# What Power and Corruption means in The Jewels of Aptor

> The jewels of Aptor grant immense power, but their use is tied to manipulation, betrayal, and violence, as seen in Jordde's spying and the blind priestesses' worship of death.

## Explanation

The jewels of Aptor grant immense power, but their use is tied to manipulation, betrayal, and violence, as seen in Jordde's spying and the blind priestesses' worship of death.

The jewel's power is demonstrated by Argo, and the priestesses' rituals suggest corruption through the use of force and manipulation.

The priestess's authority over the captain and her use of the jewel suggest a dynamic of power, while the loss of men at Aptor hints at corruption or misuse of that power.

The jewels are described as sources of immense power, capable of destruction, and the priestess refuses to entrust them to Geo for fear of capture and misuse.

Geo explicitly quotes 'Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely' in reference to Argo's motives.

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