The next morning, Maia made her way towards her palace and the twins' room with her personal bodyguard, Squire Basil, in tow.
"Wait here." She ordered the squire before opening the door to the twins' room. It's been a while since she saw them but for her it was like just yesterday. In her month long sleep she didn't dream, For her it happened to pass in the blink of an eye. How would the boys react seeing her after so long, Would they run into her arms like always or would they cry first? She wondered as she opened the door to the oddly silent room.
Noah and Cleo sat in their chairs, both holding a book in their hands but their mind obviously somewhere else. They didn't even sense her opening the door.
"Noah. Cleo." She called and they flinched in their chairs. It took a while for them to react and their movements were sluggish.
