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

one myself. But people

my

mean I

I had split the design for my dress into three

were ready to combine the

Elva’s matching

work, as she

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

something outside the window, likely the horses again,

I

restless, though I wasn’t sure why, I kept thinking about Nicholas’s solo date, but it shouldn’t be enough to bother me

were

nervousness and trepidation waging war within my

to me.

for the distraction, I

Elva pointed down toward the

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

hands.

regal black stallion that greedily accepted

horse chosen for Lilliana was a brown and white mare

trying to sidestep whenever

own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered her

Lilliana shook her head,

this distance, I couldn’t hear the exact words spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held up her pure white gloves, I assumed she refused to treat the horse to spare

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she would hold the

I

himself. In his presence,

approached then, and with Nicholas’s help,

near her

we had gone horseback riding together.

same way.

let myself remember, I could still feel the phantom touch of his strong

“Tell me when you are okay, and

given him a playful smile. “What if I

I

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

properly

was saying much the same thing to Lilliana, But, no.

all. Nicholas moved his hands away from her waist quickly and without

these two did

chosen her, out of all the candidates,

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

at the window.

she realized, “He’s

I could figure out what she was going to

She waved both arms.

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

a hand

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