The Thousand Year Dynasty
08.5 Intermezzo part 2
"So you're a noble's daughter?" nata asked Lucia as she was helping the girl clear her tent in the morning.
"really. Tumben you're up this morning?" lucia said as she looked at Aksa who was still curled up in her sleeping bag between the wheels of the carriage.
"I think because yesterday I slept faster" Nata replied. "If I may know a princess, do the nobles have a rank among them?" tanyanya.
"There," replied Lucia while sitting on the train facing Nata. "In the kingdom of Elbrasta there are three levels.
"The first was the baron. They are the ones who contribute to the kingdom. Such as landlords, wealthy merchants, politicians who got titles from the kingdom as gifts or awards. They were the lowest ranked of all the nobles. They can be of any kind. Even from races other than humans.
"Then there was Jarl they were the Narva people of indigenous descent who had long served the kingdom. They were given the authority to guard and govern a territory in the name of the kingdom.
"And then the last one is Dux. They were noble families who were still directly related to the kingdom. They own the territory and have full rights in regulating the entire region on their own behalf" explained Lucia at length. "In other kingdoms there are even more than three levels. It's like Arcdux or Viscont" he says.
Nata nodded small. "And your noble status?" tanyanya.
"I had a kinship with the king before" Lucia replied, taking several sleeping bags from the carriage behind her seat and beginning to fold them.
"Well, that means your tiers are high too. Dux Lucia's."
Lucia just kept quiet still folding.
"For the size of a high-status noble princess, your behavior shows otherwise" Nata later said.
"meaning?" asked Lucia who started to frown.
"You look independent, polite, humble, and have a hobby to get into other people's problems."
Hearing Nata's last words made Lucia stare intently.
"Hey, I'm praising you."
"What should a noble princess look like?"
"Yes, like those who have always been served, praised, lived in luxury, and whose desires have always been fulfilled."
"But for the size of a Dux family princess, you should have a life like that."
Then Lucia fell silent as if thinking, "Right as well. The life I'm living should be like that, huh?" he said then agreed to Nata's words while nodding small.
"What is patrilineal royalty?"
"true."
"So is that why you are traveling with Jean now, and are not enjoying being a noble princess?"
"You mean?"
"I mean, was it by chance that you were running away from your family, Princess?" ask Nata to guess.
Hearing this made Lucia laugh. It was as if Nata's words were laughable.
"Gee!" Suddenly, Aksa's voice next to Nata makes Lucia and Nata surprised.
Aksa, who still looked sleepy, walked towards the train where Lucia was sitting.
"Why?" Ask Lucia later.
"You're so sweet when you laugh like that" said Aksa who made Lucia stay still in the room in surprise.
"Wash your face first" Nata said.
Aksa walked half staggered towards Nata. "Snat? Do you like the princess?" Ask questions later with their world language that Lucia does not understand.
"You're delirious, huh? Wash your face."
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