In the other room that was designed for Luna Maximine's test, silence reigned over everything. The parchment trembled in her hands, and her heartbeat sounded too loud in her ears.
The lady looked at her nanny since her mother died and then at her father. Her eyes brimmed with tears of realization.
This wasn't a loyalty test. It was a test to see what you can sacrifice for the throne. It wasn't just about goodwill.
She closed her eyes before falling to her knees, her green gown pooling on the ground around her, prompting her father and nanny to rush to her side to support her.
"What's wrong, Max? Is it something bad?" Her nanny asked, and she shook her head before hugging her nanny.
"I am sorry. I let you down. This… I can't do it," Maximine said before she looked at the camera at the upper corner of the room resolutely.
"I quit. I won't do it. Never," she declared.
