The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 46

They both nodded, finally in agreement.

They removed the dress they had been working on and added it to the scrap pile.

“What are you doing with that?” I hurried to the discarded dress.

“It’s all wrong,” the talkative maid said. “The color’s too dark, and it’s not shapely enough. We can do

better.”

“Don’t throw it out.” I held the dress protectively to my chest.

They both looked at me. “Why not?”

“It’s beautiful, and you both worked so hard on it. Let me keep it. I don’t have to wear it to the First Ball, but I’d like to wear it at some point.”

They glanced at each other.

“It’s up to you, Miss Piper,” the talkative maid said. “Everything in here is a gift to you. If you would like to keep it, that’s your decision.”

didn’t want such a beautiful gown to go

it, hanging among the other beautiful gowns, Elva came

The scary guards

out of the closet. Elva followed, but I made sure to keep her

room. One stood at the door while the other two closed in around my

didn’t do anything!” the maid called

hand,

the meaning

forward. “Apologies, ma’am, but your maid has been

not true, Miss Piper, I

didn’t do it, and I believe

seemed sympathetic, despite his harsh words. “It’s not up

investigated.”

don’t

maid’s arms and

told me.

You can’t take someone away

fault.”

is on palace grounds. These are palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am, but this is just how things are done. Please stand

Still, she

“But –”