Talk to everyone else first. That would be easier than returning to Ziad and to the temple within. He didn't want to go back, not when the Kartaians were sure to be waiting and come as soon as they entered. 
Unless he could find a way to break the wards around the city that were alerting them. Ruli's mind wandered briefly for a moment before he blinked and returned, listening as Myka explained about the importance of the dragons and their connection to the gods. 

"We don't have dragons on Persis." he pointed out. "Not even in our ancient histories, as far as we know."
"Nor emper-iors." Ysaryn struggled.

Ruli nodded, sighing. "That poison got here. Wouldn't surprise me if a few religious artefacts made it through as well. On top of the language."
Ysaryn leaned to the side, propping her hand against her temple. "Does Maika have royal blood?" She wondered. "You are seeing only desert? No women? No dragons?"
"Ysaryn and I aren't even Amrian, so why would we see something? She didn't even see the desert. Just Amrians and Persians."
Again, Ysaryn's gaze flicked to Kire for a moment, then back at Ruli, then she inhaled with a shake of her head, dismissing whatever was on her mind. "So, what, we are to inquire every one to see if blood is same?"
"Do you have some manifest of royal families tucked away somewhere?"