Banquet 2

King Absolem was sad. Yes, he was very sad. He was an ambitious king, and the state he ruled was at the same geographic location as the duchy of Carmel. Originally, since all three of the neighboring duchies were pretty strong themselves, his only chance for expansion was to target the duchy of Carmel. 

If Abel hadn't gotten all the wizards inside Harry Castle, he would've sent his own army very early on. He had two head knight commanders and an intermediate wizard at his disposal. When the duchy of Carmel went out of control, he could've intervened in the area by force, claiming that it was under the name of "maintaining stability over the region." Abel changed all that, though. Not only were both of his head commander knights injured, but his Wizard was also now a prisoner at the Liante City Wizard Union branch.