The Dream Sanctum: Beyond The End

The Dream Sanctum: Beyond The End by Kay Solo

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the capital’s city center.
    “Now that we have time to wait, what should we… what ?” Kwin started, looking at Alastor who still looked extremely
miffed.
    “What do you mean Elvia’s more intelligent than I am?” he said.
    “Quite simply, I don’t believe that anyone of your intellectual caliber
could have created anything quite as intelligent as her,” Kwin said bluntly,
but grinned. “In fact, I am wondering whether those rumors about her being a
real dreamer hold any weight.”
    Kai glanced over at her nervously, wondering whether it was safe to drop
such an obvious hint about, but Alastor simply shook his head.
    “You are so cruel to me. Whatever did I do to deserve this?”
    “Oh be quiet. This is my revenge for my months of torment when you were
my tutor. The way I see it, as I am only engaging in simple verbal jabs, you
are getting off quite lucky.”
    Alastor looked thoughtful for a moment, then nodded.
    “Fair enough!”
    “Now, if I may,” Kwin continued. “We have time to spare, so what are we
going to do for the rest of the evening and the next two nights?”
    “We could always explore some more,” Kai suggested.
    “We could!” Alastor agreed. “I was about to suggest the same thing,
though I do want to go over everything again just to make sure we’re completely
ready. I also need to pick up some extra items for our trip. Our map won’t do
us much good out there once we pass the border, and we’ll need some directional
tools.”
    “How about you go do that now? I have some things to discuss with Kai and
Lindsay,” Kwin said politely, and Alastor agreed.
    “Sounds good! I won’t be long.”
    In an instant, he and Elvia had vanished. Without a moment’s pause, Kwin
turned face the other two, looking at Kai.
    “Have you told Lindsay about our discussion?” Kwin asked, but at the look
of curiosity on Lindsay’s face, she smiled. “I thought not. However, I don’t
believe it would be harmful to do so now.”
    “What are you hiding from me this time?” Lindsay started hotly, looking
at Kai, but Kwin held up her hand.
    “He and I both believed it would be best to keep our suspicions quiet
until we had any reason to believe they should be made public. As you are a
good friend, we planned on telling you anyway, but you were busy the day Kai
came to visit. If you must blame anyone in this case, it should be me.”
    Looking like she’d rather blame anyone but the young girl standing before
her, Lindsay relented instantly. Kai decided he would do the honors, thinking
it would be only fair.
    “This gets a bit complicated,” he started. “Let’s sit down.”

Chapter 5: An Unexpected Companion

 
 
    S aturday night came around
faster than Kai expected, despite his impatience. Every night until then, Alastor
had sent Elvia off to see Carpenter for a progress report, and every time she
returned she brought good news. Nevertheless, Alastor had told everyone not to
visit Carpenter until the work was done.
    “He really works best on his own since he has so much to manage,” Alastor
explained. “He’s a nice guy, but not someone you’d want to interrupt.”
    Kai, Lindsay and Kwin spent Saturday afternoon at Kwin’s house. Kawamari
was finally home, and he prepared dinner as the sun began to set. The three friends
sat in Kwin’s room again, keeping their voices low as they discussed something
of a more serious nature.
    “I thought about what you told me, and I’m pretty sure Elvia has to be a
real person,” Lindsay said. “I mean, for one, she seems to have a completely
different personality, one that confuses even Alastor sometimes. Two, she’s
often out on her own, doing things completely by herself. How is that even
possible?”
    Kwin nodded, deep in thought.
    “Good thinking. However, there are explanations for both. I also want you
to realize that Alastor isn’t an average dreamer. He is creative and intuitive
in ways beyond what most people can accomplish, even

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