Putting personal feelings aside, from the tribe's perspective, Eric also hoped to improve Max's strength.
Arthur was indeed powerful, but how things would stand after he recovered his memories was unknown, while Evan was a prince of the enemy faction. The Hadu tribe was developing in all aspects and heading in a good direction, but Eric wasn't sure when trouble might come knocking.
The Golden Kingdom treated even their own kin as commodities. If the Hadu tribe aroused the kingdom's greed before Leo's mother ascended the throne, it would be a catastrophic disaster.
Additionally, on the Illusion Continent, high-level magic beasts were everywhere. This time Eric was confident he wouldn't attract them to attack the tribe, but what if there was an accident? The Queen tribe was a lesson right before their eyes.
In short, besides developing the economy now, he also had to find every way to improve the tribe's strength.
