Originally Posted by Auric
if you take Sazza to Minthara which will cause Minthara to automatically start the raid

Minthara does not automatically start the raid if the player simply refuses to do it, even when Sazza is rescued.

Simply tell her you don't want to do the raid after saving Sazza and then tell her you got other stuff to do first. Anything else is a completely unnecessary complication.

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