@Kraco: I think the magicians have an overwhelming power advantage over the 5th district residents. That's particularly true for the nasty, combat-trained. This makes me wonder how Meirs takes all this in. She hasn't been shown to be have an evil aura like the other teachers (nor does she dress like them), but I have no doubt she knows about this place.

@Ryll: Ruhk is different from Magoi right? I only remember seeing dark Ruhk. The only "dark magoi" I remember seeing is Kassim's inside Alibaba, and that could have been drawn that way by the studio for illustration purposes only.