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

brilliant little girl you are," he said. Elva giggled. To

I'm the one with the flair

"I'm serious. If we had ended the event on such a tense note, the alliance may not have initially

then set her down.

what

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

trip to the merfolk palace, during the return trip, the camera crew remained on the deck below, while the candidates and princes and Elva were on the highest floor of the

come upstairs and join us. He appeared deeply unhappy, with the line

up, Nathan," Julian said, "Or your

shot him a withering

went well," Nicholas said. "Queen Sonal seemed pleased as

agreed. "As we left." He looked at Bridget. "Most everyone did a

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

today, Bridget. You did not act with