User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: My top 13 Questions for Volume 3/@comment-5217560-20141025052656/@comment-24218038-20141026231345

I can answer why there are villages out of the kingdoms.

Some people wants to live differently than others. Either they don't like the laws or want a smaller community. even if they have to deal with the constant possibility of destruction by the Grimm.