"A Palace Wizard?”

“Yes,” Mazdari replied to Vasen Lak Orazen’s question. “It means a Wizard who works for the palace. His Majesty suggested it first, and I accepted the offer.”

Although Vasen didn’t dislike Wizards, he still wasn't entirely free from old prejudices about them.

As if Mazdari had sensed those thoughts, he continued to say, “What do you think about a Wizard being used during war?”

“Hmm. To be honest, I’m not sure.”

“That’s unexpected. Haven’t you seen magic a few times before?”

“But it was always used to kill something. It’s amazing that it could do such a thing alone, but if we were to focus on a Wizard strategy and lose them, the losses would be severe."

Mazdari nodded in agreement, as it was a point he hadn't really considered before.

Vasen continued to say, “Honestly, if the cost of forming a Wizard unit was the same as forming a unit full of gunners with similar power, it would be better to go with the gunners. If a Wizard is killed with a single bullet, that's the same as losing an entire unit, whereas a gunner unit would only lose one member."

“Is that so?” Mazdari asked. “But Wizards have a bit more skill.”

“Such as?...