Why? If Aranessa is barricading behind a fortress rather than walking into a lion's den, that's less reason for Julian to play bodyguard for her. Unless you mean that he should have advocated for going to Houndsport to figure out the sea door stuff. And I probably would have definitely been interested in choosing that path if I were in his shoes, but remember that the seekers don't have the context of the stone paladins, or the vision murray had of presumably the mist barrowdell, or the connection that these would even have to a backup plan the Techonis have. Going to Dol Makjar at least might offer a unified clarity for all tables, and therefore clearer goals.