There was a violent thunderclap, and a rush of wind that knocked Princess 
Nell flat on her back. She looked up, dazed, to see that she was surrounded by 
a vast army of some hundreds of thousands of girls, only a few years younger 
than she was. A wild cheer rose up, and all of the girls fell to their knees as 
one and, in a scene of riotous jubilation, proclaimed their fealty to Queen 
Nell.