The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

At first glance, she appeared friendly enough, smiling peacefully. She curtsied to me and introduced herself.

Tm looking forward to serving you,” she said.

But I found it strange. Surely she had passed my other maid being taken away down the hall. What kind of person would be smiling so calmly after having witnessed such a thing?

icholas.

I

I

Today was the day for Nicholas’s solo date, and I was trying my very best not to think about it.

Ever since receiving Joseph’s threatening letter, I’d been hiding out in my room as much as I could to

avoid him and the mean–looking guards.

With the First Ball fast approaching, I used the extra time in my room to help my maids work on me and

Elva’s gowns.

The dress had to be perfect. The order of introductions for the girls at the ball was to be determined by

the princes‘ preferences of the dresses.

Once the gowns were finished, pictures were to be taken of them and given to the princes, who would

then select their favorites. Those favorites would be the first ones introduced at the ball, and therefore

given the most time with the princes.

And with the cameras.

A major component of the Luna Choosing Game, was earning the public’s favor. I had a small advantage

myself. But people like Lena and Joseph existed

believe that even with my slight

didn’t mean

for my dress into three separate parts that we

were ready to combine the three elements into

Elva’s

the final work, as she had the most experience

shoot. Elva’s dress was not to be included in the shot, since

at something outside the window, likely the horses again, with

I

kept thinking about Nicholas’s solo date, but it

I were over long

nervousness and trepidation waging war within my chest.

called to

distraction, I joined her at

down toward the stables.

near the entrance of the stables as horses were brought to them by

hands.

that greedily accepted a sugar cube

brown and white mare that seemed nervous around her.

trying to sidestep whenever Lilliana

left his own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered her a sugar

her head,

voices, but with the way Lilliana

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she

I

himself. In his presence,

with Nicholas’s help, lifted herself up into

lingered near her waist, keeping her

times we had gone horseback riding together. He had helped me then,

same way.

myself remember, I could still feel

fall,” he’d said then. “Tell me when you are okay,

playful smile. “What if I want

I

fond, green sparkling brightly under the sun. “Then we should give up on horseback riding for today and return to one of

properly

wondered if he was saying much the same

all. Nicholas moved his hands away from her

these two did not seem to like each

imagine why Nicholas had chosen her, out of all the candidates,

then and mounted his stallion. He waited for Lilliana to bring her mare alongside his horse, and then together

at the window.

realized, “He’s coming over

figure out what she was going to do, she shouted from the window,

She waved both arms.

both immediately looked up. Lilliana glowered, but Nicholas’s stern expression seemed

a hand

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