“I’ll do my best to complete the task, Sir Youri.” James’ eyes shone with fierce determination.
Youri gave his instructions. “Bring some of our best men and meet with the members of the other races. I need you to acquire the keys to undo the formation cast over the sanctuary located within the Cloud Race’s lands.”
A small frown creased James’ forehead. “Sir, the humans have one of the keys now. Even if we manage to collect all the other keys, we won’t be able to undo the formation and release Soren Plamen without the last key.”
Youri explained, “I’ve already sent out news about the humans to the others. With the help of so many different races in the Greater Realms, it’ll only be a matter of time before the humans are found. So, leave that part of the matter to me. You just have to focus on collecting all the other tokens and bringing them back safely.”
“Understood.”
James was about to turn and leave when he paused in his tracks. He asked, “Sir Youri, I think it’s probably better if I don’t bring any men with me for this mission. I should acquire the keys alone.”
“Hm?” Youri fixed James with an intense gaze.
James quickly explained, ‘The people of the other races might feel displeased or offended if I were to show up in their territories with a group of our best men. We already have to watch out for that powerful, mysterious man from the Human Race. I think it’s best we try to avoid getting into any conflicts with the other races.”
“I can show the others our sincerity in solving our current issue by going to their territories alone. I’m sure they’d be more than willing to hand over the tokens.”
Youri nodded in agreement. “You have a point. The other races might think that we are trying to humiliate or belittle them if you were to show up on their doorsteps with a huge troop out of nowhere. It would be quite problematic if any one of them were to decide to turn on us at any point.”
Youri agreed with James’ opinion.
“In that case, you should visit the other races alone. Do it discreetly. Try not to let anyone else learn of your mission,” Youri added.
‘If it could be done, I would like to obtain all nine keys without alarming the other races which are not the keepers of the keys.
‘That’s because most living beings are opposed to the idea of releasing Soren Plamen since that man is very dangerous, ’ Youri thought.
“Sir, what should we do about Soren once we managed to collect all the keys?” James asked.
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