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 idea if they even liked

show they

deep breaths. He nodded at my

chose Piper after I specifically told you

his voice, occasionally leading to a twitch in his eyebrow or a downward curl

belong here.”

sick child we are helping to take care

of me. “She deserves to be as much – if not more than anyone

–

—

King threw his hands up.

can be a fine person without

every event with

she was common. I wanted to help them see without directly calling them out. To do so would be incredibly

could never

King huffed in the Queen’s direction. “He’s your son.”

I caution you, but for her sake, too. She cannot bear the

it, in my heart, I knew she spoke true. Piper could be a good and just Luna,

on her. It would wear at her soul, and I alone would

to

Elva’s illness. She didn’t need the added weight

to do,” I said, burying the ache in