Ruli kept thoughtfully quiet as they wandered away again. Like any lord usually does, Kire had said, but Ruli had no inkling to that. The King of Ziad had never tried to branch out, only to maintain control of his isolated city, and he secretly didn't even control it. Envy did. Envy was trying to expand his reach only to protect and aid. 
The world was a very odd place. 

Ambition. That was the word she used to describe Itallo and the other lords who wanted to expand. Maybe that had been the missing characteristic. 
"Who would want to be a king?" Ruli found himself asking aloud, unable to fathom [i]wanting[/i] to be like the late Ziadi King. He shook his head. "Let's look for the warehouse. Would you mind? Maybe we'll learn more, there. If not, at least we know where to start."