Unfortunate that you had to be beholden to him, even for a short while.

[ she digs into her shopping bag, and pulls out a ball to wave at Simha. ]

He'll at least have competition, since it seems that the Walker isn't the only Deathlord to try and lay claim to the Hundred Kingdoms, and I'm sure there's more besides. ...would that any with the ambition could be relied upon to rule well, though, and I don't know that any can.