Magi

[Buffalobiian]

Which gives us two options: do not kill the villain, or kill the villain and their entire family. See, I thought that the children all came from that very village and I expected the spell to be lifted as soon as the witch died.

In case it didn't though, seeing the parents stoning Madaura sparked the idea that the kids could end up hating their own parents, which was why I totally approved of Hakuryuu taking the initiative to kill her too. Then it turns out that the kids would have all gone son Sindria anyway..

I do feel slightly disappointed that Aladdin didn't disclose this discovery of Magnostadt having a hand in this. It would have given a more worldy feel to this arc and highlight the fact that they're brewing trouble all over the place.

[Kraco]

I do feel slightly disappointed that Aladdin didn't disclose this discovery of Magnostadt having a hand in this. It would have given a more worldy feel to this arc and highlight the fact that they're brewing trouble all over the place.

Disclose to whom? He's going to the very place himself, so the knowledge might serve him personally, but it would be of little use to the others. The country was apparently in a war with Magnostadt as it is, so it wouldn't really make any difference to them, perhaps it would be even demoralising to know Magnostadt was practically ruling a portion of their seas.

[Buffalobiian]

Disclose to whom? He's going to the very place himself, so the knowledge might serve him personally, but it would be of little use to the others. The country was apparently in a war with Magnostadt as it is, so it wouldn't really make any difference to them, perhaps it would be even demoralising to know Magnostadt was practically ruling a portion of their seas.

Disclosing to anybody really. There's no real sense of responsibility here. It wasn't really about one random woman who wanted little children for herself. There's a darker power behind it, and I feel that it should be acknowledged to make things "fit". You know, like "damn these Magnostadtians" or "Them again? They played a part in somebody-Onee-san's death as well" etc. Just something said explicitly to tie all this together for the sake of narrative.

[Kraco]

Disclosing to anybody really. There's no real sense of responsibility here. It wasn't really about one random woman who wanted little children for herself. There's a darker power behind it, and I feel that it should be acknowledged to make things "fit". You know, like "damn these Magnostadtians" or "Them again? They played a part in somebody-Onee-san's death as well" etc. Just something said explicitly to tie all this together for the sake of narrative.

I don't really see your point, at all. Aladdin is a magician and if magicians across all stories and lore share one thing (aside from magic), it's that they are secretive folks and not blabbermouths. Besides, there's not really anybody to tell about it. He wants to go to Magnostadt by himself and thus giving Alibaba and Morgiana more things to worry about would do no good. Like he told Hakuryuu earlier, he doesn't want to choose sides and wage wars for anybody's sake, though he would defend his friends, so telling the local authories to make them hate Magnostadt even more wouldn't be his style.

I'm only happy we, the audience, learned it (although I suspected as much even before), because it makes Magnostadt look all the cooler.

[DarthEnderX]

magicians across all stories and lore share one thing (aside from magic), it's that they are secretive folks and not blabbermouths.

This is a completely ridiculous statement.