Yianni’s brows twitched. “Youcef and Jacopo will do, right?”

“They’re not the right people either.” James shook his head. “Their men are mostly at the Seventh Xaeclon Rank. The Jademora Empire’s reputation might be tarnished if we send men of the Daeclon Rank to fight them.”

Yianni shot to his feet. “What do we do then? Are we going to stand by and let them kill...”

“We can’t let them do that, of course.” Jacopo materialized near them and said calmly, “There’s no way we’ll let a man like him