"Should I really help her even after getting this far?" he muttered, as he now was thinking of his power to be rivaling that of the Terases empire. so, he wasn't afraid of them.
Plus, he was on the doorsteps of repairing his scepter, learning more about his power, and starting growing it to higher realms.
As for Islinda, she was now an indisputable pillar of his empire, and one of his beloved ladies. He wouldn't let go of her so easily, and sending her away to her empire wouldn't be done without many guarantees to make her his at the end.
Islinda was busy arranging things back at his conquered regions when she had finally found the idea to gain more of his side. She hurriedly summoned all the merchants she knew of in the region under James' control, every single one she had ever dealt with.
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