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Arulia nods her head in agreement with Gobax's suggestion. "That's probably for the best. Besides, it looks like he's seen us already. He'll know where to find us when he's ready."

Arulia shakes her head. "I don't know any Jaymes, either. I do remember the gnomish woman, though...and I remember that Haahqae seemed very interested in her. If you know where she's living, that's as good as anything to go on. Let's see if he's there."

Arulia stands back as Gobax asks after Haahqae's whereabouts. She nods a greeting to the mountain man, then turns to warily watch the draconians while she waits for her companion to return.

Arulia frowns. "I suppose we should, then. Let's see if he's at the Steel Tankard. If he isn't, maybe we'll stumble upon Pen while looking for him."

Putting action to her words, Arulia ducks back out of the alley and starts towards the Steel Tankard.

Arulia thinks for a moment. "The last time I saw Pen, i think, was at the High Hand. Just before we went to rescue the elf boy from the Belzorites."

Arulia sighs, perhaps a bit melodramatically. "I...suppose that it might be good to bring Haahqae. If he's willing to help, that is." She sounds quite doubtful of the matter. "Pen's a good idea, though. I don't know where to find him, though...maybe we can ask around to see if anyone ...

"You assume that they will be there alone," Arulia replies. "If it turns out to just be the two of them and the two of us, I'd say that we might stand a good chance even without the help of the gods, but I doubt that it will just be the two of them. I'm told that they work with anoth...

"I didn't know that he was a god then," Arulia says. "And I don't know what I've done to earn any particular favor, either. Maybe he sees something special in me, but I don't know what it is." She shakes her head and sighs sadly. "But I can't worry about that now. How do yo...

"His name is Fizban," Arulia says, "but most everyone else knows him as Paladine. I met him a few weeks ago. He looked like an old man, and he was here in Haven. Just before he left, he turned into a mighty knight, and he's been in my dreams ever since."

Arulia looks at Gobax with narrowed eyes. "Which...which one of the Gods of Balance do you serve?" she asks. But her suspicious manner disappears as quickly as it appears. "Oh, I suppose it doesn't matter, as long as you're working against the Dragon Queen. I'm honored that you trust ...

Arulia blushes deeply as Gobax mentions the old gods. "I...I know that the Old Gods are...are real," she stammers. "How...how could I not, when I've seen...the Dragon Queen's, um, power?" But she snaps her mouth shut when she realizes the true intent of his words and the color dr...

Arulia takes the cloth that Gobax offers and dabs at her eyes with it. She blinks hard against any more tears that threaten to come, trying to control her emotions. "I'm...I'm okay. I'm so scared, but I..." She wipes at her eyes again. "Things have been so hard since the Dragon Queen'...

Once she and Gobax are out of earshot of the plainswoman or other likely eavesdroppers, Arulia bends down a bit closer towards Gobax's ear and speaks quietly. "Shima found me last night," she explains. "I don't know what he was thinking...he first professed his love for me, then told ...

"I'm well, thank you, how are you?" Arulia tells Gobax. Without waiting for a reply, she hurries on. "It's just, uh, we're going to be busy today, and I'm anxious to get started."

As she'd caught sight of Gobax just as he'd noticed her, Arulia makes her way towards the bar as soon as he waves her over. She pays no notice to any of the other patrons, and hardly slows as she weaves through the tables and stools to get there. She does take the time to nod a greeting to the plain...