"Do not cheat?"

Luna stopped talking about her wonderful garden and turned to Karen. Rosemary and the rest of the girls were also slightly bewildered and looked at her with confused faces, asking what she meant.

- Do not cheat? What?"

- What are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about being deceived."

Karen looked at the three girls and Rosemary and finally gave Luna a gaze.

The girls shook their heads as if they understood what she was talking about. They themselves doubted the moon.

"You've been fooled, Lady Karen, this is a misunderstanding."

- I do not think so. But even so, then let's talk calmly and resolve all these misunderstandings. "

- Good. But first, let's calm down. "

- Not. How can I calm down if my friend Flora has experienced all this firsthand. "

Karen said pointing to Flora. Flora did not expect such a sharp, heightened attention to her person.

"I didn't want to make a fuss. What should I do? Leave? "Thought Flora.

Rosemary, who was watching this whole picture, could not understand what was happening, so she asked:

- Weird. I heard completely different rumors. What happened after all? "

"We made a bet and she made me walk from the store to her mansion. And all just because I lost the argument. "

"Did she make her walk from the store to the mansion?" - the three young girls, surprised by Flora's words, looked sternly at the moon.

Their faces did not show a single drop of doubt, they all showed that they wanted to hear an explanation. Rosemary was one of them.

Luna, who was watching the situation, calmly opened her mouth. She was often misunderstood, so this was nothing new.

"Before I tell you why I did this, I want to tell you how Flora, shortly before that, together with her friends came to my house ..."

Luna began to speak as if the story was about to begin now, as in the classic fairy tale: "Once upon a time ..."

All eyes were fixed on the moon.

- Flora came to my house without an invitation and began to threaten me.

- ... WHAT?!"

In the end, Flora could not stand the word "threat" and began to oppose her. She didn't want to appear like that in front of other girls.

- What a terrible word ...! You have to speak straight! I just came to give you advice. Because you interfered with the relationship between Lady Seira and Mister Fersen! "

"So you came with ten of you just to give me advice?"

- This...! There were a lot of people who were angry with you, so it happened. After all, your behavior was so outrageous that no one could stand aside. "

In any case, she confirmed that there were about ten of them. Therefore, in the eyes of the other girls, scolding one Luna with ten men was a bit dastardly behavior.

However, Flora did not doubt herself, believing that she would win this conversation.

She believed that as long as there was the fact that Luna was destroying the relationship between Seira and Fersen, no one would forgive her.

"So, first of all, why did you interfere with the relationship between Lady Seira and Duke Rodrienne? You talked to him behind Mistress Seira's back without even trying to get to know her, right? "

Raising her voice said Flora. The new guests standing at the entrance to the garden heard this and froze in place.

Flora waited for an answer, imagining how they would all unite to drive the moon out.

"It was a misunderstanding."

- Yes. I've heard it before, but I don't believe it. "

Flora did not calm down.

- This is nonsense. I never tried to get Fersen. He just came to our house and drove my father to work. How could I interfere with their relationship, if I did not even leave my mansion? "

Luna's logical response baffled Flora, but she soon continued her attacks.

- Then what happened before you suddenly came to Seira and made a scandal? Do you know how long Lady Seira cried that day? "

"Lady Granada gave me money and asked me to stay away from Fersen. She asked me to leave the capital. I didn't agree to this. Why do I need to leave the capital because of this? "

Rosemary, surprised by the unexpected answer, asked Luna.

"Did Lady Granada give you money and tell you to leave?"

This was an unexpected turn of events. The girls listening to their conversation stood with their eyes wide open, waiting for an answer.

- Yes. I even have a letter from Seira. I didn't throw it away, so I might even show it to all of you later. "

- My God, she gave money and ordered to leave the capital ... "

- I didn't know that she could be like that ... "

The girls began to whisper. Having said that there was evidence, Seira's reputation quickly began to decline.

Flora tried to rectify the situation and said:

- Wait! It happened because you said that you would leave the capital if you have money, right? "

- That's what I wanted to do. But this was only due to the fact that there was always a misunderstanding, it annoyed me ... "

- She gave you money, as you wanted, then why ...! "

- I never asked her for money. I left the capital only for a while to earn some money and return. "

Now the question of money was no longer discussed. At the moment, among the noble ladies, there was no one richer than the moon.

- What happened in the store? You really made her walk all the way to your house, right? "Karen asked shyly, who believed only in Flora's words.

"Lady Flora laughed at me. She met me at the store and said that I could not buy a single dress. So I just offered a bet if I could buy the dress or not. "

- Just a second! I didn't do that!? ", - said Flora indignantly.

- Yes? Are you so sure? "

- What...!?"

Luna decided to remind her what would happen if she abandoned her bet.

"You shouldn't lie, or do you want me to say my second wish?"

They all looked closely at Flora. Rosemary, the three young girls and Karen, and other guests who were slightly late for the party, waited quietly outside the glass garden.

Luna, not missing this opportunity, said to Flora.

- Come on. Prove your innocence. I don't want to be treated with suspicion. This is a good opportunity, so let's face it. "

Flora understood if she refused her desire she would have to become her maid for a year.

In a situation that she faced for the first time in her life, Flora held her breath. Usually she herself caused trouble to others, but this was the first time she was in such a position.

It seemed to her that she would faint from the pressure from the people watching her. She did not know what to answer and spoke slowly, in a low voice.

- Well, I ...!"

As she began to speak, she aroused everyone's curiosity.

"Well... um... I don't know anything! I really do not know! I think I'll go ...! "

- ... Umm !? Lady Flora !? "

It was an escape. Flora grabbed the hem of her dress and hurried out of the glass garden.

Surprised Karen followed her. Rosemary tried to follow them, but Luna grabbed her arm and stopped her.

- Everything is fine. Better to leave them alone. "

"But she never said anything."

- No, the answer has already been given. If my words were not true, she would have screamed about it. I didn't run away. "

Luna answered with a smile.

It was clear that Flora was the culprit.

Luna did not suspect that she would be able to dispel all the rumors in such an unexpected place and in such an environment.

"How could they do that?"

"So she was pretending to be a victim ..."

When Luna had calmed down, the other young girls could not hide their anger.

It's the same with the ladies who arrived late and secretly listened to the conversation at the entrance to the glass garden.

- I'm sorry, but I didn't hear your conversation from the very beginning. So you really are not interested in Monsieur Rodrienne. "Said one of them.

"So all these rumors are lies?"

Luna found it difficult to answer in the affirmative, because there were too many rumors around her figure.

- I don't know what other rumors are circulating about me. But I can tell you for sure that Fersen does not interest me in the least. "

Hearing her answer, the young girls became even more angry.

- My God, but all these rumors were specially spread to throw mud at you ... "

- Sorry. I didn't even know it and thought of you as a bad person. "

- I also. Forgive me."

Rosemary also decided to support Luna and said:

- As a result of my conversation with Luna, it turned out that everything was a lie. Can such a beautiful and wise person do such absurd acts? Especially if she already has a lover. It doesn't make any sense. "

- Beloved?

- Do you have a lover? Indeed?"

- Oh, damn it! Do you have a man? If so, then these rumors are even more ridiculous. "

- How could they do that. What disrespect ...! "

Having learned that she has a lover, the young girls were convinced of the innocence of the moon.

It was in the hands of the moon. But she was tormented by doubts, how did Rosemary even know about her "lover"?

Luna, surprised by her words, called for Rosemary.

"Lady Rosemary, let's step away for a minute."

- ... "

Rosemary nodded slowly, as if with a creak, like a broken toy.