The idea of someone other than her being the object of Beauty’s desire was intolerable to Mam’ry and so she knew she had to find a way to stop the two from meeting at the cave.

With Ugly’s help, Mam’ry hatched a plan.

Mam’ry would distract Beauty and prevent him from reaching the cave. Meanwhile, Ugly would go to the cave where he would play a trick on Minora in order to deceive her into thinking she wasn’t good enough for Beauty.

As Beauty made his way over to the he came across Mam’ry, who was fallen and bleeding.

Back at the cave…

Minora looked into what she thought was a mirror. She was unaware that earlier Ugly had replaced the mirror with glass. The reflection that Minora saw was not her own, but was that of Ugly who was standing on the other side.

Gazing at what she believed to be her own ugly reflection, Minora had her first feelings of doubt as to her worthiness of Beauty. What was once flushed with the bloom of love now appeared old and revolting.

Afraid that Beauty would see her this way and reject her, Minora fled from the cave in shame.

Meanwhile, having tended to the wounded Mam’ry, Beauty came rushing over to the cave to meet Minora.

But it was too late. By the time Beauty had arrived, the cave was empty with no trace of his beloved Minora.

To be continued…