Uh-oh.
"I'm sure she'll be dependent on me," is not a healthy attitude to have... our boy here has some lingering trauma, it seems. That's gonna need to be worked our sooner rather than later...
Honestly was not expecting that turn, it makes a lot of sense in explaining why someone as young as him would be so seemingly fearless in the face of the commitment mandated by the curse, rather than scared by it.