Puberty Cinderella

The window of the guest room faced a deep chasm in the tundra.On the part of the cliff that was not covered by snow, gray rocks were exposed, and occasionally a few dark-colored withered grasses grew out of the cracks in the rocks. Apart from this, there was no living thing as far as the eye could see.Perhaps in the unfathomable bottom of the valley, winter has not yet come, the hares are chasing butterflies on the grass, and the residents of the land of eternal summer toast and revel every day, living a life isolated from the world.But no, the map said there was nothing there but an ancient abandoned road.

Ella gave up poring over the map hanging on the wall.She sat down by the bed and carefully took out two small flowers from her pocket.One was withered, and the other was punishing her, but she didn't want to throw them away.

Because a hand cruelly took it off, life quickly left it.Soon, its plump, green petals will curl up and become yellow, haggard, and unappealing.Even so, she was bewitched by its emerald-like luster when it was in full bloom, lost in that touch of green, and made a mistake that she shouldn't have made.

Sadness, guilt, and resentment came together in her heart.Niyaf, the aloof elf queen, Ella recognized her at a glance.One second she was still the fairy she longed for in her dream, and the next moment she appeared in front of her, with a silver crown wrapped around her forehead, long light golden hair coiled high behind her head, revealing two pointed elf ears .Ella would rather she were a dream, a gust of wind, and only the fragrance remained after it dissipated.But seeing her now, I realized that she was just a flirtatious woman who played with her and then abandoned her, and a union was impossible.Even though, in all fairness, she didn't do anything too much to her.

There was a knock on the door.An elf entourage came in and said, "Her Majesty invites you to have dinner."

Before entering the dining room, she was still looking forward to being alone with the queen for a while, but the long table was already full of guests, and an attendant was reading out the official titles and titles of each of them in a drawn-out tone. Only Ella is the shortest.

"Knight Ella of Fora!"

Ella regretted that she hadn't gone hunting in the woods a few times beforehand, so that she might be called a "bear butcher" or a "grouse killer" or something.

The entourage led her to the seat to the left of the queen and sat down, opposite to her was the gloomy chief wizard Owen.The princes of the northern states also sat at the other end of the long table, waving to her.

When all the guests arrived, Owen stood up and greeted everyone, but there was another meaning written on his face.Then the dinner officially started, and the entourage reported the name of each dish in the same disdainful tone as when reporting the official title. Many dishes Ella had never even heard of, such as grinding a certain kind of beetle into powder and pouring maple syrup Made small cakes.

When the Ambassador from the Isles amuses them all with a joke, the Queen leans towards her a little, and asks her if the food is all right.Ella expressed her satisfaction, but she didn't know what it was made of.

"I have considered your proposal," said the Queen.

Aila's heart moved, she didn't know whether she wanted or didn't want her to accept the marriage proposal.

"I will not marry Prince Rappanzo," said the queen, "but I can promise an alliance with the country of Fora. After all, Gregory needs more than an older daughter-in-law. Allies made by marriage. I believe this result is enough to satisfy him."

"Steamed clams with egg pattern fish!" The attendant shouted in a drawn out tone.

Ella leaned back, waiting for the servants to set her plate, when she inadvertently caught a wary glance from the Head Wizard.

"Indeed." She avoided Owen's sight and said to the Queen in a low voice, "Why didn't I think of that?"

"But what I say doesn't count. I have to convince the ministers at the meeting."

"Even if the alliance fails in the end, I would like to thank you first. This matter means a lot to me."

"Don't thank me, I didn't make this decision for you. Do you eat fish eyes?"

"food."

Niyaf forked the round eye of an egg fish from her own plate, and put it on Ella's plate when no one was looking. "It's nutritious, but I can't stand this thing. Standing still is not a long-term solution. Multiple friends are not bad, but the elves are not as forgetful as you humans, and it is difficult to let go of past hatred. It has been thousands of years, and now is the time .”

"Your Majesty is indeed far-sighted."

"In order to facilitate this, I need you to attend the meeting with me tomorrow." As she said that, Niyaf smiled and extended a hand to her from under the table, "I also need a friend very much personally."

Such a look, such a smile, how could she refuse?She held that slender and white hand in a daze, and the soft and warm familiar touch came through her palm.Why is she always so cold?Is Ella wondering if her heart is just as hard?

The next morning, a group of maids dragged Ella out of bed, wrapped her inside and outside three layers of silk and satin into a wedding cake, and told her to stay in her room.Ella hadn't worn a skirt for a long time, let alone such a high-end dress, she couldn't sit or stand, so she had to pace around the room.

After a long wait of three epochs, the door finally opened.The visitor was none other than Queen Niyaf herself.Ella staggered and raised the hem of her skirt to perform a ladylike court ceremony, blushing because she knew what she had done was outrageous.

Niyaf held her hand with a smile and said, "You are so beautiful."

Ella blushed even more, wondering if she was teasing her on purpose.She was determined to take revenge back, so she also said: "You are the one, you are so dazzling that I dare not look directly at you." After finishing speaking, she realized that she seemed to be just stating the facts.

"Thank you," Niyaf replied completely unaffected, as if she has long been used to receiving compliments, "I really want to flatter each other with you all day long, but unfortunately, there are still a group of ministers who don't understand Wait for us."

Nyaf dragged Ella around in the winding corridors of the Winter Palace, and she didn't let go until the door of the conference room.The herald announced the arrival of Her Majesty, and the courtiers and lords from all over the room who were already sitting in the room stood up one after another and took off their hats to greet her.Except for the chief wizard Owen, no one seemed to notice Ella standing aside, just thinking she was an ordinary maid.

As Ella listened as they debated on everything from tax reform to who lost a cow, she could see that the ministers were forming cliques with each other, that the parties didn't like each other. , sometimes not for the lost cow, but for fighting your opponent in everything.She couldn't help admiring the patience with which the Queen had always put up with these stupid politicians and relentlessly intervened.Finally, they agreed with the Queen's decision on where to start looking for cattle.

"My lords," said the queen, "there is one final issue. The envoy sent by King Gregory of Fola has asked us to form an alliance. What do you think?"

"What? We must never agree to form an alliance with humans!" said a minister.

"You are always so irritable. Why don't we hear the emissary's terms first?" said another minister.

"Yes, let's meet the messenger first!"

The Queen winked at Ella.But Ella was not prepared at all, her mind went blank, and she walked forward at a loss.

"Gentlemen," said the queen, "I have the honor to present to you Miss Ella, the envoy of the kingdom of Fola."

The ministers looked at Ella in unison, and then whispered to each other.

The queen said: "Miss Ella, we all know that among the kingdoms of mankind, Fera is already the most powerful and the most vast in territory. Why does King Gregory still form an alliance with us?"

"That's because once a powerful country is isolated and helpless, the small countries that covet it will unite and want to deal with it. As the saying goes, a tiger is no match for many dogs, and a good man is afraid of having too many people..."

Ae-ra wonders if she said something she shouldn’t have said as the ministers intensify their discussions.But the Queen smiled and nodded at her, motioning for her to continue.

"That's why King Gregory hopes to join forces with your country to frighten other countries. If there is still someone who dares to challenge, we promise, we..." Ella couldn't make it up anymore, and asked Niyaf for help eyes.

"They will divide the land they conquered with us equally," said the queen.

This sentence caused an even bigger stir among the ministers.After intense discussions between the two factions, they both expressed their willingness to establish an alliance with the Vladivostok.