Talk:Bun-Lan Lim/@comment-44170755-20200621133446/@comment-142.244.170.149-20200717212310

On the page for The Calling, 2 it says that the direct translation of the language refers to "Uncle" Beng.

Since they refer to the Formosans as "royals", and following the heirarchy of most traditional royal families, I'd wager that Bun-Lan Lim is the "ruler", likely inheriting the title from a dead father. However, because of her presumably young age, her father's brother, It-Beng Sia, is a close consort, most likely advising Lim on how to proceed with royal matters until she is mature enough to take on the role alone.

It would also explain how Beng refers to her as "miss", which would both be a reference to her young age, and yet a formal title befitting of her royal Formosan status, as she is higher up in the royal court than him.