Ahem. Now that I have more time...
Know this, Abyssia. If you choose to attack our noble kingdom you shall find even the poorest of villagers taking up arms to repel you, while yours keel over at the sight of a single velite in hopes of liberation. Such loyalty can never be achieved in a nation where the people are sacrificed in exchange for demons, or used as fuel for insane experiments. (Not that I know whether you actually use Blood Magic or not.)
So says Pothead.
As for whatshisname the scholar, he didn't want to use his Astral magic for the good of the nation. We burned him at the stake.
