"Wow, an Empress." Noah remarked at Sophia mention of her mother. Noah's father had told him stories of faraway empires, and wondered if Lyok one of the empires his father had talked about. Noah was brought out of his excitement by Sophia's next question, which brought another smile to Noah. "It's in the far North of Estovet. We cover most of the frozen lands." Noah replied, realizing that there wasn't a lot about Cressen to describe to people. "There's always at least 2 feet of snow year-round, and during the summer the sun stays up for 3 months in a row." Noah figured that at least this information would be enough to impress the youngest daughter of an Empress, at least he hoped. "All we have is snow, and huge fortresses. What about you, Sophia? What is it like in Lyok?" Noah was eager to hear about the place. If the empires of faraway were anything like his dad told him, they had magnificent buildings, huge armies, and harvests that feed the entire nation for a year.