PookiesUncle

When Princess Elleganza Nightingale of Florin was born, the joy of her parents and her kingdom were only tempered by the fact she was a girl.  For years her parents had tried and failed to produce an heir, and a girl was better than nothing.  Until she was sixteen, it was expected that her husband would be the next king; a temptation that suitors from leagues away couldn't resist.  Even if Princess Elleganza was rather plain herself. As an infant, she had lacked the golden tresses or luxurious curls expected of princesses.  When she opened her eyes they were a dull gray-blue, which quickly darkened to