I just completed Wild Rose, and I have come up with a theory about what exactly happened.
Spoiler warning: The jealous skeleton lord wanted George for herself, and trapped both his, and Rose's spirits in their pendants. We never see George's skeleton, but Rose's can be found. For me, It was on Mermaid's Hideaway. Once you bring their pendants back, Olive does a witch like ritual to break the curse. Last we see of them is them embracing each other and fading away in a white, heavenly light. I still felt sad and went back to where I found Rose. Then I found something that made me make the theory.
Theory: Rose and George are Alive again.
Theory Defended: In her last notes, when she was struck by Rooke from behind, she felt her spiritual body being trapped in her pendant. She knew what death is like (probably went to the ferry too many times), and this did not feel like death. Once we bring the pendants back, again, they disappear in a heavenly light and they disappear, which may imply they went to Heaven or something. But I took that back when I went back to where Rose's remains were... they were not there. When other characters died, their skeletons remained, like the Forsaken Shores crew. But that was a natural death, not held by a curse. Rose and George were cursed, and that curse was broken. Now her skeleton is no longer there.
So, I believe that George and Rose are alive and found each other again. Hopefully, we will see them along the Seas somewhere. Or they left the seas to start a family? Or they just went to Heaven and the pigs ate the bones since there were no more bananas (Sarcasm). I still hold my theory that they are alive again, and happy together.
