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Phaerinura turned away and tried to concentrate on her writing for a few minutes, but she couldn't seem to keep her focus. At last, she stood and walked over to you. "I suppose it is time. We have to go on a journey now. You're going to meet someone important."

So you fell from the balcony, and…lost…consciousness?" The Merchant-Queen sounds skeptical.

"Yes."

She shakes her head. "Carry on, then."