The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 50

My throat went dry. “Your Majesty, I had no intention of ”

“Whatever your intention, you have still insulted me,” the Queen said.

I straightened at the shortness of her tone.

I was terribly confused. What had I done that was offensive? Was it because Julian, Nicholas, and I had broken the order of the dances?

But she didn’t even seem to be watching them, if she was hiding away in here.

“The poor child looks confused, Your Majesty,” said one of the women sitting near the Queen.

“She’s common,” said the other woman. “Maybe she truly doesn’t understand how she has disrespected you.”

The Luna considered her friends” words. “Is that the case, girl?”

I didn’t much care for their patronizing tone of voice, but I could deny the truth to their words.

I nodded.

The Luna looked to the woman on her left, then gestured to me.

“It’s your gloves, child,” said the woman.

I looked down at my gloves. They were clean. The seams were straight.

“They are too short,” continued the woman.

All the other women dressed in formalwear wore their gloves up over their elbows. I could see that now, glancing around

Mine stopped mid–forearm.

“You have disrespected me and my family,” said the Queen. “We have accepted you into our home. We have clothed and fed you, and given you a chance in the selection. And this is how you repay us?”

1 bowed my head low. I’m terribly sorry, Your Majesty. I had no idea that –”

“A Luna accepts responsibility. You say you didn’t know. Were you hoping to pass your punishment off onto your maids? Or perhaps your tailor?”

The fault should fall on

if I did wonder about why my maids hadn’t

my head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment you

sentence. If the Queen wished to have me

it would be

risk Elva’s health. Not yet. Not

Majesty, if I

came

navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves, though their length was hidden under her

what Lena would say. I couldn’t imagine she would

you consider what is to be done with this fool girl,

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

harsh punishment, indeed,” said the

on the right added, “Fitting for

left

the punishment, Lena,”

“For the tradition punishment, the offended would be forced to kneel

hands together to keep anyone from noticing my

death sentence, exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and exhausted. Hopefully the punishment did not include a withholding of medical

a thing to consider,” said the woman

the Queen began. Everyone hushed

spirit of the competition, we allow the girl the chance

said one woman, with the

Lena seemed put out. She didn’t say a word

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girl, will depend on your performance for the rest of the evening,” the

a Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved

and rushed through it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

pointed to where Elva was happily dancing and Susie

what the Queen had said…

to see me humiliated, cold and

but that would only seal my

in the rain.

given me the chance to redeem myself. I had to take it. I had to be my most regal self for the rest of the evening, to appear a perfect

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