The prisoner who builds his own cell

Days pass, but Man Midas never finds peace. The cave’s grandeur that once was his pride, fills him with dread. What was once a dream has transformed into a burden he can no longer carry easily. Every possession needs upkeep, every upgrade adds another brick to the invisible walls trapping him inside and every sunrise carries an anxiety: what if it all collapses? Midas runs harder simply to stand in the same place.

After observing Midas in silence, Alien Aurum turns to Monk Moneywise and murmurs, “Midas no longer builds a life. He looks like a prisoner, trapped inside the very cage he built.”