As the name implied, the Gold District was full of gold-painted mansions belonging to nobles and the emperor's entourage. The difference between the three district's quality of life was a clear sign of segregation, a testimony of how the current emperor ran his nation.
'Power corrupts,' thought Arthur as the wagon made its way toward the Light Palace. It wasn't that all descendants of the guardians were villains, but the position they received made them lead different lives from the rest of the people. They became desensitized to the suffering of ordinary people by their belief in being different.
Humans were fragile, allowing power to corrupt their kindness. Arthur almost suffered from that daily when his ruthlessness overcame his kindness. To find a balance between the two was how a person avoids naivety and cruelty.
