[Are you kidding, that's the best part of his job: being able to tell stories about literal ghosts and monsters.]
He found a very simple one, actually! The reason for the deadline was that, if she had not married him by the time she was 30, she was free to go. Of course, nobody mentioned that to the girl, the man had to find that out on his own much later. But once he knew that, he came up with a plan.
The spirit was very powerful and had a large kingdom that he controlled, but the man was able to take the girl well outside of that kingdom. And with her far away from that spirit's reach, he couldn't demand that she be returned! So all they had to do was wander the world well outside of that spirit's land, and she would be safe.
And that pair, they had quite a few adventures together. The man took her in as a student and trained her in how to help spirits and ghosts, and she became an excellent ghost hunter, just like him. They spent many years traveling the world, taking care of ghosts and making it safe for the living. And when the man eventually died, just a little bit before the girl's 30th birthday, he told her something very, very, very important.
[He leans in a little, like it is a huge secret he is about to tell.
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He found a very simple one, actually! The reason for the deadline was that, if she had not married him by the time she was 30, she was free to go. Of course, nobody mentioned that to the girl, the man had to find that out on his own much later. But once he knew that, he came up with a plan.
The spirit was very powerful and had a large kingdom that he controlled, but the man was able to take the girl well outside of that kingdom. And with her far away from that spirit's reach, he couldn't demand that she be returned! So all they had to do was wander the world well outside of that spirit's land, and she would be safe.
And that pair, they had quite a few adventures together. The man took her in as a student and trained her in how to help spirits and ghosts, and she became an excellent ghost hunter, just like him. They spent many years traveling the world, taking care of ghosts and making it safe for the living. And when the man eventually died, just a little bit before the girl's 30th birthday, he told her something very, very, very important.
[He leans in a little, like it is a huge secret he is about to tell.
"Live."