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?”

fault should fall on me alone. I would

about why my maids hadn’t

my head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment you deem

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

it would be

Not yet. Not when she’d

I may,”

forward. Lena came around

was in her typical uniform, a high neck navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she

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

this fool girl, I would

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

harsh punishment, indeed,” said the woman

right added,

woman on the left watched

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

wasn’t a death sentence, exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and

to consider,” said the woman on

began. Everyone hushed

the competition, we allow the girl the chance to redeem

decision, as always, ma’am,” said one woman, with the other

out. She didn’t say a

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for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish not to receive the traditional punishment, you must

Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved

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

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

dancing and Susie

within me. If Nicholas had heard what the Queen had said… If he knew the punishment

see

run away, but that would only seal

in the rain.

had to take it. I had to be my most regal self for the rest of the evening, to appear a

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