Adrian gives him a brief appraising look, eyebrow quirked just a little; really not like the other nobles, is he? That's different-- pleasantly so, if a bit surprising.

"There are a lot of them." Bratty nobles. He isn't sure where to start talking about home, when so many things about home are steeped in disappointment and shame. "It's like anywhere else, I suppose. An Emperor, the nobles, the rules. Neighbors with an axe to grind... but enchanted swords, too."