Nobility within the empire was quite simple. At the top was the emperor, then dukes, counts, and finally barons.
Each metropolis was controlled by a duke and was their territory. What was considered the territory of the metropolises was divided into counties. And these counties in turn were divided into baronies.
Such a simple hierarchy prevailed in the imperial lands.
The lands that belonged to the Kingdom of Arcanoa, for example, now had the same hierarchy, with the king's brother Musthar V. Arcanoa at the top.
Most metropolises were different from each other in many ways, as they had previously belonged to different kingdoms. And another way they differed was in easily recognizable factors such as vegetation, atmosphere, and climate.
And the Barony of Halve... it was the greenest region Kael had ever seen.
No, not simply green... a strikingly bright green.
'Woah.'
Flowers, trees, bushes... everything. Everything was too green.
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