Thanks for the comments AntiKryptonite and Morgana
AntiKryptonite
I like the changes in that the Beast (Clark) didn't hold Sam prisoner or punish him for the roses, since that would definitely be out of character for him.
Exactly. I had two big issues to deal with to make this story work without changing Clark's character too much A) Turning him into a Beast (which Tempus was kind enough to do for me
) and B) getting Lois to the castle which couldn't be done by either holding Sam prisoner or exchanging him for his daughter from the get go. So instead I let him go and let Lois' curiosity do the rest.
Morgana
This story just proves that in any Universe Lois is still an investigator. Who wouldn't want to find out the whereabouts of such unusual flowers? Besides Sam gave her precious little information, of course she was curious!
Exactly. Wouldn't be Lois if she was any other way.