Though Jack hadn't formally met Beauty, she had been at the opera so the woman who was now running up to him was vaguely familiar. He didn't know exactly why she was hurrying after him, but he slowed his pace and gave her a small smile and a nod.
"Hello," he greeted the young woman.
She certainly looked happy about something, and it was hard not to return her smile with a genuine one of his own, even if this wasn't a very happy time for him.