[Uh-buh? So many royalties?

Wherever Matrim is from, it sounds like a fairly sizable place to boast multiple rulers. Nippon, all things considered, is tiny; easily managed under one Queen, save the waters, which is reserved for another.

. . . and they're probably not related, either.]

Donno about mages, but I know a miko. Met a queen, once, too, but we parted ways fast. She didn't talk anything like yours.