The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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

personally accept whatever punishment

might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished to have

would be

health. Not yet.

I may,” Lena spoke

forward. Lena came around the

uniform, a high neck navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves, though their length was hidden under

wondered what Lena would say. I couldn’t imagine

“As you consider what is to be done with this fool girl, I would like to suggest the traditional punishment for

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman on

one on the right added, “Fitting for

woman on the left

Lena,” the

the tradition punishment, the offended would be forced to

to keep anyone

sure end up sick and exhausted. Hopefully the punishment did not include

to consider,” said the woman

began. Everyone

in the spirit of the competition, we allow the girl the chance

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

didn’t say a word but her frown was

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rest of the evening,” the Queen said.

a Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved me

toward the door and rushed through it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How long had he been standing here?

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

pointed to where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting to

within me. If Nicholas had heard what the Queen had said… If he

to see me humiliated, cold and soaked through

to run away, but

in the rain.

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

didn’t really know how to be anyone other than myself, but surely I could fake it until I made it, right? I had enough