As she waited for him to reply, her fingers grazed the back of his hand playfully, as if they had a desire to touch but also didn't dare to do so.
"We..." Roland started and stopped when Malia interrupted them.
Perhaps, offended by the lack of attention she had decided to go closer and sing into their ears. Roland raised his eyes, unhappy with the interruption.
Sigrid picked up her fan and spread it out, the thought that if Malia had no vocal chords, she could not sing crossed her mind.
"I..."
The sound of a slap and Malia's outcry which came next was a shock to everyone in the courtyard. Malia fell to the ground, trying to scratch her back which had been slapped and Mauve stood over her like a towering villain with a smirk on her face.
"You slapped me!" Malia exclaimed.
