That is true, but remember, your intent from the beginning wasn't so much the longevity of the empire so much as the chaos it could sow. Perhaps if things had been different...

[She eyes him for a good, long moment, though that's not to say she doesn't understand where he's coming from. Which is why she follows up.]

From what I understand, this particular king isn't quite mortal either, though it sounds as if there was a long period between his first tenure and his current one. But I haven't found reason to think his motives are as pure as all the talk surrounding him would have me believe.