"Because the fall of mortals was almost inevitable." White Mist interjected, "The Black Iron People were beings who had fallen into the Mortal Realm, and had thus been so deeply affected by Dark Magic. Yet among the descendants of the gods, the weak and powerless mortals were the most ambitious and the most greedy. The several Wars of the Saints in their history, as well as the changes in power within the kingdoms established by the Four Sages, all proved this point."
The Fae Lady nodded.
"What was he worried about? The descent of the Twilight Dragon? Why was he so eager to find someone to inherit his path?" White Mist pressed. "But civilization has existed for six whole eras, and we even achieved a rare victory in the last war. Why was he so anxious?"
"I don't know either," Tata replied. "Perhaps it has something to do with the war beyond the Elemental Barrier, or perhaps it has something to do with Lady Martha's Divine Oracle. As for me, Ailanta, and the other lords, we were all actually well aware of the problems mortal civilization might face. That was why we agreed to become Supreme Saints with Lord Odin and remain behind to inherit his path."
Brando listened silently to their conversation before asking, "The King of Flames was also a Supreme Saint?"
"His Excellency the King of Flames was not," Tata answered. "Of the Four Sages, only Lady Ailanta remained behind to protect the world they had created. But Lord Gilt understood that Supreme Saints existed only to deal with the enemies beyond the Elemental Barrier, while the Civilized World ultimately had to rely on itself."
"He actually understood humanity's and the elves' innate flaws very well, and he knew that what Lord Odin had said might eventually