The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

At first glance, she appeared friendly enough, smiling peacefully. She curtsied to me and introduced herself.

Tm looking forward to serving you,” she said.

But I found it strange. Surely she had passed my other maid being taken away down the hall. What kind of person would be smiling so calmly after having witnessed such a thing?

icholas.

I

I

Today was the day for Nicholas’s solo date, and I was trying my very best not to think about it.

Ever since receiving Joseph’s threatening letter, I’d been hiding out in my room as much as I could to

avoid him and the mean–looking guards.

With the First Ball fast approaching, I used the extra time in my room to help my maids work on me and

Elva’s gowns.

The dress had to be perfect. The order of introductions for the girls at the ball was to be determined by

the princes‘ preferences of the dresses.

Once the gowns were finished, pictures were to be taken of them and given to the princes, who would

then select their favorites. Those favorites would be the first ones introduced at the ball, and therefore

given the most time with the princes.

And with the cameras.

A major component of the Luna Choosing Game, was earning the public’s favor. I had a small advantage

with the common people, being one myself. But people like Lena and Joseph existed in every class.

to believe that even with my slight advantage, I would make it far

mean

maids and I had split the design for my dress into three separate parts that we had worked

ready to combine the three elements into

Elva’s matching

final work, as she had

arranging the mannequin for the dresses photo shoot. Elva’s dress was not to be included in the

was looking at something outside the window, likely the

I

thinking about Nicholas’s solo date, but it shouldn’t

and I were over

I paced the length of the room, nervousness and trepidation waging

Elva called to me. “Mommy, come

I joined

pointed down toward

near the entrance of the stables as horses were brought to them by

hands.

regal black stallion that

was a brown and white mare that seemed

trying to sidestep whenever Lilliana came

left his own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered her a sugar cube and

her horse. Lilliana shook her head, refusing to offer

the way Lilliana held

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she would

I

himself. In his

approached then, and with Nicholas’s help, lifted herself up into

lingered near her waist, keeping her

we had gone horseback riding together. He had helped me

same way.

I could still feel the phantom touch

he’d said then. “Tell me when you

“What if

I

give up on horseback riding for today

properly

if he was saying much the same thing to Lilliana, But,

much at all. Nicholas moved his hands away from her

these two did not seem to like

chosen her, out of all the candidates, for

then and mounted his stallion. He waited for Lilliana to bring her mare alongside his horse, and then together they started to ride

at the window.

realized, “He’s coming

I could figure out what she was going to do, she shouted from

She waved both arms.

up. Lilliana glowered, but

a hand

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