Ples, why don't we enter into a defensive pact against Sanbornia? You, me, and Gerych. It's quite possible that this alone will deter the Sun-Faced one from any desire to encroach on his neighbors' lands.
He could single-handedly wipe out all our combined forces right now. But defeating Sanbornia is definitely in my interests, so I'll agree here.
It's scary to imagine Ardass's stats if a hero this useful to the city is already this fed.