"Not a whole bunch, princess," John freely admitted. "I don't even know how exactly the borders look or who is in charge where. All I know is that the majority of the Divided Gates reside in Europe."
Lydia fell into thoughtful silence following that. "I cannot have that. Your ignorance may reflect embarrassingly on me. They will speculate that I am taking advantage of your inexperience."
"You technically are," John dared to suggest.
"I mean that I am taking advantage in a way that leaves you without advantages gained yourself. An obvious falsehood." Lydia looked at the very alive Rave. "Regardless, I do not gain a favourable reputation by having one of my subjects, be it a temporary one, be unlearned. Explaining the hows and whys for everything would take too long but I can give you a basic rundown. Aclysia, would you clean the table?" the princess requested, as if the Artificial Guardian had been her servant for years now.
