The Maiden and the Monster (working title) reimagines the classic story of Beauty and the Beast. When a young woman loses the horse that pulled her wagon, she is obliged to go seeking aid. When she comes upon the sprawling ruins of a medieval fortress on her path, she only expects to spend a single night within the desolate structure. The sole resident, a creature of indeterminate species and hideous aspect, has other plans for her and sentences her to live there for a year and a day as punishment for trespassing. The monster however is serving his own punishment, a punishment even he acknowledges that he rightfully deserves. Haunted by the crimes of his past and half-mad from the solitude of centuries, all he wants the girl to do is to keep him sane. He is aware that there is a way to end his torment and that it involves a young woman, much like the one who just came to him, but forgiveness and redemption are two words he is certain that will never apply to him.
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