"To sum it up, the Nobility are doing everything in their power to protect all their special privileges. The Church's position is essentially the same. The only ones willing to cooperate with Minister Nekker's proposal were us Mages."
Ironically, on the eve of the Noble Conference, inside information about the Mining Company leaked from the Magic Guild, causing Nekker's plot to fail. Yet, during the Noble Conference itself, the only ones who voted in his favor from beginning to end were the Great Mages from the Tower of Stars and the Tower of Thunderstorm.
