Percy kept his eyes on the road as he explained. Flynn had fully turned towards him and watched with bated breath like he was talking about something fun.
"There are five duchies and three margraviates in Crona. This is excluding the Hestia region that belongs to the royal family."
Flynn nodded, her red hair bobbing with her.
"That's a good division, I think. Perfect eight."
"How is eight a perfect number?" he wondered before continuing. "It was actually a messy division."
"There used to be fourteen ducal houses three hundred years ago. There were six just fifty years ago. They are constantly cannibalising and destroying each other. That's why a lot of counts often throw around claims to lands that their ancestors ruled."
Flynn shrugged, not really understanding what the big deal was.
"Well, the Hestia family is still here to keep things in check. They've been in charge since the beginning."
