Thea, who was disguised as Tobias, fled alongside Maxine.

After a while, Maxine stopped in her tracks. Looking at Thea, she said, “You should go, Thea. I’ll stay and think of a way to save James.”

Thea said, “James has already escaped. He was that old man earlier.”

“What? Is that true?” Maxine exclaimed.

“Yup, I could tell from his voice. We should leave now.”

“In that case, I can’t leave James behind. Thea, you should retreat with the martial artists of the God-King Palace,” Maxine sa