Sending Assassins After An Avatar?

"But what about the war?" James demanded. "The Elves, the Middle Realms—if this thing keeps growing, it won't just be the Avatars fighting it. It'll be everyone."

"That is why I must act," his master said. "I am heading to the Elven Empire to uncover the truth behind their actions. Their war is a distraction, James. Something is driving them—something connected to the god-beast's rise."

James felt his chest tighten. "And what am I supposed to do? Hide? Run?"

"Yes," his master said bluntly. "You are not ready for what lies ahead. The god-beast is not your battle to fight. Not yet."

James's voice rose, anger and desperation spilling over. "I can't just do nothing! I watched it kill Kael, destroy Elyndor, shatter everything we thought we understood! And now the Elves are marching to war because of it? There has to be something—"