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.“.

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bowed his head. “What of the candidates yet to

the King scoffed. “The Queen is

Nathan

time. He left Nathan and the princes standing there, and hurried

his wife.

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

outraged, and a crowd formed around my table.

son this ha

happened.”

said, scoffing under the

how did you reason that

the complaints of the girls. It truly did seem unfair, that they wouldn’t have the

was the best.

out a book and began to read,

orders, I wouldn’t have

dish!” Linda said.

it a complicated dish, but I knew that if I suggested

as an insult and fire more insults at

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

to put out

everything,” Linda snapped. “If I had

have happened.”

“I had nothing to do with your half of the

I supposed to

meant his words and that I appreciated them, but there was no

know their place, nobility and commoner alike,” Linda

The King nodded.

Queen decided to change the subject, “I will try the egg first.

perhaps you shouldn’t

Julian,” she

ma’am.” In his eyes, something sparked though,

watch his own revenge

though she continued to chew. Eventually she

down. She did not go for a second.

swallowed

watching her seemed less inclined to take a bite of his own offered egg. However, after glancing

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

King struggled for a

Julian

added, without so much

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

might be sick.

cameramen. “Get those

once, pulling the camera crews

nearby and quickly poured a glass for the Queen. She refused

it from me.

Queen?” the King

handmaidens closer, and they quickly scurried

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event is now ended.“.