Marie
Marie asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Why are official meetings of Gregor and the full roster of counts at Vorhartung castle and not some non-family associated location (such as a capital or even Vorbarra palace)? Also, do any Vorhartungs still exist?

Lois McMaster Bujold
I don't know if any Vorhartungs still exist or not. Anyway, the Castle is Imperial property and has been for quite some time, probably since some war in the Bloody Centuries. The name just lingers, the way such do.

Ta, L.

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