He took kindly to Belle's words, quickly realizing his error in judgment. "I apologize. I believe in giving everyone an equal chance to prove themselves, and I grew scared at the very word. I suppose I should never judge a book by its cover. Instead, I will take in your book review and gladly offer your friend a complimentary tea. Though, I do hope you will join him," he said while blushing, "I do enjoy a lovely looking book cover every once and a while."

When his other new arrival spoke up, Iroh looked down and almost began to hush Mrs. Potts in order to not scare this new customer, but his eyes grew and he gave a comforting "ah!" to the enchanted teapot down below.

"Then, by chance, do you happen to know the owner of this lovely piece of porcelain?" he asked while withdrawing the aforementioned to the conutertop.