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.”

relieved. I really didn’t want 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

scary

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

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

do anything!” the maid called

hold of Elva’s hand, keeping her safely out of the way. Then I hurried

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

not true, Miss

she didn’t do it, and I believe

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

investigated.”

her. You don’t have to take her

guards each grabbed one of the maid’s arms and tugged her

told me. “She’ll need to be

That’s outrageous. You can’t take someone away without knowing for sure they

fault.”

These are palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am, but this is

eyes. Still, she said, “Don’t get involved, Miss Piper.

“But –”