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

being one myself. But people like Lena and Joseph

had little reason to believe that even with my slight advantage, I would make it

mean

I had split the design for my dress into three separate

combine the three elements

Elva’s

insisted on doing the final work, as she had the

Elva’s dress was not to be included in

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

I

about Nicholas’s solo date, but it shouldn’t be enough to bother me

and I were over long

of the room, nervousness and trepidation waging war within my chest. My

called to me.

the distraction, I joined her at the

toward the stables.

near the entrance of the stables as horses

hands.

was a regal black stallion that greedily accepted a sugar cube from

horse chosen for Lilliana was a brown and white mare that seemed nervous around

to sidestep whenever

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

Lilliana shook her head, refusing to offer

distance, I couldn’t hear the exact words spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

wondered how she would hold

I

horse himself. In his presence, the

Nicholas’s help, lifted herself up into the

near her waist,

riding together. He had helped me then, much

same way.

let myself remember, I could still feel

“Tell me when you are okay, and I’ll let

a playful smile. “What if I want to stay

I

riding for today and return to one of our rooms instead. If you want me to hold you, I’d like

properly

much the same

all. Nicholas moved his hands away from her waist

distance, these two did not seem to like each other

why Nicholas had chosen her, out of all

He waited for Lilliana to bring her mare alongside his horse, and then together they started to

at the window.

realized, “He’s

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

She waved both arms.

up. Lilliana glowered,

a hand and waved

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