"Right. They exist on the fringes of Blood society. We don't interact much, though the Blood who rule them usually check on landen villages and whatnot in their desmesnes. Unfortunately, they mostly fear us, though they can hardly be blamed for that." Karla frowned.

"You'd all be considered landens, back at home, but you haven't the same bearing, so I forget. Mostly you don't look at me like you're worried I'm about to set you and your family on fire for blinking inappropriately."