The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 50

Chapter 0050

My throat went dry. “Your Majesty, I had no intention of ”

“Whatever your intention, you have still insulted me,” the Queen said.

I straightened at the shortness of her tone.

I was terribly confused. What had I done that was offensive? Was it because Julian, Nicholas, and I had broken the order of the dances?

But she didn’t even seem to be watching them, if she was hiding away in here.

“The poor child looks confused, Your Majesty,” said one of the women sitting near the Queen.

“She’s common,” said the other woman. “Maybe she truly doesn’t understand how she has disrespected you.”

The Luna considered her friends” words. “Is that the case, girl?”

I didn’t much care for their patronizing tone of voice, but I could deny the truth to their words.

I nodded.

The Luna looked to the woman on her left, then gestured to me.

“It’s your gloves, child,” said the woman.

I looked down at my gloves. They were clean. The seams were straight.

“They are too short,” continued the woman.

All the other women dressed in formalwear wore their gloves up over their elbows. I could see that now, glancing around

Mine stopped mid–forearm.

“You have disrespected me and my family,” said the Queen. “We have accepted you into our home. We have clothed and fed you, and given you a chance in the selection. And this is how you repay us?”

1 bowed my head low. I’m terribly sorry, Your Majesty. I had no idea that –”

“A Luna accepts responsibility. You say you didn’t know. Were you hoping to pass your punishment off onto your maids? Or perhaps your tailor?”

“No,” I said, ashamed. She was right. The fault should fall on me alone. I would never want to see

I did wonder about why my maids hadn’t warned

my head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment you

might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished

it would

health. Not yet. Not when she’d been doing

I may,” Lena spoke

waved her forward. Lena came around the

dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves, though their length was hidden under her long

couldn’t imagine she

what is to be done with this fool girl, I would like

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman

one on the right added, “Fitting for

on the left watched me. “She’s confused

the punishment, Lena,” the Queen

tradition punishment, the offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace for the

to keep anyone from

exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and exhausted.

a thing to consider,” said the woman on the

began.

the competition, we allow the girl the chance to

decision, as always, ma’am,” said one woman, with the other

didn’t say a word

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girl, will depend on your performance for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish not to receive

a Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved

Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

happily dancing and Susie

what the Queen had said…

be happy to see me humiliated, cold and soaked

but that would only seal

in the rain.

given me the chance to redeem myself. I had to take it. I had to be my most regal

than myself, but surely I could fake it until I made it, right? I had

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