James asked, “Are you alright? Do you need me to take your pulse?”

Maxine waved her hand and said, “No need, I’m fine. I only need a few days to rest up.” She looked at James and spoke in a gentle tone, “James, I plan to return to the Capital.”

“The Capital?” James frowned. “Tobias has already given up on you. You were lucky to survive this. If I hadn’t received the inheritance of the Blithes’ Grand Patriarch, you would have been dead at Mount Littleroot. And you…”

He turned to Thea and re