Altruism 'verse

Castle has been centred around a literal Castle , inhabitited by only the highest levels of the Royal Line and courtesans, surrounded in turn by walls and walls for centuries.   Glass County has remained separate, despite attempts to negotiate or create an alliance, knowing that any advantageous would be double edged, and that it was far more complicated but better to remain neutral, as far as the word could be stretched out.   There are other areas and territories, but for now let us focus on these two.