Cordelia led her to the backyard, where Belle finally found something utterly unexpected. It was a garden indeed, but it was anything but dead, in fact, one she did not believe was possible in a place like this dark castle.
The grass in the garden was not only greener than any grass she'd ever seen, but it looked soft and made her wonder what it would feel like under her bare feet if she took her expensive, uncomfortable shoes off to walk on it. There were many well-groomed trees with plants, but she noticed many of the trees were apple trees with large, red, enticing apples on the branches. If she wasn't so full already, her mouth would have watered from the sight of them, and many were laying on the ground with no one picking them up, or perhaps no one was allowed to, as the owner of the garden probably didn't permit it.
"It's beautiful here," she remarked as she looked around her in wonderment.
