Exit Fate: Meiko's Interviews

Midian

Meiko: Today I'm interviewing Midian, who left the State Army to live as a hermit. Midian, you used to be a magic instructor in the army, right?

Midian: Hmm, a long time ago. I bet you want to know why I left the army, don't you?

Meiko: I know it was 10 years ago, so it coincides with the Triple War between Zelmony, Cayeska and the Fairwind Republic. Did that have something to do with it?

Midian: Fine, I'll tell you. That whole war was a waste of time. Help Cayeska? Hmph. It was their own problem. If they wanted our help, they shouldn't have refused to join the State Union. And then those people at Matrech, with their pan-Zelmonian rhetoric. They saw the republic as an imperialist threat, but they're hardly different themselves. If they had their way, both Cayeska and parts of the republic would've been Zelmony territory by now. Well, in their dreams maybe. No one in the army worth his salt believed that was possible.

Meiko: If you were an instructor in Matrech, how did you get involved in the conflict?

Midian: They sent me out to train Cayeskan mages. Ungrateful bunch, but if it had just been that it would've been fine. They -the politicians in Matrech- crossed the line when they 'subtly' started to pressure me about my methods. They didn't just want me to train them, they wanted me to indoctrinate them about how wonderful the State Union is. Oh yes, I knew what they wanted. It was bloody obvious. Create a new army in Cayeska loyal to Zelmony so that after the war they can fight to join the State Union. I wasn't having any of that, so they tried to remove me. That's when I left. I wasn't going to waste any more of my time on those idiots.

Meiko: And you'd be living on your own on that island ever since?