As Maia is reading the book to the King, it was late at night and Maia looked up from the pages of the book and glanced at the King and noticed he dozed off slowly to sleep. Maia smiled softly as she put the book down for a moment and sighed softly, "What am I going to do with you, your highness?" Maia said shaking her head smiling at him tenderly, as she reached out her hand and embraced his face whilst he slept. "I… touched his face…." She thought to herself as she quickly withdrew her hand and sat back down as if nothing had happened.
The King opened his eyes suddenly, then glanced at Maia, "Highness?" she questioned. He smirked as he went back to sleep.
"Nothing, please…. Continue reading…." He motioned with his hand and turned his back on her and went to sleep.
Maia swallowed a breath and continued to read for him into the night.
