"Precisely," Kartzal chimed back in with a know-it-all grin.
"Which is exactly why the world can no longer be left to its own self-governance. Not with so many cultivation grounds available to the public. Skirmishes are already breaking out everywhere. If we don't want those battles broiling into full-on wars, then we must step in.
"Only the strong have the right to keep the weak in check. So, who else is more qualified to guide this era away from the imminent chaos, aside from us?"
"Don't you dare say that so easily," growled the bearded man in the flaming red robe.
"And why can't we?" Kartzal quickly questioned. "You know it to be true, just as I do. For all of us, joined by the other clans already in sworn agreement, it would be a simple matter to take the reins of the world.
"Or am I wrong to estimate you Sun Lions as the most powerful of the non-dragon clans?"
"Yes! You're wrong!"