Micah's eyebrows lift, clearly impressed, but they laugh at his entirely justifiable dig at all this neofeudalism.

"It's not endemic to the rest of the Nexus, if that makes it any better," they say with a wry smile. "Some of us come from perfectly sensible democracies. That's still an interesting collection of titles, though. It sounds like you've had quite a career."

Their grin turns crooked. "Show me yours, show you mine?" they suggest lightly.