Kat couldn't help but snicker at the thought. *It seems so oddly correct that the human king would just retire to the middle of nowhere and fuck around once he's done ruling the kingdom. It's also not that surprising that everything fell apart so quickly in his absence. Not because he was human, but because he was in charge for such a long time. Maybe it's different in this world, but I bet the humans just don't know how to deal with something like that.
Elves all have long lives, so their monarch living so long is just part of their culture… but for Ulf? He WAS the culture for a long ass time. Well, perhaps his wife was, but the point remains. The whole system was literally built around him. No wonder nobility was strong. They had what sounds like a relatively competent and hands of leader for thousands of years.
