Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-1173941-20130917000926

So then, in Episode 9, we are introduced to the information, that including Vale, there are a total of Four Kingdoms.

"Kingdom" is a very specific word, that implies the existence of a monarch. As such, that means there are Royal Families ruling over the aforementioned Kingdoms. I find this interesting. What might the Royalty of Vale have to do with the RWBY plot, I wonder?

I'm not very good with coming up with theories, but i'm interested in what all of you think... 