The Luna Choosing Game

I took another step. “I don’t want anyone to get in trouble.”

Mark’s eyes went wide again. He looked to Nicholas.

Nicholas’s jaw was clenched, a hard line. He stared at me like he wanted me to take back my words.

When I didn’t, he said, “No one will get in trouble.”

“Thank you,” I said.

He seemed even more annoyed by my thanks, eyes hard.

Mark quickly excused himself.

Nicholas also backed to the door. “If there is anything else you need…”

“Wait,” I said. I glanced over my shoulder, at Elva’s legs kicking out from the comforter.

Nicholas followed the length of my gaze but didn’t otherwise move an inch.

I approached him. Voice soft, I said, “Elva has a few health issues. Lately, she’s been suffering from

recurrent pneumonia..

for Elva would

his dour expression, I felt nervousness bubble within

a doctor

reply came

differences, he was still a

changed over the past three years,

Thank you,” I said.

nodded, then left

and the soldiers had gone, I returned to Elva and found her fast asleep in her blanket Jon. It had been a long, tiring day, and she

stirred some while Blowered her

the edge of the

wasn’t set on staying here, but… if she could get a regular doctor to check her over,

royal family only wanted me here for good publicity, was there really any harm in me staying and

generosity?

seemed a fair

hairs away from Elva’s face, I remembered that I hadn’t told Nicholas or Mark about Elva’s many

sleeping soundly, I crossed the room and stuck

some voices. One sounded like Nicholas, though I couldn’t tell what he

room at the end of the hallway. The door

outrageous! You can’t ask me to cater to the whims of a woman

voice as Lena, the head

anger, “Now we are