The Phoenix Clan's Decision
The Phoenix Palace, named such because it was where royal members of the Phoenix Clan resided, was located deep within the heart of Heavenly Chengshi, the capital of the Xia Dynasty.
The Phoenix Palace was a massive place. Built into multiple tiers like a cake, each tier belonged to a specific caste within the Xia Dynasty’s royal family. The bottom tier was meant for those of the lowest caste, the branch members, who were basically servants to the pureblood members. The second tier also belonged to branch members, but they were people who had proven useful and were thus granted higher status. After the second tier came the third, fourth, and fifth tiers, which were reserved for pureblood members of the Huǒ Clan.
And then there was the sixth tier.