" Belle had to think fast. She couldn't talk- she couldn't argue rationally or plead poetically with her captors, two things she excelled at.
What did one do in these situations, without a hidden knife, or a ring of invisibility, or a plan?
What would the Beast do?
Oh...
Something she wouldn't normally do. Something he often did. Something she never did.
Lose control. "

― Liz Braswell , As Old as Time