Beauty & The Beast

Prince Rowan is travelling the country with his friend Thomas before settling down to marry the Princess Horridana according to a betrothal at birth. With him are his nurse Madam Lotte and her son Charlie. They arrive at the village of Prettybelle where Rowan meets Beauty, the daughter of Panisse, a local merchant. He falls instantly in love with her and vows to return after breaking his engagement to Horridana. Panisse learns that his latest cargo has been lost at sea and he is penniless. Back at his castle Rowan feels the full wrath of Horridana's anger when he tries to break the marriage agreement. She informs him she is a Sorceress and if she can't have him no one shall. She uses her powers to turn him into a hideous Beast. A year passes and Panisse learns that some of his cargo may have been saved and goes to the port to retrieve it. Losing his way in a storm he comes upon the castle and taking a white rose as a gift for Beauty meets the Beast who accuses him of stealing. For his crime Panisse must either face death or send his beloved daughter to stay at the castle. The remainder of the story is how Beauty tames the Beast and eventually falls in love with him, breaking the spell and destroying Horridana.