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

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

my

didn’t mean

my

to combine the three elements into

Elva’s matching

work, as she

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

was looking at something outside the window, likely the horses

I

I kept thinking about Nicholas’s solo

were

paced the length of the room, nervousness and

Elva called to me. “Mommy, come

for the distraction, I joined her

pointed down toward the stables. “It’s

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

hands.

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

brown and white mare that

whenever Lilliana

own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered her

shook her head, refusing to offer

exact words spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she would hold the

I

himself. In

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

near her waist,

we had gone horseback riding together. He had helped me

same way.

still feel the

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

a playful smile. “What if I want to stay

I

“Then we should give up on horseback riding for today and return to one of our rooms instead. If you want me to hold you, I’d like to

properly

he was saying much the same thing to Lilliana,

much at all. Nicholas moved his hands

distance, these two did not seem to like each

Nicholas had chosen her, out

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

at the window.

when she realized, “He’s coming over

what she was going to do, she

She waved both arms.

up. Lilliana glowered,

a hand and

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