Stella felt her chest tighten up painfully as tears pricked at the corners of her eyes. A soft sob escaped her and she jumped as Claude wrapped his arms around her in a hug. Holding her to his body, she curled into his arms and cried softly as he asked her what was wrong. "M-My father... He left and..he never came back..he wasnt with the villagers either.." she whispered, sniffling as she buried herself deeper into his hold.<br/><br/>Stella was shivering but she hardly noticed it as she thought about her father being dead. What could have killed him? Did he die quickly or slowly? She never even got to see him again before he had disappeared. Gripping Claude's shirt as he picked her up, she rested her head on his chest and bit her lip as she tried to stop crying. But the pain of having lost her mother then father was great and she couldnt control the tears as they streamed down her cheeks. Having been set on the bed, she pulled her knees to her chest and hugged them to her chest tightly. Bowing her head as she softly cried and sniffled, she dug her nials into her legs and hardly noticed when a towel was draped around her.