Belle studies. She really doesn't get as lonely as Beast - and maybe he and Chelise can fall in love if she stays out of their way, and then the curse will break and Belle can ransack the library and go home, that would be fine. She works.
beheld_beauty
Belle continues working on the castle, because if this goes on any longer they're really going to need a castle to adjourn to, and finally holds up a few pages of room layouts and notes on living-castle functionality and décor. "Good?" she asks.
beheld_beauty
"Let's go pick a spot to put it," she says, pecking him on the cheek and getting up to put the books in the bags to bring along.
beheld_beauty
And off they go for a stroll, after Belle hugs Charlie goodbye!
"It doesn't have to be a clear spot. The trees will clear away," Belle says. "But we'll have the same elevation - if we go near the river, the river will stay - that sort of thing."
"It doesn't have to be a clear spot. The trees will clear away," Belle says. "But we'll have the same elevation - if we go near the river, the river will stay - that sort of thing."
beheld_beauty
"Okay."
They find a spot not near the river that takes a reasonable amount of time to walk to from Les Fourches and is up on a bit of a hill. "How's here?" asks Belle, turning in place and smiling at the scenery.
They find a spot not near the river that takes a reasonable amount of time to walk to from Les Fourches and is up on a bit of a hill. "How's here?" asks Belle, turning in place and smiling at the scenery.
beheld_beauty
She kisses him back, and looks at her castle plans. "Ready?" she asks.
beheld_beauty
Belle falls into her mindscape, and draws a description of where the castle plans may be found in her notebook on one of the rosepetals, and draws power up from the Earth and funnels it through her husband.
It is a large spell, and it also takes a while start to finish, unlike the setup-and-done magic she's performed before.
It is a large spell, and it also takes a while start to finish, unlike the setup-and-done magic she's performed before.
deslandes
When there is finally a castle, the Beast is curled up at her feet hugging himself and moaning.
beheld_beauty
"Are you all right?" Belle murmurs, falling to her knees and laying her hand on his face. "Too much?"
beheld_beauty
Belle decides this would be an opportune time to read his mind some.
beheld_beauty
Good! They're married and everything!
"Inside?" she murmurs against his ear.
"Inside?" she murmurs against his ear.
deslandes
"Yes."
He wants to scoop her up and carry her, but right now his body is not putting up with any such nonsense. So he just hauls himself to his feet and follows her in. Moving hurts. Touching anything hurts. That was quite a spell.
Where's one of those big comfortable beds?
He wants to scoop her up and carry her, but right now his body is not putting up with any such nonsense. So he just hauls himself to his feet and follows her in. Moving hurts. Touching anything hurts. That was quite a spell.
Where's one of those big comfortable beds?
beheld_beauty
Here's one!
Belle shuffles her feet a little once they've gone into the room, and she's not making eye contact either, though she's still smiling.
Belle shuffles her feet a little once they've gone into the room, and she's not making eye contact either, though she's still smiling.