Stella couldn't help but close her eyes and wrap her arms around his body, gripping the tatters of his shirt. Letting her head fall on his shoulder, she sobbed quietly and listened to him. A soft gasp left her as he confessed how he felt towards her, she only gripped his tattered shirt tighter and bit her lip so she wouldn't sob anymore. Just as he had started to tell her the three words she had been so desperately wanting to hear, his voice faded away. Feeling his body starting to fall backwards, she gasped and held onto him tightly.<br/><br/>"No please Claude.. Dont leave me.." she whispered, holding his body to her tightly. Laying him down as gently as she could, she ran her fingers over his cold cheek and searched his face for any signs of him waking. "Claude..I love you..." she murmured, desperately trying to get him to wake. A couple of tears fell onto his pale cheeks, she let her forehead rest on his chest as she cried softly. "Please dont leave me.." she begged quietly.<br/>~~~~~<br/>Tom followed the men carrying the large log, they approached the old castle and the large doors. "This beast threatens all of our children and family! We must destroy him!" he yelled. The men cheered in agreement before picking up the log again. "Now!" Tom instructed. The men pulled the log back before ramming it into the wooden doors hard, a resounding echo pounding in everyone's ears that dwelled inside.<br/><br/>The wood cracked and splintered, but did not yet give away. Again the men rammed the door with the large log, the doors bending inwards. Stella looked up at the two doors and fear clutched at her, no doubt they were here for Claude. Yet, she wouldn't let them take him from her so she hooked her arms around his chest. Standing up halfway, she pulled his heavy body towards the north wing. "Jerome! Henry! Block the door!" she yelled, hoping they could hear her as she pulled Claude towards his old chambers. They would first have to go through her to get to him, she wouldn't allow the one man that she loved to be taken away from her.