"Concern, Beast? No. Not at all." Laurent knocked back the glass of wine. He was consuming quite a bit more of his dinner in liquid form this evening. "Curiosity, at most. As you have observed, this castle does not offer much in the way of entertainment."

The glass refilled itself. As always. Laurent felt the urge to throw it and watch it smash, just to see whether it would reform through magic, or if it would stay broken.

"You want to be civilized. I want the same: for you to be civilized. Why don't..."

With effort, Laurent set the glass back on the table unharmed.

"I give you lessons."