The Luna Choosing Game

Nicholas

I stood before the King in his chambers. He was angrily pacing the length of the room. Back and forth,

back and forth. Occasionally he would stop to shout at me, but he’d always break himself off, unfinished,

and continue pacing.

“How could you think –?”

“You deliberately disobeyed –!”

“What do I even –?”

A few minutes in, his face was turning red, and my mother, the Luna was forced to intervene. She stood

in his path to keep him from pacing, then whispered into his ear.

I never totally understood their relationship. My mother was a private person. And though the two of

them often gave compliments to each other, any meaningful conversations only went on behind closed

doors.

I had no

marriage was a show

father took a few deep breaths. He nodded at my mother, and then turned

chose Piper after I specifically told you not to,” he said. Rage crackled under the

to a twitch in his eyebrow or a downward curl of his lip.

not belong

are helping

as much – if

–

—

King threw his

can be a fine person without being a

every event with flying

were being biased because she was common. I wanted to help them see without directly calling them out. To do so would be incredibly dangerous, even

King’s opinions could never be wrong.

huffed in the Queen’s direction.

of the crown can do to good people. It’s not just for the sake of the kingdom that I caution you, but for her

knew she spoke true. Piper could be

world would press down on her. It would wear at her

enough to protect

and poor little Elva’s illness. She didn’t need the added weight of a near war

what you want me to do,” I said, burying the ache