Is Versengederik a King?

In a wayye, it kind of shows that, you know, versengederik is determined at any cost, and it is quite a high cost. It's almost val dated when it gets to the example of avericum, because that is a place that he spares, once they plead. And again, this doesn't speak well of his reasoning. I guess that he, he might act harshly when it might not be needed. Easy to see this in hind sight. Should he really have been merciful here? Cause it's trouble in store for him. This is a city that hasn't kind of gone over to the gallic resistance, as it were. And he knows