Stella smiled as she watched the men work on Claude's room, but it faltered slightly as she watched them place the rose inside the room with him. Biting her bottom lip as she started to worry about him constantly keeping an eye on the amount of time he had left. Turning, she left the doorway of his room and crossed the hall into hers. Shutting the now fixed door behind her, she left them open where there was a slight crack. She would hear if someone needed something that way.<br/><br/>Looking around her room, she found what she was looking for minutes later. A washtub that would normally be used to wash clothing but it was big enough for her use. Pulling it out of the small closet, she dragged it over to be close to the fireplace. Heating up enough water, she poured it into the tub and dropped a few rose petals as well as lavander into the water. Stripping off her old clothes, she stepped into the tub and sank down into the hot water with a sigh. Laying her head back on the lip of the tub, she had to bend her legs but she was rather comfortable with it. This was the way she had been bathing since she was a child. It wasnt a problem to her.<br/><br/>Closing her eyes as she relaxed into the hot water, feeing all the dirt and grime washing off of her body. Before she knew it, she nodded off into a light sleep. Sinking down a bit more into the tub as she started to dream.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Stella giggled as her father chased her from the house and into the deep snow outside. "Stell dear dont run too far!" her mother's sweet voice called from inside the small cottage. Her father's booming laugh echoed off of the trees around the small clearing. "Dont worry Liz, Stella is a smart little girl," he replied with a grin. Leaving the door open, he walked back into the cottage. Stella giggled and hopped around in the deep snow, running over to the edge of the forest as she caught sight something furry in the bushes. A small yip left the furry ball of black fur, she squeaked and giggled reaching out to pick it up. Still a small child, she couldnt quite get a good hold on the wolf pup as she picked it up out of the snow. "Puppy!" she said happily and squeezed it gently to her body. <br/>The puppy let out a yip and squirmed in her arms, she set it down in the snow and pet it carefully. Suddenly a low growling made her look up, a set of yellow eyes peered back at her and another growl left the creature in the bushes. "Look puppy, your mommy came back," she said innocently and smiled as another giggle left her. As she leaned down to pet the puppy again, a black wolf leapt out of the bush. Its large body crushed her into the snow and its jaws snapped shut on her left shoulder. Tearing at it as screams and sobs left her. She could hear shouts from her father and screams from her mother but she slowly lost conciousness. <br/>As Stella regained conciousness, she could still hear someone yelling her name but it wasnt her parents. Slowly turning her head to look around her, she could see the rays of sunlight cutting into the clear-blue water as she sank deeper into the deep ocean of water. Parting her lips to call for her mom, water filled her mouth as she breathed in. No matter how hard she tried, she couldnt move her body and she couldnt close her mouth. Inside, she was panicking as she desperately tried to force her body into motion. She still had nothing. There was nothing and she could feel herself falling back into the dark waters of unconciousness. </span><br/><br/>Stella sank below the waters surface as she fell asleep and started to dream. Not even realizing the end of her dream was actually taking place.