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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Nathan bowed his head. “What of the candidates yet to

of them?” the King scoffed. “The Queen is unwell! Naught

course, sir.” Nathan bowed

Nathan and the princes standing there, and hurried into the

his

was gone, Nathan announced the end of the event to all the

a crowd

son this ha

happened.”

said, scoffing under the sudden pressure. “Piper

just how did you reason that out?” Julian said.

had stayed nearby, listening to the complaints of the girls. It truly did seem unfair, that they wouldn’t have

was the best.

began to read, standing

If she had followed basic orders, I wouldn’t have needed to overcompensate with a more

dish!” Linda said.

what about deviled eggs made it a complicated dish, but I

take it as an insult and fire more insults at

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

put out

can’t think of everything,” Linda snapped. “If I had

have happened.”

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

supposed to

his words and that I appreciated

to know their place, nobility and commoner

The King nodded.

try the egg first.

perhaps you shouldn’t –”

she said.

unusually cowed. “Yes, ma’am.” In his eyes,

watch his own revenge

face soured, though

She did not go

swallowed

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

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

struggled for a

Repulsive?” Julian

so much

and the other

might be sick.

the cameramen. “Get those cameras

complied at once, pulling the camera

quickly poured a glass for the

from

the King asked.

her handmaidens closer, and they quickly

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is now