"Hello, Dominique, how are you?" she says, hugging back.

"I want to learn enchanting," she says, and then she puts her hand over her mouth and giggles. She hadn't quite meant to just say it like that.

"Do you. The long way around, or the shortcut that other Bells use just to get their auras?"

"Well, I'm not sure," she says. "The shortcut is faster, but is there something better about doing it the other way?"

"Wishing for it on a pentagon will tell you what ought to work - and generally it will," says Rose. "Experience and study will tell you what to do when it does not work, and why it might not have worked. When Bells and Jokers were enchanting Saturn for Pattern, I was the one who was able to notice and repair small errors in the spells."

"Then I will do both," she says reasonably.

Rose laughs. "I believe that is Glass's plan as well, or I don't know why she would have wanted a copy of my library. Very well." She produces a Heart-power-colored pentagon. "Here you are."

"Of course. If you want to copy it exactly you may do it yourself; if you want any adjustments from Luc's version then perhaps I ought to, beginning as I do with more knowledge of the subject."

She shrugs. "I'll copy it."

Belle offers her a hexagon, also in Beast's color.

Dominique wishes again, and hugs her mother again. "Thank you, Maman."

"You're welcome," says Belle, hugging her tight. "You will do marvelous things."

"I will," she laughs.

"Where are you going to start?"

"I have no idea!" says Dominique.

"Well," laughs Belle, "when you have acquired an idea I will be most interested to hear it."

"I love you too, my Dominique."

Dominique makes a face of mixed feelings.

"What is it?"

"I don't know," she says, although evidently she does.