Lumiere gave a silent sigh of relief when Beast withdrew his paw from the basket. Yes, that was good. Very good! Patients were in fact key and, until now, something he was surprised to find his master actually had. He nodded at the prince in approval, all the while wearing knowing smile. So far Beast was off to a good start. Hopefully he would be able to maintain this behaviour for the rest of the picnic and, most importantly of all, control his temper. Thankfully nothing had happened yet to trigger it but Lumiere knew better than to assume it would not become a problem. All it took was for Belle to pull something the master disliked out of the basket. He really could be a picky eater.

At the thought, the candelabra’s eyes immediately turned to the basket. With her back to him he could not see what Belle had pulled out, however after quickly hopping over to the side he was met with a rather pleasant sight. Ah, gougère! It had been too dark in the basket for Lumiere to recognize any of the food Belle had packed but from the smell? He had known there were fresh gougères packed away in there somewhere. Many of the enchanting aromas from inside had made Lumiere wish he could still eat.

He watched quietly to see what Beast pulled out of the basket next in anticipation, all the while keeping a careful eye on Belle in case she turned around and caught sight of him.