"Just...pick something," Beast answered, without so much as glancing toward the book. He had no concern at all for the appearance of the walls, and even less for the way their appearance was covered up. It wouldn't...hide how terrible they were, if it was stripped away, so what was the use?

But he kept the thoughts to himself, voicing them only in those three short words. Only a hint of his exasperation at having to make such decisions shone through, and even then, it wasn't anything that shouldn't be expected from any prince. Who would want to do something so boring as pick out the wallpaper?