Stella gasped as the beast rose to stand over her, fear heavy in her eyes and clutching at her heart. She squeezed her eyes shut as he rose his arm, waiting for the pain then death to overtake her. But as the seconds ticked by, she felt nothing and opened her eyes slowly, seeing the beast's arm drop to his side before he was clutching his head in pain and backing away from her. Taking this chance to put some distance between the two of them, she crawled over to one of the smalled sculptures and pressed her back into its side as hard as she could. It wouldnt protect her but it made her feel safer, bringing her knees to her chest, she rested her head on them and covered her head with her arms.<br/><br/>Squeezing her blue eyes shut tightly, Stella cowered there for she didnt know how long. But it mustve been a long time for her muscles were stiff and sore, there were tear stains running down her cheeks as she cried from fear.<br/><br/>~~~<br/>Roman waited and waited in the stables but Stella never came out nor did anyone else. When he heard the howling, crashing, and banging, icy chills of fear ran down his spine and he clutched Snow's reins hard in his big hands. His daughter was in there and he knew he couldnt do anything alone, it would just get them both killed. "Stella! I will be back for you! Im going to get help!" he yelled to the castle and only prayed that his daughter had heard him.<br/><br/>Jerking Snow's reins around, the horse turned quickly then bolted off for the gates. Running out of the gates, Snow ran like the wind down the overgrown but mostly clear trail. Roman was headed straight for the city and straight for the tavern, where he knew everyone would be. Then he could tell them all everything and get some help for Stella. Taking a glance over his shoulder, he could no longer see the gates or castle but he knew they were there. 'I'll be back Stella. Just stay alive.' he thought with a frown before urging Snow to run faster.