The overall setting of the story Nobody 's Princess is Ancient Greece. It mainly takes place in the city-state of Sparta. A very frequent place they visit is the Training Grounds. This is one of the settings of the story. When Helen visits the Training Grounds the author is very descriptive. Before Helen goes to the grounds she described it as open ground surrounded by olive trees. The second day Helen goes to the Grounds, she try to hold the appear while her brother throw their spears hit the hay bales at the end of the Grounds. This bit of information hints that there is training things and straw bales at the end of the Training area. Later when Helen loses control of her temper she stomps on a sharp stone. This tells you that the training