Teardrop: Fantasy

A teardrop on the fire, a quick pass with a vial to catch the steam as it went up, and just like that--passion's heart was captured. She didn't feel any different, not right away, but then--she'd been concentrating on the spell, not thinking of the pain of losing him, of losing her family, of losing them all. She could have gone the vengeance route, turned to the dark side, followed the left-hand path, but she'd held just enough of herself to make the other choice. She held in her hand the vial of pain and anger and rage and sorrow and heartbreaking agony. She felt light, as if she could drift off into the sky like thistledown. She sighed. She hadn't known quite how much relief she would feel--

Inspiration: "Teardrop" - Massive Attack
Story Potential: High? Medium-high?
Notes: So what happens all those many years later when she uncorks the vial?