A little girl whom everyone in the village avoided grew up to become her own queen. She influenced everyone around her, knew nothing of rank or etiquette, and had no worldly wisdom. She lived just the way everyone wished they could.
She was their king, a king whose every call was answered.
As it turned out, the people who left the mountains to do business were all incompetent.
As it turned out, the mountain school even taught students to weave carrying baskets.
As it turned out, babies in the mountains all had to learn martial arts.
As it turned out, that fire poker was a weapon.
As it turned out, the city gates were guarded by child soldiers.
So many unbelievable things were perfectly ordinary in this city. Every person here was the protagonist of their own story, and she was the city’s soul.
It's really beautiful. This is the first time I've read a story like this, and it gets better and better the more I read.