Asgard had been so generous as to offer an Infinity Stone as a gift for the alliance. Naturally, the Kree Empire would no longer quibble over Xandar's ownership.
What did a nation gradually declining into ruin, a planet that posed an ever-diminishing threat to the Empire, amount to compared to an Infinity Stone that could influence the Empire's future? If the Kree had known earlier that this place could be traded for an Infinity Stone, they would have exchanged it long ago instead of waiting until now!
Naturally, Evenson had no objections to this. In fact, he could be said to have pushed for this outcome. His attitude toward such hot potatoes as Infinity Stones had always been to keep them at arm's length.
Think about it. Among the forces in the universe that dared seek Infinity Stones and dared keep them, how many were currently known? Asgard, the Kree Empire, Thanos the Mad Titan, the wealthy and well-connected old rogue of the universe known as The Collector, and... Hydra.
Hmm... it seemed something strange had slipped in and instantly dragged down the prestige of the entire group. Well, Hydra only dared set its sights on Infinity Stones because they didn't know their own limits!
Yet Evenson considered his own strength and compared himself with those figures. How much of an advantage did he have against them? What were his odds of winning? Since he had neither much advantage nor much chance of success, why fight for them?
Even Asgard, at the height of its power and known as the Realm of Gods, had treated Infinity Stones with extreme caution and dared not keep two Stones too close together. With his meager strength and influence, rushing headlong into this vortex would simply be courting death.
But no matter how much