Ignatius was with one of the bombardment squadrons that had done exemplary work during the conflict's early stages.
Their power was impressive: basically 60% of all Yano's Gold-rank fire and wind tamers were distributed among these specialized squadrons.
Although there were fewer than 100 Gold ranks, and most of the more than 5,000 bombardment squadron participants (in this defense war) were Silver 3, the coordination with them had been masterful.
Ignatius had the honor of personally knowing the vast majority of the strongest, having seen at least a third during their years at the academy. Many of them were names that would appear in history books, masters whose techniques were studied in advanced courses, and perhaps, without knowing it, today they had contributed new details that Ignatius would add to the curricula.
His academy had to maintain itself above the schools of the dusty hag and the wet jester...
