Counterpoint: I don't think the kingdom really will suffer all that much if he dies. He doesn't grow food or build houses, he bosses people around and he doesn't even do it directly. They can all still do their jobs and keep the country running without him.
Basically what I'm saying is it's...
He wants to help the town financially? Did he forget he's rich now? Between the metal lizard, the coke royalties, and all the quest rewards, he could probably find most of the reconstruction by himself
You move 16 tons,
And what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
St. Peter don't you call,
'Cause I can't go,
I owe my soul to the company store
This guy isn't nearly spiteful enough. Those people made your first life hell, and now you get a second cha ce you decide to give them exactly what they wanted all along? Shoulda refused to pick any sword at all, just to make a point
If I had a nickel for every noble that pulled a surprise switcheroo at their engagement announcement in this chapter, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Would make sense, considering the mum apparently managed to dump her alone in a forest on the other side of the world without her knowing how it happened