All those started to move fast, organizing themselves together, and talked with Islinda about getting shared from this treasure trove on their lands.
Islinda didn't refuse them, instead she warmly welcomed them, while pointing out to them about the fact these monsters weren't just related to here, but to everywhere James owned.
This helped a lot in many things, gathering intel included. Despite she was mad at him at the beginning, she kept sending any info related to the outside kingdoms to James, making him feel delighted from her actions.
In fact he didn't know all this was due to the simple act Rigo did back then, and that simple act had really, and luckily, sat things between the two on the right track.
James knew his true feelings towards her, and she knew how touched and attached he was to her. That untold affection she felt through his words made her more secured, and calm, even knowing there was such a bitch sitting in his lap right now.