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Chapter 10 Chatting with the Lion
The girl whose veil was torn off wore long hair like moonlight, and the flower-shaped brow pendant inlaid with gemstones shook between her delicate eyebrows because it was pulled, but it finally did not fall off.
The silver-haired girl is wearing a colorful long dress embroidered with gold patterns. She wears a lot of exaggerated jewelry. The crescent-shaped gemstone earrings that completely cover the earlobes hang down with long tassels, which makes people worry that she is exquisite.Whether the round earlobes can bear the weight, the wide necklace matching the earrings wraps the slender neck, and the tassels below fall to the chest, complementing the golden embroidery on the skirt collar, and her hands are justThere are as many as a dozen gemstone bracelets of various colors, layered on top of each other, and a slight movement will make a crisp collision sound.
But even though she was dressed so richly and auspiciously, the silver-haired girl still had an elegant and mysterious demeanor. When people saw her, the first thing they would pay attention to was her herself, not the external things that represented wealth.
Her skin was smooth, white and tender without any blemishes. Her purple eyes were filled with tears because of the pain, and they became more and more transparent and sparkling.The teeth are as white as shellfish, without any wear and tear.
Seeing her like this, everyone felt pity in their hearts and wanted to wipe away the tears from their eyes for her.
Ella really didn't expect to be attacked suddenly.
And not only was the veil ripped off, but the other party accidentally caught a strand of her hair when pulling it. Although it was only a small strand, Ella lost several strands of her hair after such a pull.She almost cried out.
She covered her head and looked at the plump girl. Violet's eyes were full of anger, and she stared straight at the perpetrator.
"What are you doing! Let go!"
Even though the strange language was filled with anger, it sounded like a lark chirping, making those who were questioned stunned.
But being stared at by those eyes, the plump girl felt a wave of self-blame and regret in her heart, as if she had done something heinous.
The ambassador hid Ella very tightly, but the bath before the banquet still allowed the two noble girls to see her. It was precisely because of seeing her that they were more curious about her than jealousy.
They didn't dare to ask the ambassador about Ayla, but they could find the maid who served Ayla on the ship. The maid didn't dare to say much under the order of the master, but she couldn't afford to offend the two noble girls, so under duress,Only hemming and hawing reveals that Ayla is an exotic princess.
This was originally news that made the girls even more jealous, but now it has become a sharp weapon for the plump girls to vent their anger on themselves.
Yes, their identities are not as noble as those princesses, but those princesses are also not as noble as the one beside her.
The girl who has seen Ella's true face really thinks that there is no one in this world who is more beautiful than Ella.
Of course, the plump girl was also a little cautious when she was in Raila. She could see that the Sathiya people were not very friendly to Kata, and the young king didn't even look at them.
This made the girl feel a sense of crisis.
If King Sathya returns them to Kata, it will be a humiliation that will never be washed away for them. Under this kind of encounter, when their families choose husbands for them, they will inevitably lower their standards.Those who they originally looked down upon.
No matter what, a proud noble girl would not want to fall into that kind of situation.
And the King Sathya in front of her is indeed young, handsome and very rich. The plump girl was tempted when she first saw him, and she told herself that she would stay no matter what.
So the slap of the girl by La Aila was indeed a bit deliberate in it, but because she was nervous, she didn't control the force well, so she tore off the entire veil, not to mention, and even pulled Ayla's hair.
"Yes, I'm sorry..."
The flustered girl let go of Ella, and all the courage just now disappeared, apologizing in a timid tone, looking at Ella, she felt ashamed that all her little thoughts had been turned out and exposed to the sun.
Still angry, Ella snatched the veil back from the girl and was about to put it back on.
This situation was obviously not in the ambassador's plan, but after seeing everyone present looking at Ayla in amazement, he seized this opportunity to introduce to King Sathya who was also staring at Ayla closely: "Your MajestyYour Majesty, this is Princess Ayla of the Faretel Kingdom in the Mio continent, she was lost in the desert in some accidents and was rescued by us."
No one had ever heard of the so-called Kingdom of Farretel, but looking at Ella who was raising her hand to wrap her veil, no one doubted her identity.
Nobles know nobles best. The so-called temperament is not something that can be pretended just by pretending. The special temperament exuded by the girl who is so beautiful that she is speechless can't be raised by ordinary people.
Even, such beauty cannot be pampered by a rich enough family, and even if there is no strong enough background, too much beauty will only become a disaster.
——Seeing her appearing here alone now, I am afraid that disaster has already appeared.
The aristocratic women who were still ridiculing before all shut their mouths obediently at this time. One thing that the Kata noble girl was right, this princess who had never heard of it was indeed unparalleled in beauty.
The most amazing thing is that women are always easy to be jealous or even hostile to people who are more beautiful than themselves, but when they see her, they are indeed jealous, but they subtly do not feel hostile.
They even developed a slight affection for this foreign princess.
This is true for all women, not to mention men who are already easily bewitched by beauty.
"Princess Ella heard about your bravery and greatness, and admired you very much. That's why she came with us to pay homage to you."
Rusis heard the words, still staring at Ella who had re-wrapped herself, noncommittal.
He didn't see that the girl seemed to admire him at all, and Lucis even suspected that the other party had never heard of his rumors.
But it is undeniable that Lucis did have an interest in Ella.
Not just now, but a little earlier, when everyone else was afraid of lions, only she was not only not afraid, but also very curious.
Of course, if that's the case, Lucis just thinks this person is interesting.
Lucis had to admit that he was one of the men who was fascinated by Ayla's beauty, which aroused his desire to conquer.
So after seeing her, Lucis decided to keep her, as the ambassador had hoped.
He sat up straight and raised his glass to Ella: "Welcome to Sathya."
The translator behind Ella hurriedly translated for her.
Ella stretched her skirt to the sides, curtsied gracefully: "Thank you."
With such an announcement, the atmosphere at the scene recovered, and soon Ella returned to her position with the mission.
When the host arrives, the banquet officially begins.
The music sounded again, a group of beautiful dancers who only covered the key parts with metal ornaments, and tied a few ribbons around their waists, dressed almost as if they hadn’t, filed in, quickly swinging their hips and abdomen to the beat of the drums, and danced.Hot, sexy and mysterious belly dance.
Their dancing postures are very beautiful, even though the dress is so revealing, there is a sense of sacredness when dancing, which reminds Ella that when belly dance first appeared, it was a sacrificial dance used for sacrifices.
It's just that most people are not in the mood to watch the show today, and their eyes are more on the location of the Kata Mission.
As the banquet began, the food was brought up by the attendants, and the table belonging to Ella was quickly filled, and a maid knelt beside her, serving her.
Ella has also eaten a lot of local food in the past few days. Whether it is Kata or Sathya, the local food has a strong taste. Their food will be seasoned with a lot of spices, and a lot of honey will be added to the sweets, which is sweet and greasy.People, and because of the weather, in order to ensure that the food does not spoil, the meat needs to be marinated with a lot of salt, so the food here is either too salty or too sweet for Ella, which does not meet her appetite.
But Ella has been poisoned by the dark medieval cuisine in the fairy tale world for several years. Compared with the food here, it is actually very good. After all, it is for the nobles, and it will not be so bad.
And you have the strength to run when you are full.
It is really difficult to get used to eating with your hands.
She took off the veil on her face, washed and wiped her hands in the clay basin filled with clean water held by the maid, and began to eat.
Instead of touching wine flavored with spices and honey, and bread that always tasted mixed with small stone crumbs, Ella picked up the safest fruit and a little salty barbecue, and ate while watching the show. She seemed serious, but in fact sheOut of the corner of his eye, he kept focusing on the previously selected target.
"ah."
A low gasp came from the side, and Ella turned her head to see that the maid who was kneeling on her left back was staring nervously at her other side.
She turned her head and met the golden beast pupils.
The lion who was lying on its stomach did not know when it came to her and stared at her, and the soldier who was in charge of holding the rope seemed to be distracted by watching the performance, and did not notice that the lion had left its place at all.
Others noticed it, but they were nervous and didn't dare to shout loudly, for fear that the lion would be startled and a tragedy would happen.
Facing a beast full of oppression, Ella was actually a little nervous. This was the first time she encountered such a large beast, and it was in a different world, so she didn't know whether her animal affinity would still work.
Seeing that the lion's eyes were fixed on the barbecue, Ayla picked up the plate containing the barbecue and placed it in front of it.
She said in a low voice, "Dear Mr. Lion, do you want this?"
Although it is not good for animals to eat this kind of salty food, it is more important to please this big guy to ensure their own safety at this time.
There was a grunt from the lion's throat, and it lowered its head and stuck out its big tongue, sweeping away the roast meat on the plate.
"You're weird, human girl."
Very good, can communicate!
"Really, what's wrong with me?" Ella lowered her head and took another plate of food that looked like roasted pigeons or quails, replacing the roasted meat eaten by the lion, worried that the translator behind her would hear her,She also purposely kept her voice low.
"You have a very comfortable smell, wait, can you understand me?" The lion ate the second plate of food, his round eyes seemed to be startled by the taste of the food.
"Yes, I understand."
Ella would encounter language barriers in the human world, but not in the animal world. Even the animals could easily understand what she meant, even if they didn't actually understand human language.
And this ability comes from the blessings of the fairies.
But a little human girl who can communicate is clearly more attractive to lions than food.
The food on Ella's table was very rich for her, but it couldn't satisfy an adult lion. After it finished eating all the meat, it stared at other people's tables with unsatisfied desires.
Noticing that its gaze had shifted, the Kata, who had already been frightened by it, immediately ordered the maid serving beside him to bring all the meat on the table.
Compared with the fear of the Kata people, the people in the palace are used to the existence of this lion and know that it will not attack people. Of course, they will be afraid of such a close contact with the lion, so they only dare to put food in Ellaon the side of the table away from the lion.
Ella sent the meat to the lion again.
Seeing the lion eating without raising its head, Ella frowned: "Didn't you eat before?"
"I ate it, but the food they prepared for me today is only half of the usual."
"So do you usually eat enough?"
"Of course, every time so many people get together, they always prepare more meat for me."
So why is it an exception today?
Ella looked thoughtfully at the soldier who hadn't taken the lion away.