User blog comment:Toymakers Creation/The Shattered Crown/@comment-1920550-20150713220102/@comment-24430045-20150714023634

Yup, the Ruined King is just that: ruined. He doesn't care about ruling, and whether or not he'd even be able to take Mordekaiser (who has Hecarim and Karthus on his side now) is something he'd have to consider before trying to retake his lost kingdom. Not that he would, he only cares about Eve in his undead state.

Oh, and, if the Heart were to be used to save the Isles, it'd undo all the effects of the Black Mist, including Eve's resurrection. So I imagine even if the King knew, he wouldn't try to save the Isles. Might even try to destroy the Heart for that very reason.

I like the vampire/drug parallel, and doing it with Eve could be pretty cool, I'll have to consider that when I get to writing her story more.