She knew what he was doing, trying to get her to hold a conversation. She only spoke when she needed to, but she would give in this time. "I like when we read together. I slept good, and how about you?" She asked, closing her eyes at him touching her face. A slight blush washed her face. One of the servants came out with two plates full of hotcakes and scones. She placed them in front of them. Alice smiled and started to cut into the hotcakes. Stabbing it with her fork, she raised it to place it in her mouth, but it dropped. She shifted her lips to the side and tried again.