Sarvos was currently going through economic hardship.
Even big businesses were failing, with some even leaving the Nation to set up their enterprise elsewhere.
The nation-wide recession made it very easy to spot the wealthy people in the Nation, most of which were in attendance at the banquet. Speaking of the banquet, many of the attendees were actually experiencing economic hardships but had to put up an affluent facade in order to save face and maintain their reputation.
Theo missed all of these intricate details since he was a complete stranger to bourgeois life, so he assumed they were all well-off. Kamara, however, could see through the ruse due to her wealth of experience.
