The Empire will not allow the existence of a strong neighbor. And the point here is not that the curse of the pass Ukto urinated on the altar again. The breach of the abyss on the territory of the empire also had nothing to do with it, even if it was the training of his students. The fact is that any strong neighbor is always a threat. A threat to the existence of the empire itself. It has always been this way. This is why the empire never had strong neighbors. They just managed to gain strength. And this means that nothing but war awaits the free lands. Well, since war is imminent, then... Why not strike first? "Well, come on! It will happen! ve-e-e-fun!” © Rowle