Oh he's definitely not dumb! I just wonder how the conflict gets resolved when idealism (we saved the world, etc.) comes into conflict with reality--the default assumption *should be* that the people of Fabul, Damcyan, Mysidia, and Eblan hate the people of Baron and don't understand why their rulers are so friendly with Cecil after what the Red Wings did, and I have my doubts that Joe the Plumber is going to understand, much less accept, the explanation of GOLBEZ MAGIC GO.

That's one of the things I'm messing around with in Every Light, because I really want to know how that works out.