Beauty is supposed to be good and kind, and to discover it otherwise is like a betrayal of trust. A violation of the nature of things.

‘Now that your speech impediment has been rectified, perhaps you might say something. It would be best if it were humorous. I enjoy a good jest.’ ‘You are dreadfully rude,’ I said to him. He...

‘Hmmm,’ the King said, making a face. ‘I’m not sure this is what we bargained for, boy. We expected the girl to be attractive.’ If I hadn’t been so terrified, I would have been insulted.

Pointed teeth would give one an appearance of ferocity,” he said, tapping a straight white tooth. “Although that might require one to follow through with biting someone from time to time, and the thought is...

Forgive me.