>>281741891
Clind loves human potential, and Roswaal is the most powerful wizard to ever live. With the description of magic this means he is in some way the human with the most potential as his will could reshape the world. This is also why Clind likes kids and its a personality trait that's a holdover from Volcanica and why Volcanica is aligned with humans. Interestingly this is basically Ram's position too, she views Roswaal as having tons of untapped potential and ability to do whatever (mostly her, she hopes, I suppose) if he wasn't being a retard and limiting himself in service of a stupid book given to him by some dead cunt.
Also this answers a mystery around Volcanica and how he appeared in Sword Ballad. When the contract is invoked, Clind teleports/runs over to the tower and uses the Dragon Shell to make Volcanica make an appearance. So Volcanica in Sword Ballad or whenever he's made other appearances and wasn't retarded is Clind.