Thor left the Black Desert to find Noah, giving Keli and Byron some time to process everything.
After all, not everyone could stay calm after hearing they had to deal with a Tier 4 Wizard who commanded one of the most powerful forces in the world.
Thor hadn't only just begun thinking about opposing Flim.
As soon as he'd heard that the Judgment Court might be behind the rebellion at Gorsa Wizard Tower, he'd wondered what he would do if the Judgment Court ever issued a Judgment Decree calling for his death.
But back then, he'd been too weak for it to matter, so he'd kept the thought buried deep.
Until he'd been more or less forcibly invited to Eternal Night, Thor had carefully kept that idea to himself.
Until Flim suddenly imprisoned him and, without warning, took one of his arms.
That day, the desire to oppose the Judgment Court that Thor had kept hidden for so long reignited!
Flim had easily taken one of his arms when he wanted to study Thor's talent. He could just as easily kill Thor to experiment on him whenever he thought it necessary.
And Thor's ability to absorb and process Black Tide Pollution was one of the things Flim needed most.
It might have been one thing if Flim hadn't seen Thor's ability at first—Thor wasn't the only one who could treat Corruption.
But when Flim discovered how efficiently and unusually Thor could absorb Corruption, and saw that Thor himself showed no sign of being corrupted, that was when Flim became interested.
Thor's talent and Flim's arrogance meant the two of them could never make peace.
Of course, Thor wasn't foolish enough to charge in with only Keli and Byron at his side.
He was good at finding powerful allies. That was