“There is something Your Highness might have overlooked,” the Skull Principal quickly interjected.

The pure Gold Dragon tilted her head curiously.  
What had she overlooked?

“Traditionally, mages are like steel—they need to be heated in flames and hammered to become stronger—”

“Haha! The Principal truly has a great sense of humor!”  
Lee Han cut in swiftly, fearing the Gold Dragon might take the statement literally and start believing mages needed to be forged with fire and hammering.

“Your Highness, the Empire regularly faces incidents and accidents. Can one truly claim that these are all His Majesty’s …