The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0524

I froze, unsure what to do.

"Goodbye Mister Zale," Elva said.

Zale gently patted Elva's back. "Goodbye, little Elva." As she began to pull away, he smiled at her.

*Such innocence," Queen Sonal said, her smile soft as well. "The purity and kindness of a child knows no bounds. We could learn much from her sincerity."

"We could," Nicholas agreed. He returned her smile, and just like that, the tension between the two groups began to lift. Nicholas dipped his head, as I know he'd done many times before. This time seemned different than the past - more earnest, somehow. "By your grace."

Queen Sonal dipped her head in a mirror movement. "Please return again."

Elva swam back to me. Then, after one last look at the underwater banquet and the people within it, we turned and made our exit.

Once we were safely on the boat again, with the boat on route to return us to our more familiar island, Nicholas scooped up Elva into his arms and kissed her cheek

giggled. To me,

earshot, laughed. "Usually I'm the one with the

alliance may not have

then set her down. Elva continued

hear what he said,

"You did such a good job. I'm so

the return trip, the camera crew remained on the deck below, while the candidates and princes and Elva were

to come upstairs and join us. He appeared deeply unhappy, with the line between his brow prominent and

Julian said, "Or your face

him a withering look.

said. "Queen Sonal

agreed. "As we left." He looked at Bridget. "Most

a moment, tilting her shoulders downward, but she bounced back almost instantly and stood. "I

Bridget. You did not act