I would reload and try again. You need that Ancient Amulet! The idea with doing a full save right at start before you get to Debir is so you can check first. If you get some good gear, then reload from your orignal save and you can do your training then. (Means you have to sneak to Bolo again later but practice makes perfect i guess.
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BTW. Paladins are
always available in the mages tower on Debir after you get the first stone. Just the quantity varies from 6~14/15 or so.