I think I see a grammar error in the second part of the first speech bubble in panel 3... The last part of "Virtue says Papa didn't have the heart to go on with her" probably should read "without her" or "with it."
Beast is really good at this. So far, she's asked a direct question that gets a short answer, and he's asked a really broad, thoughtful question that requires a broad, detailed answer.
If she asks him something he can't answer, is he going to have to take a dare? ;)
Not sure if you remember me but I was on one of your Google livestreams a few months back. I decided to put my comic on here and Tapastic (which I still totally recommend for you). Anyway, Can't wait for more BATB updates~!
Little wonder Beauty speaks so often of her sisters: much of Beauty's understanding of her own past has been shaped by their perspectives and reactions. It's hard to speak only of yourself when your grasp of who you are and where you've come from is woven from and into others' interpretations.
This is a good exposition page, detailing the events that were shown in earlier chapters. I have to wonder if Beauty's mother had some magic that helped with the business, but the simpler explanations Beauty posed as to why it later failed work just as well.
Alternatively, perhaps the business /needed/ to fail to get the family in the place and time they needed to to get this plot in motion, (which is certainly the case, meta-wise, but in story did it happen) so the financial disaster was one of the consequences of Beauty's mother's contract.
Beauty's bishop to a4
Beast's knight to f6