Sorry to jump in, but weeks makes me want to know if there's a set distance between the cities, or if they're supposed to be basically city-states? Weeks on foot is equivalent to walking on foot across, like, several (large) U.S. states. Does that mean it takes literally half a year (a year??) to travel back to Thorne or several months to go to any other kingdom without magical travel? Is there easily accessible portaling between the cities themselves?