Will getting Arona as a companion require her being banished?

[arch99]

Title. I love Arona, and I'd love to have her be coming along with me on my adventures, but it seems to me like she's only gonna come along with you if she gets banished, is that correct? In which case, it feels weird that arguably the best result of her quest (her being a companion) comes from messing it up. Like, narratively I understand it, it just feels weird mechanically.

 

[Upcast Drake]

No.

 

[arch99]

Oh, great! That's a relief.

 

[The Observer]

You can only permanently miss her if she gets banished and you tell her to buzz off on her own.

 

[arch99]

And is there an estimate on how soon her recruitment will be implemented?

 

[The Observer]

Wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[arch99]

That's too bad, but okay!