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?”

She was right. The fault should fall on me alone. I would never

wonder about why

personally accept whatever punishment you deem

sentence. If the Queen wished to have me

would be

Elva’s health. Not yet. Not

I may,” Lena spoke

forward. Lena came around the

black belt. But tonight, even

would say. I couldn’t imagine she would speak up

“As you consider what is to be done with this fool girl, I would like to suggest the traditional punishment for such

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the

the right added,

woman on the left watched me. “She’s confused

punishment, Lena,” the Queen

the tradition punishment, the offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace for the length of an entire stormy

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

said

Queen began. Everyone hushed to

competition, we allow the

as always, ma’am,” said one

didn’t say a word but her frown

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scope of your redemption, girl, will depend on your performance for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish not to receive the traditional punishment, you must strive

a Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved

Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

and Susie was attempting to mimic her wild moves. The

had heard what the Queen had said… If he knew the punishment

he would be happy to see me humiliated, cold

wanted to run away, but that would only seal

in the rain.

had to be my most regal self for the rest of

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