Then something must be done inside first.[That's how these things work, right? Fight something or move a magical whatsit to proceed.]

That... is not a people I have heard of, Madhuri of Qalliclan. [Goliath pronounces it carefully. How good to meet people who talk about coming from clans again.] I suppose it is coincidence.

I don't need to pass through the gate. Come with me. [He's going to move as if to pick her up, though if she resists at all he'll stop and probably be embarrassed.]