This is the second half of the companion illustration "Theraden and Rue - Then" seen here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/49195717/

Years after Theraden departed from the Prismatic Haven Monastery, leaving Rue to grow up surrounded by the orc and dragonborn monks that resided there, Rue set off by ship into the world.

Now an adult, Rue was tasked by the dragonborn of the Prismatic Haven to be an Emissary, and charged by the orcs of the monastery with her Proving; to go out into the world as an adventurer and do her part to dismantle the prejudices of common races, and to use her strength to aid those who most needed it in a world full of evils. As her boat approached Baldur's Gate, a necessary stop on her way further still to Beregost, the green crystal around her neck that Rue wore since her first day at the Prismatic Haven began to faintly pulse, and then glow. Transfixed, Rue stepped off the boat and pushed through the strange and crowded streets of Baldur's Gate until she reached the Elfsong Tavern. There, in the back corner of the crowded space she stopped. With a deep breath and a bit of hesitation she knocked on one of the tavern’s wooden columns and to her joy, a familiar face looked up from his spellbook.

To see the full story RP between Draeneth and I of this moment between our characters, check out this public Patreon post and scroll down to its start: https://www.patreon.com/posts/thera.....tshare_creator