Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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I don't usually do this. But this is more of a quest guide on doing the latest quest, Princess and the Pauper. If you like a temporary quick guide of this quest, this is the video for you until RSWiki added the quest.

Requirements:
- Finish Gertrude's Cat before starting
- Unlock Fort Forinthry and finish New Foundations and Murder on the Border before starting
- Level 25 Cooking and Construction

Item Requirements:
- Raw Salmon
- Any Raw Meat (if prepping at Lumbridge, do cow or giant rat; if prepping at Varrock, do giant rat or bear)
- Hammer (not in the Toolbelt; get it at the General Store)
- 2 Wooden Frames (12 logs)
- 6 Planks (6 logs)
- 10 Steel Nails (1 Steel Bar via Smithing)
- 2 Bolt of Cloth (Fort Forinthry Construction Shop)
- 2 Wool (shear sheeps at Lumbridge or Taverley)
- A Bowl of Water

Timestamps:
0:00 - Start + Gathering resources
10:20 - Start of quest

Quick Guide:
1. Talk to Rodney to start the quest
2. Talk to Aster about the quest
3. Talk to Overseere Siv about the quest
4. Stand at the side of the entrance gate and south-west of the Command Center to get a clue
5. Go inside the Jolly Boar Inn's kitchen and click the Lost Sausage
6. Go to the Wilderness broken wall (next to the warning sign) and talk to Princess to get a clue
7. Teleport to the Varrock Lodestone and go to the cabbage patch and talk to Princess to start a cutscene
8. Talk to Rodney at Fort Forinthry about the ingredients
9. Go to Gertrude's House and talk about the quest.
10. Follow these ingredients:
- use Raw Salmon in the oven and select 2
- use the Hammer to the Raw Meat to get a tender meat
- Pickup a juicy redberry from the Redberry Bush south-east of Varrock (MUST BE AFTER TALKING TO RODNEY ABOUT THE BERRY)
- Mix them all in the Bowl of Water and add the herb last to get an uncooked pie
- Cook the pie in the oven/range
11. Talk to Rodney about it and Princess to look for the dog. Head to the Jolly Boar Inn's kitchet and talk to Princess to start a cutscene
12. Go outside and talk to Princess to find the dog. After that, talk to the dog.
13. Head back to Rodney and talk about the dog.
14. Talk to Bill to build a dog house
15. Choose whatever name for the new dog (be funny and name him Cat)
QUEST COMPLETE