Quote Originally Posted by Manga Shoggoth View Post
Do we know that it's Nanase? - it could equally be Rhoda or Mr Verres.
Somebody speculated earlier they eventually run into Edward and that makes sense to me, because he's the only 'royal' figure we know of who meets their assumption that anybody with a royal level of magic must be a powerful figure in a position to influence things without being overtly or publically in control (because this side of the world doesn't automatically equate powerful magic with leadership.) Even if they do find Nanase or Rhoda they're unlikely to try to steal their magic, because they're trying to do this ethically (within a .. certain definition of ethics) and Nanase and Rhoda aren't in charge of anything that they can point at and say 'you have been abusing your magic and the privileges that affords you, so we are justified in taking it from you and using it to help our own people.'

Edward actually -is- (or was) a powerful magician in a secret position of influence, so he's an acceptable target to take from, and dramatic irony arises from him being actually legitimately a good person rather than using that position for self advancement or to try to abuse the public in some fashion.