The dislike doesn't have to be personal, after all...

The church is notorious for blaming mages for pretty much everything that goes wrong. Just look at that pesky habit of burning mages alive found among rural villagers and the generally uneducated masses.

also, if someone doesn't set something up to barricade [@sundered Echo]'s machinations, Lana will end up ruling all of Formaroth in a backseat driver sort of manner, mind you.