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.”

want such a beautiful gown to

admired it, hanging among the other beautiful gowns, Elva

The scary guards

the closet. Elva followed, but I made

at the door while

anything!”

who took hold of Elva’s hand,

meaning of this?

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

not true, Miss Piper,

do it, and I believe her,”

words. “It’s not

investigated.”

investigate her. You don’t have

of the maid’s arms

guard told me. “She’ll need to

can’t take someone away without knowing for sure they

fault.”

palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am, but this is just how

she said, “Don’t get involved,

“But –”