"That's kinda the point," Enki's grin was only half-hearted, and then he shrugged.

"No point dwelling on it, ain't gonna change."

The only way it would change, was if Tentei somehow didn't like the world he'd made, and so destroyed it and tried again, and well, Enki kind of liked being alive, so...

"Besides, five hundred years is a long time... there's only one other kingdom that's had the same king longer, one hundred years longer, an' they'll soon be the kingdom with the longest-living king on record."