An Audience with the King...

The Gooblin King Hir'aeth was known to be ruthlessly efficient.  "Prisoner cost money" was his stand, so he took none.  It was why his dungeons were normally empty and full of cobwebs and spiders.  This was not to say he was a cruel leader, but definitely one where his subjects followed his rules.  So, it was with shaky knees when Arnie stood before him as he sat on his throne waiting for her to answer why she was taking up his precious time ...

"Your Majesty.  I have come to help you with your problem of a missing object from your treasure room," Arnie started in a weak voice.  The King instantly stood up and pointed a finger at her.  "Being a 'Borrower' I assume that you have taken it?  What did you take!"  As the King was rising from his throne, several of his guards had surrounded Arnie and her friends as they lowered their spears.

This was not how Arnie had seen the conversation working out when she had decided her course, but if nothing, a 'Borrower' was steadfast and knew how to adjust to changes.  "When a lock jams, you find another way in," was Arnie's motto.

Speaking quickly, Arnie continued, "Your Majesty.  I have recently heard that you possess a thing of knowledge but are unable to find it since it requires a special being to unlock the key to its discovery.  I have brought him to assist you.  Did I do wrong?"

Few had ever seen the Gooblin King confused and this answer added a few more to that spectacle.  "What are you talking about?  I know nothing of this.  Tell me more," Hir'aeth said to Arnie as he motioned for his guards to move back to their posts.  "Tell me what you have heard."

"Great King, I have heard that you possess something that holds knowledge of the Dragons but must have the assistance of a Dragon to find it.  I was not present when this revelation occurred, but as I have changed from a 'Borrower' to a 'Finder', was asked to assist in locating this knowledge."

"I have been told that this information could save the entire Realms, to include your Kingdom, and I then knew that I must help in finding it.  My companions, Drat as a representative from Dulbbe the Troll King and Dree of the Dragons are here to assist in finding the item," continued Arnie.

The Gooblin King sat on his throne and did not say anything for several minutes as Arnie and the others waited patiently to see if they were going to be welcomed or if the spiders in the dungeon were going to get some company.  Finally, Hir'aeth spoke.

"I collected many things over the years just to irritate that old Troll Druzzy.  Many were just to beat him to the find.  There just may be something in one of those treasures that I was unaware of its full potential.  We (as he emphasized the word), will take a look and see, but if this is just an attempt to trick me, remember that I don't keep prisoners very long..."  The Gooblin King then stood up and beckoned the trio to follow him as he exited the throne room with four of his guards closely following them.