“Oh!” she says, eyes widening in surprise, “Oh right. Duh. Sorry.” Djinni is so accustomed to others knowing the names of Beqanna’s lands that she’d not bothered to remember that Raxa – who is so new – would probably not be as familiar with them. She is going to explain herself when Raxa asks what else is out in Beqanna, and the chestnut mare seizes her chance to elaborate.
“Well, we’re obviously in the Field,” she says aloud, turning a bit to orient herself with the mountains so that she can be more sure of her directions. “Directly around us is what we call the Common Grounds: the meadow, forest, challenge grounds, and a playground for the foals.” She does her best to point in the proper directions with her red nose. “Due north is the Tudnra, where the bachelor stallion kingdom.” Raxa hadn’t known what a kingdom was, she remembers, and Djinni interrupts her own geography lesson. “A kingdom is like a big herd, I guess. There’s usually an army and some diplomats, and a king or queen, or sometimes both. ”
“Way in the south is the Amazons jungle. It’s an all-female kingdom, and I hear it stays really warm year round. The Desert, where I grew up, is another kingdom. It’s farther southwest. The Chamber is due east of here, way up in those mountains. ” Djinni gestures towards the snow-capped mountains. “There are four other kingdoms – the Gates, the Falls, the Valley, and the Dale. There are also lots of herd lands, and they’re under general rule of the nearest kingdom, but as far as I know kingdoms tend to ignore them for the most part. ”