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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head. “What of the candidates

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

Nathan bowed deeper.

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

his

the event to all the girls. Those

and a crowd formed

son this ha

happened.”

look at me,” Linda said, scoffing under the sudden pressure.

reason that out?” Julian said.

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

was the best.

had pulled out a book and began to read, standing further away than the

I wouldn’t have needed to overcompensate with

dish!” Linda said.

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

an insult and fire more insults

I said. “Yours simply became too hot in the morning sunlight. If

out some

everything,” Linda snapped. “If I had a more competent partner, then none

have happened.”

“I had nothing to

I supposed

understood he meant his words and that I appreciated them, but there was

their place, nobility and

The King nodded.

the subject, “I will try the egg first. I’m sure it is delicious.”

perhaps you

Julian,” she said.

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

watch his

face soured, though she continued to chew.

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, and

who I had previously assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps he was more observant than I had thought.

struggled for a

Repulsive?” Julian

added, without so much joy as

Queen pressed one hand to her stomach and the other to her

might be sick.

King turned toward the cameramen.

producers complied at once, pulling the camera crews

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

from

the

waved her handmaidens closer, and

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is now ended.“.