James discovered that the Malevolent Demon was Thea, but he was clueless about her whereabouts.

Since Xainte was his daughter, she most likely knew where Thea was. However, James could not find a chance to talk to Xainte and ask about Thea.

In his current circumstances, James had no choice but to wait

Xainte did not go anywhere else, so everyone also remained in the area.

Everyone heard about Xainte being from the Great Wilderness and that Xainte’s mother was connected to the Malevolent Dem