As you may know, our family has been great over the centuries for a simple reason: we are the ones capable to create the strongest of all mages, the bravest of all daring warriors, the wisest of all wise… There wasn't a single generation of the greatest soldiers of the human continent that didn't carry our surname! Our family is, by far, one of the greatest, if not the greatest one out there!"
Everyone inside the hall clapped their hands excitedly. The only ones that weren't much excited about that speech were the members of the Third House.
"However…", Garland started, casting a sorry look towards his family, "sacrifices are needed in times like this. Sacrifices that will help us to reach our objectives. That's the very purpose of the division of houses in our family, after all.