The Luna Choosing Game

1 wished I could tell him that I understood he meant his words and that I appreciated them, but there was no real opportunity for me to do so.

“Everyone needs to know their place, nobility and commoner alike,” Linda said.

The King nodded.

The Queen decided to change the subject, “I will try the egg first. I’m sure it is delicious.”

“Mother, perhaps you shouldn’t –”

“Quiet, Julian,” she said.

Julian lowered his head, unusually cowed. “Yes, ma’am.” In his eyes, something sparked though, as if he

was about to watch his own revenge unfold.

She bit into it. Immediately, her face soured, though she continued to chew. Eventually she s

the bite down. She did not go for a second.

swallowed

The King who had been carefully watching her seemed less inclined to take a bite of his own offered egg. However, after glancing at the cameras, he inhaled a deep breath, and nibbled on the edge.

Linda offered eggs to the princes. They all refused, even Joyce, who I had previously assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps he was more observant than I had thought. I truly knew so little about him.

“This is…” The King struggled for a word.

“Vile? Repulsive?” Julian supplied.

“Spoiled?” Nicholas added, without so much joy as Julian.

The Queen pressed one hand to her stomach and the other to her mouth. She lurched forward, like she

might be sick.

Immediately, the King turned toward the cameramen. “Get those cameras out of here!”

The producers complied at once, pulling the camera crews away from the scene.

I had some water stored in a bottle nearby and quickly poured a glass for the Queen. She refused to

accept it from me.

“My Queen?” the King asked.

She shook her head. The King waved her handmaidens closer, and they quickly scurried to get her away

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The event is now ended.“.

+15 BONUS

“What of the candidates

King scoffed. “The Queen is unwell! Naught else matters but

sir.” Nathan bowed deeper.

wasted no more time. He left Nathan and the princes standing there, and hurried into

chasing his

he was gone, Nathan announced the end of the event to all the girls. Those that

were outraged, and a crowd formed around my table.

son this ha

happened.”

said, scoffing under the

did you reason

truly did seem unfair, that they wouldn’t have the chance to be judged. Loudest among them was

was the best.

began to read,

orders, I wouldn’t have needed to overcompensate with

Linda

sure what about deviled eggs made it a complicated

an insult and fire more insults

of our foods was fine,” I said. “Yours simply became too hot in the morning sunlight. If we had

to put out some ice.”

had a more competent partner, then

have happened.”

“I had nothing to do with your half of the table.”

supposed

I understood he meant his words and that I appreciated them, but there was no real opportunity for me to do so.

their place, nobility

The King nodded.

decided to change the subject, “I will try the egg first. I’m sure

perhaps you shouldn’t –”

she

“Yes, ma’am.” In his eyes, something sparked though, as if he

to watch his

bit into it. Immediately, her face soured, though she continued to chew.

bite down. She did not

swallowed

carefully watching her seemed less inclined to take a bite of his own offered egg. However, after glancing at the cameras, he inhaled a deep breath,

I had previously assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps he was more

The King struggled

Julian supplied.

Nicholas added, without so much joy as

stomach and the other to her mouth. She lurched

might be sick.

cameramen. “Get those cameras out

at once, pulling the camera crews away from the

nearby and quickly poured a glass for

it from me.

the King asked.

King waved her handmaidens closer, and

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is now