[ Hua Cheng easily ties the topics up all into a neat little red ribbon bundle, spreading his free hand with a low hum. ]

Ahh, thank you. The 800 years part I can safely say is accurate, although I stopped counting long before we hit that marker, so I'm not certain just how close the 17 is. [ A thoughtful noise. ] Easier to say that nobles don't change much over that course of time, though.