"Well, no," says Bee, chuckling softly. "But I think I got him to warm up to the idea a little, at least. I have been known to be persuasive."

She watches the Beast shuffle around for a bit before saying, "Could I - well, I don't want to impose, and I hope this isn't too impertinent, but I wonder if I could go back with you and see him. If it's not too much trouble." She brushes a little mud off her dress, a bit self-consciously - Jennifer can't know that by the time they're inside, Bee will have become miraculously clean again. She doesn't exactly look fit to be inviting herself places.