Anne had retired to her apartment and allowed her ladies to remove her dress and help her into her nightclothes. They brushed her hair and Anne was pleased with the results. She looked quite lovely, she thought, and while this wasn't the most appropriate meeting, she didn't care. The palace would already be gossiping about Richard's bite marks.
She dismissed all of her ladies save for her maid, and lounged on her chaise, a book in her lap. When she heard the knock on the door, she nodded to her maid, "Please let him in and then you are dismissed for the night."
The maid nodded and opened the door, allowing Richard inside. Anne gave him a coy smile as her maid rushed out the door, "Back for more, Master Richard?"