"Is this how humans do things?" Kaisen whispered, leaning over to Milo since the archer from the Heartwood Clan seemed to be well acquainted with human traditions. "I thought that their lords named themselves after the places they are from. Is that not the case?"
"It's the opposite," Milo said softly. "They name the places they rule after their ruling families. Their family names have to be earned with great deeds in moments like this, and they pass their glory down to all their descendants."
Milo hardly considered himself an expert on the subject, but he'd asked several questions of Lady Heila during the days they spent watching over Sir Ollie's vigil and he'd been surprised to learn how intricate the customs of human nobility were and just how much being a part of the Blackwell family had shaped the Mother of Trees.
