Anastasia sat down next to her mother's bed and looked at the sleeping woman. She took her hand again and waited for her to wake. She rubbed the bridge on her nose, trying to calm down again. When she noticed that Elana was awake, she looked at her. She bit her lip, trying to think of what it was that she wanted to say to her... if anything at all. She placed her free hand in her lap and looked down at it. After a moment, she spoke, not looking at her mother, "Why did you do it? Have Samsul tell me you were dead?"