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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Nathan bowed his head. “What of

of them?” the King scoffed. “The Queen is unwell! Naught else matters but that.”

sir.” Nathan

left Nathan and the

his wife.

event to all the girls. Those

outraged, and a crowd

son this ha

happened.”

under the

you reason that out?” Julian said.

unfair, that they wouldn’t have the chance to be judged. Loudest among them was Olivia, who

was the best.

to read, standing

If she had followed basic orders, I wouldn’t have needed to

dish!” Linda said.

sure what about deviled eggs made it a complicated

as an insult and fire

foods was fine,” I said. “Yours simply became too hot in the

put out some

Linda snapped. “If I had a more

have happened.”

my ground. “I had nothing to do

I supposed to

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 know their place, nobility and commoner alike,” Linda

The King nodded.

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

perhaps you shouldn’t

Julian,” she said.

“Yes, ma’am.” In his eyes,

watch his

Immediately, her face soured, though she continued to chew.

She did not go for a

swallowed

bite of his own offered egg. However, after glancing at the cameras, he inhaled a deep breath, and nibbled

princes. They all refused, even Joyce, who I had previously assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps he was

The King struggled for a word.

Repulsive?” Julian supplied.

so much joy as

stomach and the other to her mouth. She lurched forward, like she

might be sick.

King turned toward the cameramen. “Get those cameras out of

at once, pulling the camera crews away from

had some water stored in a bottle nearby and quickly poured a glass for the

it from

Queen?” the

The King waved her handmaidens closer, and they quickly scurried to get

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is now