A live-action retelling of the classic Cinderella fairy tale, following a kind-hearted young woman kept in servitude by her cruel stepfamily. When a royal ball offers a chance at a different life, she must decide whether love and courage can overcome the gulf between her world and the prince's.
You know, if the housekeeper hears you singing about fires and embers, she'll think you're plotting an If I was going to burn the estate down, Elias, I wouldn't sing about it first. I'd just politely ask you to fetch the matches. And I would. You know I would.
They left you all of Lady Bethurna's riding dresses from yesterday's hunt. It's pure mud. They're trying to break your spirit, Jen. Just keep your head down today. The merchant ships are in the harbour and the ladies are in a foul mood.
I snagged half a loaf of bread from the kitchens. I hid it behind the flower stacks You're going to get us both whipped, Elias. Thank you. Mother wants the silver polished before dawn.
Every piece. The silver hasn't been used since my father died. And whose fault is that? If your father hadn't been weak enough to succumb to the plague,
perhaps this place wouldn't be crumbling. Mother saved you from starvation. The least you can do is keep the filth away. Leave it, Bethana.
You can't expect a creature that sleeps in the dirt to understand how to clean a manor. Polish the silver.