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"She… she fell asleep already," they whispered to each other, a shared realization dawning.

They looked at their Mistress, her face now relaxed, her beautiful features softened in sleep. In that moment, she didn't look like the terrifying ruler of the dungeon, but just… a woman.

A strange, profound, and unexplainable feeling rose in their chests.

'Is this happiness?' the first maid thought, her heart dipped under a layer of warmth she'd never felt before.

'She looks so cute,' the second one thought, a tender smile touching her lips while she gently traced a line of white on Lyssandra's collarbone with her finger.

They settled back down, curling their bodies around their sleeping master and tangling their limbs with hers, not wanting to leave, feeling a sense of peace and rightness in their service. Soon, their own soft, even breaths joined hers and they fell into a deep, contented slumber amidst the cooling pools of abundance.