The Maid's Devotion

She waits by the stone window, the cool morning air brushing against her olive skin

as she gazes into the distance. Every heartbeat is a prayer for his return.

A single tear traces a path down her cheek, fueled by a love she cannot

name. Her honey brown eyes search the horizon for a glint of steel,

for the knight who carries her heart into the fires of battle. Until the stars

claim the sky, she will remain here, a silent sentinel of devotion,

bound by a promise that only she can keep.