The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0523

Lignored Bridget as best as I could. This wasn't my fault, after all, and I wasn't about to take responsibility for it, just because Bridget seemed set on blaming me.

But I didn't say anything, so she didn't either. The conversation between Nicholas and Queen Sonal continued on without notice of us. Though Julian did look between us with curiosity.

"We thank you and your guests for joining us for this celebration," Queen Sonal said, a clear acceptance of Nicholas's offer to leave. "We hope you will think back on this event fondly." Nicholas placed a hand to his chest. "I assure you that we shall."

Though he said that, and he was likely telling the truth, tension had seemed to sellled over our group and the proceedings themselves. Else we might not have chosen to leave so early.

"I better go get Elva," I whispered to Julian.

Julian nodded, "Go now. These goodbyes and platitudes will likely go on for a while."

"Okay." I slowly backed away as to not draw attention to myself, then turned to go down to where the children had been playing. Most were napping now, all except the little princess who had promised to watch over Elva. She was continuing to honor her duty.

as I

princess

to wake her, but I feared Nicholas was right. If we stayed

shook Elva's shoulder until she

and then yawned. When her eyes were clear, they went wide and looked around at all the sleeping merfolk children around her.

swarm closer to me. We

have to leave now..." I hated to

we come back?"

I didn't want to rob a little girl of her dreams. Who knew what the future

see here, because even us being here this one time is special. Very few of our kind will ever know what it is like to breathe water, let alone to rub elbows with the

the same. Someday we'd go back to our small apartment and tell Anna all that we had experienced and seen. She'd likely never believe it. I

the niceties were winding down. Much of the merfolk royalty had