[she nods, though it never makes it easier to explain, no matter how many times she's asked about it]

It is an island country, filled with many different races. The capital is in the center; it was once a kingdom, long before I was born, but when the king fell ill, his council took over, and it became more a large city than anything. There are trees as far as the eye can see, though, beyond that, and villages hidden within them and along the roads that lead to outposts and other, smaller cities.