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?”

I said, ashamed. She was right. The fault should fall on me alone.

did wonder about why

head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment

my compliance might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished to have me expelled from

would be

risk Elva’s health. Not yet. Not when she’d been doing

I may,” Lena

forward. Lena came around the

her typical uniform, a high neck navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But

couldn’t imagine she would speak up in

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

harsh punishment, indeed,” said the

on the right added, “Fitting for

the left watched

punishment, Lena,” the

the offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace

to keep

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

to consider,” said the woman on

Queen began. Everyone hushed to

we allow the girl the

said one woman, with the other

put out. She didn’t say

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the

a Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved

it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How long had

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

happily dancing and Susie was attempting

had heard what the Queen had said… If

to see me humiliated,

but

in the rain.

to redeem myself. I had to take it. I had to be my most regal

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