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

if I did wonder about why my

personally accept whatever punishment

hoped my compliance might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished to have me expelled

it would be

risk Elva’s health. Not yet. Not when she’d been doing

Majesty, if I may,” Lena spoke

her forward. Lena came around the couch

dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves,

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

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman on

on the right added,

on the left

punishment, Lena,” the

Lena glared at me. “For the tradition punishment, the offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace for the length

hands together to keep

sure end up sick and

to consider,” said

began.

spirit of the competition, we allow the girl the chance

ma’am,” said one woman,

She didn’t say a word

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

a Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved

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

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

to where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting to mimic her wild moves. The nanny

Nicholas had heard what the Queen

to see me humiliated, cold

away, but

in the rain.

had to be my most regal self for the

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