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"Everything tastes heavenly," Elle proclai some of the dishes The cheeses were sharp and potent, the rosewater taste of the snow cream was fabulous, and Elle didn’t doubt the wines were priceless and the teas were of the highest quality

Severin, Elle was interested to see, ate using silverware,tidily The utensils looked ridiculously tiny in his large paws, but he ive hiet his lips properly pursed against it thanks to his large fangs

More courses were brought in There were bowls of larapes and cherries and pears, beets, violet jellies, breadsticks, venison, and quail

"I believe I may require an additional footman to haul my chair up the stairs after thisa crisp breadstick when the dining hall door was pushed open In toddled the fat Papillon Hecircled the prince’s chair and snapped at him

The prince’s cat ears flattened and he briefly narrowed his eyes at the canine before returning his attention to hislike a pig as he recovered One of his giant ears twitched, and with a yip he launched hi his tiny teeth on the sleeve of Severin’s jacket

Severin shook his ar in the air "Heloise!" he bellowed, his voice as feral as a snarl

The Papillon growled as it hung fro whenever Severin moved

Elle smirked openly It seeitiain "Get this ht"

Elle took a sip of her wine When she set her cup down on the table with a clack, the sed histo the floor with a splat

The beautifully groo to Elle’s end of the table It atteet off its hind feet, so it settled for sitting on her uninjured foot

Elle pet the adorable creature, and Severin looked directly at her for the first time since her arrival His beast eyes were narrowed, and his ears flattened

Elle smiled at him and popped a cherry in her mouth

Severin pushed his dishes away from him, opened his waterproof container and spilled his papers in front of hinoring Elle

He looked up only when Emele and the four foot, this wonderful dog, who does he belong to?" Elle asked, playing with the Papillon in her bed that night as Eh to place her hands on either side of her head, upright, in a mock pair of ears

"The prince?" Elle asked

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