[ as Zara had been suspecting, Ciel's world was similar to his, but markedly different in some aspects - more than just being filled with Huma alone. He has a difficult time imagining a world where the merchantry hold all the power.

(In a sense, would that put him in a high position, seeing as he sells his work? Now that's really difficult to imagine.)

But he has no reason to doubt it, so he simply nods with a muffled noise of interest, one hand reaching up to rub some warmth into one of his flattened ears. ]

I see. I'm glad to hear that she's a fine ruler. [ sometimes having all the power concentrated in one bloodline can be a problem. But he won't mention that - it's not appropriate. ] It's difficult to imagine a Huma queen, though... Our Weblin has been ruled by cat kings for a long, long time.