For normal organizations, power corrupted. Influence warped intentions. Over time ideals eroded under the pressure of reality. Even institutions founded on the most sincere principles eventually drifted.
History had proven that repeatedly. Give any group authority. Give them resources. Give them influence over enough people, and eventually they start to look after their own interests rather than that of the people.
It might start with individuals starting to make small compromises. What they called justified decisions or necessary evils. Sometimes it merely took a few years, sometimes decades, and rarely centuries, but eventually an organization that had once stood for something good slowly turned into something else.
In contrast, the Aria Knights had existed for centuries, and yet they were still clean.
They weren't perfect. No group was. Individuals still made mistakes and there were still disagreements about how best to pursue justice.
