[Jade observes the difficulty Mordred is having. He is loyal to his king, but he questions this aspect of his policy, then. And of course he doesn't like the father. But in Jade's own experience, a terrible father can easily produce a much better successor. There is no man to whom Jade would sooner trust a nation than Emperor Peony.]

[His tone remains calm.]

I see. Then, though I myself can't condone killing people for what they are, I trust that the case with your sorcerers must have some justification. A just and kind king, after all, would not hunt innocents, just as a responsible soldier would not follow orders that lead to injustice.