It was strange that their nightmares held them captive even now, even through the light of day and into another night. Alys was accustomed to dreams, both good and bad, and often tried to puzzle through their meanings. But this was different. Never before had she been overtaken by a nightmare while she was wide awake. What did it mean?
Her fingers squeezed against Tal's. They were alive. They were going to stay that way. She resisted the urge to reach for her cards. She'd read them once already since their experience on the Sea of Dreams, and they had... not been helpful. Their answers were vague and fuzzy, and she'd felt uneasy ever since.
"No," she said softly. "It was a hunter, I think, except they didn't have a face, but they were hunting you all down. Sascha, you -" She remembered the way that blood had spurted from their wounds and shuddered. "And I was just - paralyzed. I couldn't do anything, but I couldn't look away. Normally I can wake myself up from a nightmare, but this - something's wrong out there, Tal. I've never seen anything take control of someone the way those flowers did us."
Her fingers squeezed against Tal's. They were alive. They were going to stay that way. She resisted the urge to reach for her cards. She'd read them once already since their experience on the Sea of Dreams, and they had... not been helpful. Their answers were vague and fuzzy, and she'd felt uneasy ever since.
"No," she said softly. "It was a hunter, I think, except they didn't have a face, but they were hunting you all down. Sascha, you -" She remembered the way that blood had spurted from their wounds and shuddered. "And I was just - paralyzed. I couldn't do anything, but I couldn't look away. Normally I can wake myself up from a nightmare, but this - something's wrong out there, Tal. I've never seen anything take control of someone the way those flowers did us."
Alys
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Alys.
Feel free to use force/magic on Alys.
