"Do you know how that rebellion army was ultimately annihilated? Just six years after the kingdom's fall, without any intervention from the empire's upper echelon, the mountain folks themselves drove the restorationists out of Villania... After living good days for so long, who would reminisce about the times when they served as beasts of burden for the lords and still couldn't eat their fill?"
Leon was amazed at Athias's ability to govern conquered territories, prompting him to recall what Acro had once said about the living conditions in Villania after its conquest.
If the situations of the two empires were similar, then Villania, regardless of the timeline, was likely destined to become mere dust in history.
"Is the rule of the Athias Empire truly so fair and enlightened?"
Kovis put down his cup of red tea, shook his head, and said, "Not necessarily fair. The empire is highly hierarchical, and mages never consider those without magical talent, the 'commoners,' as their peers;
