I forced myself to my feet. The tailor, after making sure I was upright and unharmed, immediately rushed from the room to retrieve a towel and a servant to clean the mess.

My soggy notes were beginning to fall apart in my hands, to wet to even maintain their paper shape.

“Linda,” I said, going to her.

She scrunched her nose as I came close, as if the very sight of me disgusted her. I was disheveled now, true, with my gown damp in some places and my hair a mess. But even so…

“Can I have those names again?” I asked. I knew she had written them down same as me.

She quickly hid her notepad from my sight. “If you lost those names, then this is on you, Piper. You need

to learn to take responsibility.” She narrowed her eyes. “We wouldn’t want anyone to think you had unfair

advantage.”

“It’s not like that,” I said.

She continued on, like I hadn’t said anything. “At least half of our table will look good, and the royal

be able to tell who did

spirit of the event,” I said. “We’re

Luna is supposed to.”

hindrance, not an adversary. Surely the royal

by me and out the door. The other girls all shunned me, except for Susie, who

sympathetic wave.

place where we

remember exactly what we had decided upon. I tried to remember what I

the very least, I could guess about Linda’s preferences, after having

hour. Using that knowledge, maybe I could at least make a compatible

and color names I could guesstimate were maybe correct, I rushed down to

one of the King’s servants found

stand in audience with the

fault that

been ordered to chase me. I doubted I

I

the kitchen and around the winding hallways until we entered the King’s personal chambers.

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