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

wonder about why my maids

head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment

If the Queen wished to have me

it would be

Not yet. Not

if I may,” Lena

Luna waved her forward. Lena came around the couch to stand

black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves, though their length was

wondered what Lena would say. I couldn’t imagine she would speak

“As you consider what is to be done with this fool

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

punishment, indeed,” said the woman on

right added, “Fitting for

woman on the left watched me. “She’s

the punishment, Lena,”

the offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace for

hands together to

wasn’t a death sentence, exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and exhausted. Hopefully the punishment did not

said the woman on

Queen began. Everyone hushed to

of the competition, we allow the

always, ma’am,” said one woman,

out. She didn’t say

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the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish not to receive the traditional punishment, you must strive to show the

Luna. Do you

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved me

Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How long had he been standing

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

Elva was happily dancing and Susie

heard what the Queen had said… If he

he would be happy to see me humiliated, cold and soaked

away, but

in the rain.

it. I had to be my most regal self for the rest of the

myself, but surely I could fake it until I made it, right? I had enough practice being around

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