It is easy to declare war. Anyone can do it. What is difficult is maintaining legitimacy in the face of war. Many Divines view humans in the way one views a sword or a shovel. That sort of mentality beckons no love nor call to action, it can only justified when backed by the overwhelming strength of a Divine elite even among Divines. Divines like that do not even need to declare war, they can remorselessly demand.
I do not possess that strength, nor have I ever claimed to possess that strength, from the very beginning I was always basked by the shadow of Allasaria. For most Divines, a cause is required. A beacon to rally against. War can only be declared when something is on the line, the greater the danger, the more authority I am given.
Only a Divine has the power to drive one to seek out refuge in Divinity's bosom.
- Excerpt from 'The Philosophy of War', written by Goddess Kassandora, of War.
