An excerpt to hopefully entice you into my lair:
In a brilliant moment, Beauty sets off in the direction her father came from, and after a bit she closes her eyes, spins around a few times then sets off on the path which is in front of her when she opens them again. This is just gorgeous, and it’s one of the only moments that we see Beauty really understanding and using the magic that is all around - and actually in - her. So, of course, the path takes her to the Beast’s castle. Their first meeting goes pretty much how you’d expect – he’s terrifying – this is where our salamander’s magical gift of serenity comes in, it gives Beauty the strength to look the Beast in the eye and get on with things. She wants to see his garden, but instead he shows her to her room.