"Yes--" he started, pausing as Manami entered the room. "You're late, Ms. Manami." He frowned and stared at her a moment. "Ok, yes, it was about 612 when somebody finally went 'hey, maybe I should be writing this down.'" He paused a second fishing for laughs and went on. "What happened before this? We aren't sure. The cause of the war was discussed in less than a sentence as: 'of gold and dirt,' which has been decided as meaning economics and territory." Tyr walked up in the front of the room. "Can anybody tell me why it was called the War of the Four Nations? Or no, better yet, who can tell me who was fighting in the War of the Four Nations?"