The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0030

They both nodded, finally in agreement.

They removed the dress they had been working on and added it to the scrap pile.

“What are you doing with that?” I hurried to the discarded dress.

“It’s all wrong,” the talkative maid said. “The color’s too dark, and it’s not shapely enough. We can do

better.”

“Don’t throw it out.” I held the dress protectively to my chest.

They both looked at me. “Why not?”

“It’s beautiful, and you both worked so hard on it. Let me keep it. I don’t have to wear it to the First Ball, but I’d like to wear it at some point.”

They glanced at each other.

“It’s up to you, Miss Piper,” the talkative maid said. “Everything in here is a gift to you. If you would like to keep it, that’s your decision.”

I smiled, relieved. I really didn’t want such a beautiful gown to go to waste. I went to the closet and hung it inside.

it, hanging among the other beautiful gowns, Elva came running into the

The scary guards are

closet. Elva followed, but I made sure to keep

stood at the door while the

didn’t do anything!”

one, who took hold of Elva’s hand, keeping her safely out of the way. Then

is the meaning

forward. “Apologies, ma’am,

Miss Piper, I

she didn’t do it, and I believe her,”

harsh words. “It’s not

investigated.”

her. You don’t have to take

each grabbed one of the maid’s arms and

guard told me. “She’ll need to be interrogated

can’t take someone away without knowing for

fault.”

are palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am, but this is just how things are done.

pale, with wide frightened eyes. Still, she said, “Don’t get

“But –”

they figure that out, they’ll let me go, and everything will be okay.” Her voice trembled. I didn’t know if she believed what she was