James laughed, “That would be too much to ask of you three. I wouldn’t count on it. I mentioned there were four forces within the Wuia Palace—mine, yours, and the other two…”

Quintus quickly caught on. He turned to Yefrenes and said, “He wants our help to deal with Xanthakos and the Waitara Path’s soul spirit…”

“How about you shut up?” Yefrenes interrupted him with a cold glare, then turned to James. “Your request isn’t an easy one.”

James shrugged. “Then there’s no deal. Well, coincidentally