Beauty and the Beast

The noble Archduke of the Atalanta family suffered from a genetic disease that was turning him into a beast. While fretting over the succession, one of his vassals came up with a brilliant idea. [Even beasts mate.] To bear an heir for the Archduke, whose madness was worsening, Astina was sold to the Archduke's family. Everyone mourned the short-lived marriage at the ferocious sounds echoing from the bedroom. But Astina, who emerged from the room, was far too unscathed. "There's a problem." Astina pointed to the beast she had beaten unconscious—presumed to be the Archduke. "He can't get it up, that thing."