@CaitsFERRIS"Well neither of you are wrong, there is an important factor that you both are missing." Ferris took a sip from his glass of water, which was brought to them by a waiter.
"It's a division of powers among the government. While the Magic Council has far reaching power, there isn't enough man power nor enough time for the government to deal with all of the individual problems throughout the country. That's where the guilds come in." Reaching his arms over to a table of a family that had just left, he grabbed a coloring page and a red colored pencil and placed it on their table. He flipped the sheet over to a blank side and had begun to draw a diagram on it.
"If the Council deals with national and international issues, then the guilds deal with everything at the local level." He drew the Council symbol, an Ankh, and wrote down the general responsibilities of the council. Next to it, he drew the Phoenix Wing, Dragon Fang, and Frenzy Plant guild marks bunched together. He continued to write as he spoke.
"The Magic Council doesn't have the time to hunt down every single rogue mage, rampant monsters, and other needs of their citizens. The government wouldn't be able to function if they tried to fix every single problem so mage guilds fill in that void. You could argue that all mages should join the council to help maximize productivity, but there are those who would argue that a separation of powers keeps the government in check. Recent events would back that up, but those were extreme circumstances and some wound argue that it had an adverse effect due to all of the dark guilds running amok."He twirled the colored pencil around his fingers before tapping it against the table.
"Well, the point of the Games is more than just see the strongest that Fiore has to offer and perhaps even more than promoting magic or the reformed council. The council is assessing the top guilds and making their own observations of them. Who is a threat and who is an asset. It's important to think about the ones taking these job requests."@BurthstoneLEVIA nervous smiled spread along his face and he held his hands out with his palms facing her. He shook his head at her wanting to pay him for simply helping her; it didn't sit well to get paid to help someone out voluntarily.
"I told you already, I don't want you to pay me. I'm just happy to help." Levi pulled a chair up and sat down on it, the wood creaked underneath his weight comprised of mostly muscle. He glanced to the men that were battered up by whoever came in to beat them up and wondered where the main members were to protect their guild mates. Well, it wasn't his business to ask. From what he knew it was the day off from the games so it was to be expected that the key members of the guild to be out and about in the Crocus. He smiled at the thought of being able to join a guild even if he couldn't join one. No one would be insane enough to let him in; they couldn't risk it.
Cold sweat had begun to run down his head at just the very mention of Alm's curiosity of his magic. He could just lie though that never would've sit well with him and besides, he wore his heart on his sleeve so it's not like lying would've been effective.
"It's something that I didn't learn willingly...If I had to compare it to another magic, it's similar to the Ankhseram Black Magic in that it's a curse from the Gods." He held his hand out and black tendrils begun to sprout from his hand, wrigling around as if it was actually alive.
"I am the host of the Egg of Sin though you'd probably know it as the Harbinger's Curse." The tendrils soon subsided though while his magic felt weak initially, it was obvious that he was forcing a monstrous amount of power back; his veins were bulging against his body and twitching as he sweat even more.
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