I wanted to storm over there and demand Kirsten apologize for accepting thanks for a gift she hadn’t

given. But I couldn’t do so without revealing to Nicholas that I was the one who had given it. If Nicholas

knew the truth, he’d assume the worst.

He’d think the gift was disingenuous, and that I was just chasing after his crown.

I didn’t want nobility. I didn’t want to be his wife, or girlfriend, or whatever else.

I

I only wanted medical care for Elva. So I kept my mouth firmly shut.

Julian plucked my dropped bow off the ground and handed it to me. “Something on your mind, Piper?”

His knowing smirk returned tenfold.

I wasn’t in the mood for his games anymore.

my room.

I turned in my bow and went back to my

dancing instructor, all of the girls rested in

towels from the servants.

The princes would each take a turn dancing with all the

the girls bemoaned the randomness. “I never have any

like Kirsten, seemed confident that things would pull in

that Prince Nicholas invited me to sit next to him at the banquet,” Kirsten said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if he pulled a

to be

her eyes. “Nothing is

best to ignore

focused on Elva instead. I lifted her and twirled her through the air. She giggled in delight. The sound soothed me like a balm over

there be candies at the ball?” Elva asked, when I’d stopped

have all kinds of deserts. Candles and cakes. And the gowns,

pretty dresses?

nodded. “So many. And yours will be the prettiest

said from

the attention of

kind of dress do you

was ‘Blessings of the Moon Goddess.” What

interpretation.

of the Moon Goddess. They’d wear dresses in shiny silver

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