The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0595

We stood in front of the ocean in a line parallel with the water. First Veronica. Then Julian. Nicholas. Elva, and myself.

Veronica raised her book. The book light was no longer needed now and turned off. Veronica read the invitation spell by the bright light of the morning sun.

The words were foreign. Merfolk, probably. When she finished, I held my breath. Waited.

In the distance, I continued to see the Oracle and her entourage bob under the surface of the water. They made no movement closer, nor did they move away.

I leaned forward to look at Veronica. She had a look of confusion on her face.

*Maybe your pronunciation was wrong," Julian suggested.

*I asked Ambassador Zale on one of his visits," Veronica said. "The pronunciation is correct."

Nicholas glanced at me. "Do you feel fear in your heart?"

"No," I said, confident. "I trust Veronica, as I trust all of you."

head.

"Huh?" I asked.

hear what we

Veronica frowned down at the

you." Elva tugged at my

she was insistent. Together, we walked right up to the

started to tug Elva gently back toward the

Oracle herself broke the surface of the water. Her seashells looked radiant, sparkling and glistening under the morning sun. Her scales shimmered as

Elva," she said to my girl, coupled with a kind

She was shy now. She clung onto my hand with both of

I said and gestured for the merfolk to come

said. The others dipped their heads in acknowledgement. Yet she didn't move yet. Instead, she looked at me closely. I felt a tiny bit unnerved. With

so warmly, that the heat filled the uncertainty

she said.

toward the shore once more. This time, fortunately,

said as we approached my friends. "Us four will be your

lift, but her eyes still opened wide in