Me? Goodness, you might be the first who actually wants to know about me. Well, I wouldn't say I'm an outcast, but I am quite different from the rest of the village due to my love for books, a love which others scarcely reciprocate.

Though I gather you're more interested in my relationship to the Beast - who is not as cruel as his name suggests, I promise you. I try not to judge people by their looks, but by their character. Hence why I have no interest in someone like Gaston. Beast, however...