"No, no, it's the reverse, my dear Lady Royston!" Isaac assures her. "We, the ancient yet currently small Sinclair family, hope to restore our former fortunes and influence by allying with the large and prosperous Kingdom of Ruba!"

He seems to have not done the research. Meanwhile, I=in response to Joanne's remarkable about Kairos Aspida:

"Do you think there are any members of the aristocracy among them?"