"Yes." Someone who wasn't ready to love her, not back then. But it feels like lifetimes ago, and was genuinely decades ago, so she thinks it's better to leave that story in the past. The more relevant question to answer is one she doesn't even realize hasn't been offered to him yet - her name. "My name is Belle. What's yours?"

She tilts her head towards him, both with a curiosity and a certain sense of familiarity. He's easy to talk to, she's glad they met. "I have hope that this will turn out well for everyone here, even the kingdom of Thorne."