Stella pulled a blanket and pillow off the large bed in her room, setting it up in front of the fireplace. Laying down in her pallet, it reminded her of when she did this as a child. Now that she was thinking aout it, she felt bad for leaving Claude to deal with the shift on his own..yet, she was glad she did or else he would have seen her crumble into sobs and sniffles. Burying her face into the pillow, the red blanket still smelled like Claude and she couldn't help the small, sad smile that crossed her lips. She liked the scent he gave off even though he was a beast. It was comforting in a strange way for her and she felt safe with the red blanket, smelling like Claude, wrapped tightly around her.<br/><br/>Lifting her head off the pillow, she listened to the distant howl that rang out from outside of his castle. It sounded so lonely and longing.. Stella wished she could fix it, but she obviously couldn't. There was nothing she could do..He had already rejected her. "Maybe..I should leave...I can't help... He doesn't want me.." she whispered. She felt her chest tighten up in the pain of those words and she sank beneath the blanket, squeezing her eyes shut as she tried to hold back the tears. Soon to fall asleep with tears staining her cheeks.<br/><br/>The sunshine from morning sun shone through Stella's window and kissed her cheek lightly. Moaning softly as she shifted on the hard, cold floor, she turned her face away from the window and continued to sleep. The red blanket was wrapped tightly around her and she held onto it like it was her only life-line.