The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0030

They both nodded, finally in agreement.

They removed the dress they had been working on and added it to the scrap pile.

“What are you doing with that?” I hurried to the discarded dress.

“It’s all wrong,” the talkative maid said. “The color’s too dark, and it’s not shapely enough. We can do

better.”

“Don’t throw it out.” I held the dress protectively to my chest.

They both looked at me. “Why not?”

“It’s beautiful, and you both worked so hard on it. Let me keep it. I don’t have to wear it to the First Ball, but I’d like to wear it at some point.”

They glanced at each other.

“It’s up to you, Miss Piper,” the talkative maid said. “Everything in here is a gift to you. If you would like to keep it, that’s your decision.”

I smiled, relieved. I really didn’t want such a beautiful gown to go to waste. I went to the closet and hung it inside.

admired it, hanging among the other

scary guards are

rushed out of the closet. Elva followed, but I made sure

in the room. One stood at the door while

anything!” the

of Elva’s hand, keeping

the meaning of this?

“Apologies, ma’am, but

Miss Piper, I

says she didn’t do it,

his harsh words. “It’s not

investigated.”

don’t have to take her

maid’s arms and

do,” the guard told me. “She’ll need to be interrogated

outrageous. You can’t take someone away without

fault.”

These are palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am, but this is just how things are done. Please

she said, “Don’t get

“But –”

me go, and everything will be okay.”