The Monsters Within The Forest

David thought about the question only for a brief moment before answering. "Yes, I am."

He looked straight at Nasiah's eyes and continued. 

"Many believe that there are certain criteria to be met with how someone rules. Of course, I am one of them. My criteria is simply the overall quality of life that the people have, disregarding outliers, of course."

The Prince then gestured towards the window, standing up before walking to it. "And as you can see here and here."

He then pulled out several files, papers, and many more, all with several notes about the rising well-being of the city of Akka and the southern region of Balthalem. 

Everything from its happiness index to the ratio of unemployed to employed. It's been rising steadily ever since David came into power 10 years ago.