 The Brumbo Clan is repulsed by the warrior caste.For a few years, the castes of Pao are highly successful in their respective endeavors and the planet experiences a short golden age.However, Panasper is upset about the divisions in the populace of Pao caused by the Palafox program; the three new castes speak of the rest of the Paonese as "they" rather than "we" and regard them with contempt.