The Hero's Path

I wanted to ask, is "Empathy" somehow prohibited on the map?
Many times in Hotabych, before flying to the demon's mountain, I forgot the "Leadership" components in various combinations and had to research them again, naturally keeping "Diplomacy", because it is a mandatory requirement for "Empathy". But the game persistently suggests "Treasury" and "Recruit", and sometimes instead of "Treasury", it offers "Aura of Swiftness" as a derivative of "Recruit", but "Empathy", as a derivative of "Diplomacy", never appears. :eek:
If "Empathy" is indeed prohibited, that's a pity, because in the final battle, it could have been used to really mess with the super boss. :rolleyes:

P.S. Regarding Black Orc, why kill her? :confused: She just sits in her Dungeon with a bunch of dwarves, and let her sit. She doesn't get involved in fights, she gives dragons at a reasonable price, which is very helpful at the beginning of the game, and defeating her at that moment is not possible. And wasting time in the final stages of the game to return to her cave and kill her just to dig out a couple of roots from under her throne and get 150 experience points - IMHO - is not worthwhile.
By the way, her treasure is also guarded, in my opinion, unnecessarily - in the early stages of the game (when the guarded treasures are attractive enough), it makes no sense to go there because you'll get beaten, and in the later stages, it also makes no sense because there is nothing that could interest a high-level player.

P.S.S. Regarding the "Boots of Travel", yes, it's a great artifact, it's a pity that it can't be obtained right away