Laurent hesitated at length over the card, but when evening fell, he dressed in the provided suit and tucked the rose over his breast, descending to the dining hall.
He hesitated upon the stairs, wary of the Beast despite all his earlier efforts to seem unafraid. Days had passed with him unmolested, and the card had indicated that he would be left alone further, should he refuse.
A formal, sincere apology appealed to Laurent, and he was curious about the owner of the castle. The note seemed so very unlike the Beast whom he had met before.
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He hesitated upon the stairs, wary of the Beast despite all his earlier efforts to seem unafraid. Days had passed with him unmolested, and the card had indicated that he would be left alone further, should he refuse.
A formal, sincere apology appealed to Laurent, and he was curious about the owner of the castle. The note seemed so very unlike the Beast whom he had met before.