I should have known better.

He stood from the bed. “There are many girls here who would make good Lunas. Olivia is perhaps the

strongest of the group.”

I don’t know what I had been expecting, but my stomach still twisted uncomfortably as he spoke

other girls.

“She’s beautiful and cunning. And she has a strong following in the public. Lilliana has the proper

demeanor. And then there’s –”

“Okay, that’s enough. I get the picture.”

Nicholas shrugged, as if to say, you asked.

I regretted that choice.

“Rest now,” Nicholas said. “I’ll send my physician to check on you.”

Without another word, he walked to the door and left me.

the

I was so confused. His rescue had been daring. For a moment, I had almost convinced myself that he

me. But then when he had talked about

of duty. Maybe he would have done

girls.

over my head and groaned. The mixed

certain what I

would be able to help me sort through it, but I had no way to talk to her. I hoped she

had no idea how she was paying for my

I wondered what they were

could call her, but that was impossible. Since

had no way to communicate

her steady comfort helped bring me some peace.

I

to be eliminated – which,

there. Eat that

last of which, she would say with

her imaginary antics, I drifted off to

the doctor’s help, and no shortness of luck, I was able to recover by the next day with

I had sniffles and a headache, but

sickness, she was set

side at all

never dare chance passing my cold onto her. With

a much worse sickness than

from my other responsibilities of the game,

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