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.”

such a beautiful gown to go to waste. I went to the closet and hung

admired it, hanging among the other beautiful gowns, Elva came running into the

The scary guards

rushed out of the closet. Elva followed, but I

in the room. One stood at the door while the

do anything!” the maid called

hand, keeping her

is the meaning of this?

the one by the door, stepped forward. “Apologies, ma’am, but your maid has been accused of stealing royal dress

true, Miss Piper,

didn’t do it, and I believe

despite his harsh words. “It’s

investigated.”

don’t have

one of the maid’s arms and tugged her toward the

me. “She’ll need to

You can’t take someone away without knowing

fault.”

guard shook his head. “We can if it is on palace grounds. These are palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am, but this is just how things are done. Please

wide frightened eyes. Still, she said,

“But –”