t love someone unless you love yourself first. Bullshit. I’ve never loved myself. But you, oh god you, I love you so much I forgot what hating myself feels like”