The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0550

Elva glanced up at Veronica and her laughter stifled. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Veronica startled a little, then tried to smile again. It wasn't as big as before. It barely twitched her lip, and certainly did not meet her eyes.

"Nothing's wrong," Veronica said. "I'm glad you liked the trick."

*How long does it last?" I asked, though as soon as the words left my mouth Elva's purple glow began to fade.

"Aww," Elva said, looking at her hands. "Do it again!"

"Elva, honey," I scolded lightly. "We don't demand things from people."

"I'm tired now," Veronica said. "Maybe another time."

Elva tucked her chin down, disappointed. But she said, "Okay."

*Thank Veronica for the magic trick," I reminded Elva.

Elva kicked her feet on the ground. "Thank you..." she mumbled.

"You're welcome," Veronica said.

Elva lifted her folded bird again. She glanced at me, as if for permission.

"Go on," I said. "Have fun."

Nearby I saw the nanny coming up onto the deck. Elva saw her too, and ran toward her, holding up the folded bird. With Elva thoroughly distracted, I turned to Veronica, looking for an explanation. "What just happened?"

trick' was actually an incantation I read about in this book." She motioned toward the merfolk book on the top of the bar. "The book contains many sections on curses and how to

up and I perked up. She said 'remove them'! That should be exciting, a great sign! If the book talked about how to remove the curse, then maybe we didn't need to wait

anything but happy about

I asked, because

incantation is to show the nature of Elva's curse and the magical power level needed to remove it. It's easier, of course, if the person who made

to make the curse, on her own daughter no less. I'd come to accept that Jane would never come around, not to help herself or

Cóntent belong

I was beginning

I supposed I appreciated her bluntness. She was never one for false hope. Although in this case, it pulled my heart

curses," Veronica said. "It will require the highest amount of

was the only one I knew

you remove her curse?"

Not by far." She sighed. "What I do is mere child's

I had built up for myself crashed and burned all around me. It was my own fault. I

I said quickly. "This isn't on

"If I were stronger-*

to her. I dipped my head into her line of vision so she could see

couldn't talk. I knew exactly how it felt to not believe

the merfolk oracle," Veronica said. "She's the only

oracle had said she would appear again to me when I had removed doubt from my heart. I wanted to arrive, to help Elva, but I still didn't know if I could fully trust her. The

only just started.

she knew how much I appreciated her.

returned to her book, and I walked off a little ways, wanting to give her some

the deck from the house. She explained in her roundabout child way that Veronica had made it and given it to her, and that she loved it

Frank," Nicholas said to the

that and she rushed over to a pile of napkins in an attempt to replicate the bird. Unfortunately, Veronica didn't notice to be able to help. The nanny did the best she

way over to me. Together we stood side by side. We both turned to look out over the

needed to cool down," Nicholas said.