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

common people, being one myself. But people like Lena and Joseph

that even with my slight advantage, I would make it

mean

two maids and I had split the design for my dress into three separate parts that

ready to combine the three

Elva’s matching

the final work, as she had the most experience with

arranging the mannequin for the dresses photo shoot. Elva’s dress was not to be included in the shot, since that would ruin the anonymity of the

looking at something outside the window, likely the

I

Nicholas’s solo date,

were over long

nervousness and trepidation

to me. “Mommy, come

the distraction, I joined

pointed down toward

entrance of the stables as horses were brought to them

hands.

stallion that greedily accepted a sugar cube from

and white mare

whenever Lilliana came

horse to approach Lilliana. He offered her a

her head,

beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held up her pure white gloves, I assumed she refused to treat

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she would hold

I

horse himself. In his

then, and with Nicholas’s help, lifted herself up into

her waist, keeping

times we had gone horseback riding

same way.

myself remember, I could still feel the

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

given him a playful smile. “What if I

I

sun. “Then we should give up on horseback riding for today and return to one of our rooms instead.

properly

the same thing to Lilliana, But,

hands away from her waist quickly and

from a distance, these two did not seem to like each

chosen her, out of all the candidates, for his first

then and mounted his stallion. He waited for Lilliana to bring her mare alongside his horse, and then together they started to ride forwards at a slow pace –

at the window.

gasped when she realized, “He’s

going to do, she shouted from the window, “Hi,

She waved both arms.

glowered, but Nicholas’s stern expression seemed

a hand and

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