Where is this stated? I've got the Abyssals book and the W&WT. I don't even remember the origin of that spell discussed.
Well yeah, and that would be because he's in the west. You think the Lover wouldn't focus on the navy if she lived in an Archipelago? Also, who gives a fuck about army size...
I voted for the Silver Prince. Why? Well, let's compare the two:
Administration style
Silver Prince: Objectivist's nightmare.
Lover: Has sex. Promiscuious sex. Just like everyone else in the known Universe.
Accomplishments:
Silver Prince: Synthesized remaining Deliberative-age...