Ivan had not yet left the grounds of the Hobson family estate when he received the certificate of nobility—a baronial iron token. Its appearance was that of a plain iron token, engraved on the front with the oath of allegiance of the nobility, while the other side was left blank, for the future engraving of a family crest and motto.
He was currently only a baron-in-training, as he had not yet received the recognition of the Aromatic Wheat Grand Duke. This would likely require a year or two of inspection, during which the Grand Duke would assess his ability to govern his domain.
In fact, as long as there were not a significant number of serfs revolting, as long as he, as a baron, did not commit acts that enraged both heaven and man, and as long as he did not die suddenly, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that he would receive the Nobility Scroll issued by the Grand Duke, becoming a hereditary baron and turning Mulberry Valley into a permanent domain of the Marichadon family.
