I happen to agree with your reasoning. I thought about this too when I first read it. However, I don't think it means gold in the strictest sense; more a representation of power, energy, and resource. I also doubt that the Light use money for anyone but top mercenaries anyway. Gold is a metaphor to represent banked, reserved work. It can pertain to magic, power, or even gold. I don't think it's any more than a simple analogy.
Posted on Aug 23, 2001, 4:47 AM from IP address 64.41.40.121