The beast gave her a look that, even on a cat's face, unmistakably translated to "really? That's what you're going with?"
"Thank you for trying, but I don't feel like any part of this is okay." He sighed heavily, looking miserable. While, in truth, he was taking his situation as well as could be expected, the raw emotions he was struggling to contain were taking a toll. "Could I... have a moment alone?"