Why were they playing it this loud? she wondered, and turned back to her husband when she felt him lean down towards her ear to whisper, "Stay close to me until the music stops."
Belle frowned. "Why? I am not going anywhere. Is the sound bothering you?" she asked, and she heard him grit his teeth as he groaned softly, as if in silent agony. "Very much."
"Why?" she asked again, curious, as she noticed that he seemed to have something with loud sounds. Just like when they were coming to Nightbrook after their wedding, he had seemed bothered by the sounds of the market where they had stopped to buy her food. It was time she put more effort into knowing this man and studying him properly.
Though the music was loud, it wasn't enough to make any vampire uncomfortable, as they seemed to resume with their activities—though many kept looking towards them and staring at them, including the king and queen at their high chair.
