Fighting One's Own Battles (Part 2)

"Then keep being the empress. Are these people a threat to you?" Saleen saw through his territory and kept an eye on the people near Lex.

"Not at the moment. The Golden Plains are figuring out ways to gobble up Cloudflow. Tough bone to chew on, I'd say. They need my charisma to get the job done. If they were working on their own, the nobles wouldn't have paid any attention to them."

"I'll do what I have to when the time comes. Right now, I'm heading to the Tanggulasi Empire."

"Don't be so hard on yourself, Saleen. We still have over 900 years to go on the contract," Lex looked dejected and seemed weary.

"No pain, no gain. Truth be told, I'm attacking Holy City this time to lure the head warden out. If he keeps hiding on Black Dungeon Island, people can say whatever they want, but I'm not looking to make for trouble on his turf."