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deadmanreaper13
I get, and agree with, your statement. Exposition dumping is rather lackluster in terms of writing if it is unsolicited information. However, most times it is done through gossiping townies. And that's OK in my book, since gossip is always a thing. And the hero/heroine zeroing in on that information through easedropping is also acceptable. Although, easedropping is rarely done properly in a static image, so it usually looks like it's just said for the sake of it.
The guardian was great as it didn't just vomit information outside of its parameters. As well, it only explained that the Saint's "gift" was corrupting in nature without going into meta detail. We still don't know why or how it corrupts, we just know it does. Same way we dont know why Main Protagonist has death powers, he just does. We only know the rest because he was asked, or thought about it himself through internal monologue.
Though my only gripe is the first 3 sages. They previously came to the other world, were sages, sent back, only to return again. They didn't show the assumed corruption and even stated they broke off with the others because of their past experience. But, if the power granted by the Saint is corrupt in nature. They would be corrupt reguardless of previous ties or not.
Maybe they were? They were rather dickish for that... short amount of time...