"That"s where you learned to harness your magic?"
"It is, although it"s far more than just a simple magical academy."
"In what way?"
"We were taught the ways of the court, not to mention the history of the Continent."
"And all this to wield magic?"
"Magic is but one of our weapons. Yes, it gets us in the door, so to speak, but our minds are the most potent tools in our arsenal. Our job is to advise rulers, the better to ensure that peace reigns over the Petty Kingdoms."
"Then I"d say your Volstrum isn"t doing very well. War is constantly erupting somewhere or other."
"Unfortunately, you can"t change hundreds of years of aggression overnight. The Petty Kingdoms were born in war; one might even say it"s their natural state, but it doesn"t need to remain that way."
"And you believe yo
