Faren looks Yulya dead in the eyes, "Don't take this the wrong way but your team mate also has no soul."

Josephia spoke next, "Could it have been a vampire?"
"Oh I doubt a vampire needs alchemist supplies but if he did, he could just buy the blood he needs, was he buying blood?" Faren asked Yulya.

Herald raises an eyebrow, "oh very nice, and may I recommend learning about Flurry, it's a matter of firing rapidly at the same target and it makes a big difference in keeping damage up."

Seeing the doll-like unnerving face of her friend, Ashley quickly smashes the mask back on, making sure it sticks this time. "She's been ill lately. Like all the time." Ashley bites her lip to keep from laughing.

Faren looks Yulya dead in the eyes, "Don't take this the wrong wat but your team mate also has no soul. Frankly speaking many of the denizens of Faerûn are soulless automatons; golems, clockwork beasts, animated puppets, and some nobles I know."

"oh how I'd love a beautiful doll to wait on me hand and foot."

I will tell you this however, don't trust that man.

I wish I could be there when Summer goes to ask for a 'dragon removal permit' or whatever."

Ha, I beat Cat in shooting goblins several times.

"Bah" Ashley says dismissively, "They're not very cuddly anyway."
Josephia laughs "I never heard someone use 'cuddliness' to help determine their choice of beasts to pull a cart."

"I'd rather spend my time with cuddlier things if I could." Herald added.

Faren looks at Alice with slight distaste, "I hope you aren't insinuating I am anything like that monster." He humphs.
He becomes further agitated, "What a ridiculous thing to say, his views of humans are abysmal, borderline genocidal."
Faren slams his hands on the table, "That man would stoop to any means to line his pockets! Even if it meant taming a dragon to do his bidding!"

No one else has any idea what would cause widespread weather changes.

Freya shows up on cue, "she's a budding sorceress apprentice, and attendant of Leilon's next heir to the thrown. And if you see her, please let me know, we've been contacted just this morning by that very prince to discover her whereabouts. I was informed to allow any level and any number of adventurers to take the contract to... convince her to return to the Neverwinter castle here or the royal palace in Leilon as soon as possible."

Freya puts her hands on Yulya and Ashley's shoulders, "as Yulya mentioned, this party has a quest to slay a dragon with her east of Phandalin in upcoming days, not that there's anything wrong with that, only that the visibility of that quest has now reached the Queen of Neverwinter and the royalty of Leilon, putting the guild's reputation squarely under the queen's gaze, so everyone..." she looks directly at Alice, "be on your best behavior."

"the gods too have wills and we are sometimes mere pawns in their schemes."

Any advice on dealing with a white dragon Nya? Have you ever seen a dragon Nya?

Josephia answers, "I'd ask a dragonslayer."
Freya adds, "Yes, you should talk to Brutus before you go."

Freya shows up on cue, "she's a budding sorceress apprentice, and attendant of Leilon's next heir to the thrown. And if you see her, please let me know, we've been contacted just this morning by that very prince to discover her whereabouts. I was informed to allow any level and any number of adventurers to take the contract to... convince her to return to the Neverwinter castle here or the royal palace in Leilon as soon as possible."
"Apparently she's been spotted all around Neverwinter, and she even visited the Queen on official matters between Leilon and Neverwinter. She was subsequently attended and requested to stay until her prince arrived but managed to elude them." You can tell Freya is enjoying relaying this gossip, "Her carriage is currently parked at the cartwright with instructions to get it ready for travel and as a result two guards are stationed there to assure she will return to the castle before she leaves Neverwinter. In addition they're checking all cargo, so expect delays at the gates if you intend to leave Neverwinter, they're searching everyone and every cart. To let her slip away would be quite a political incident at this point."

Freya puts her hands on Yulya and Ashley's shoulders, "as Yulya mentioned, this party has a quest to slay a dragon with her east of Phandalin in upcoming days, not that there's anything wrong with that, only that the visibility of that quest has now reached the Queen of Neverwinter and the royalty of Leilon, putting the guild's reputation squarely under the queen's gaze, so everyone..." she looks directly at Alice, "be on your best behavior."

She then bends down and talks directly into Yulya's ear softly, "I'll be expecting a full report of that quest, and if only as a formality, I am asking that your party take that contract as a personal favor to me and of course the penalty for failure will be waved."

Faren looks wistfully up and strokes his beard, "she sounds interesting. As to why she would choose you, maybe she has oracle tendencies, some sorcerers and wizards are drawn to magic because they have visions and intuitions that can't be quenched without it. Like an itch that can't be scratched. She may have been drawn to you for your unique abilities, or simply because you were the first she found. It could have been a bit of both or neither, the gods too have wills and we are sometimes mere pawns in their schemes."

Freya adds, "You should talk to Brutus before you go."

"Birds? Ew. Have you ever actually seen a bird up close? Their feathers are full of mites and dust, it's awful." She continues to consider, "Maybe it will just have to be a horse, one with curly hair though and big, but their legs are just so skinny and their bodies look like goat sausage."

Ashley leans in, "No one ever says thank you and they really should. They have no cards, they should say thank you because they're weak and have no one but US to help them." She starts to giggle.

Freya responds,
"Based on the rumors, I wouldn't be surprised if she meets you there as agreed, but if she does not, then it is reasonable to presume the quest is cancelled."

Freya glances to Alice then back to Yulya regarding the poison cooking
"In all seriousness darling, I must insist you take that sort of thing elsewhere and only use these facilities for cooking edible things. However, once you're outside the city limits, there are no restrictions on what you do at your own campfire."