sixty-eighth labyrinth

[lord_wizard]

[Felix's tone is soft and weary as he speaks into the journal]

Should anyone wish it, I can ward against nightmares. It's a quick and simple spell, most effective if done just prior to sleep.

Send a message with your name, room number, and time you wish to retire. Or questions, if you have any. My name is Felix Harrowgate, if we are not acquainted.

[It's the least he can do, he figures]

Comments

dictated;

[nukeoleptic]

Whoah. Some sort of spell?

dictated;

[lord_wizard]

Yes. It's simple oneiromancy.

dictated;

[nukeoleptic]

-- huh! I don't think I've heard of that before. Oneiromancy. Does it have to do with dreams, or..?

dictated;

[lord_wizard]

Exactly that. Oneiromancy is the magic which deals with dreams.

dictated;

[nukeoleptic]

Is it something that can be learned?

[written]

[thraxios]

If you receive more requests than you'd care to handle, I'm willing to take on some.

[dictated forever]

[lord_wizard]

Well, I don't expect a rush. Even in a castle where magic is intrinsic in nearly everything around them, many people still find difficulty with it.

But...thank you.

[filtered to Felix]

[thraxios]

I suppose it's an understandable concern, considering what their experiences of the castle's magic must be: small trinkets at their whims with the knowledge that they are at a larger force's beck and call. But it is a pity.

How are you doing, Felix?

[filtered to Gideon]

[lord_wizard]

Perhaps. I don't offer it lightly. I still...have difficulty with the idea of betraying my doctrine, but there is sometimes room for exceptions.

[He sighed. What could he say, especially when most of his unease was due to the abysmal shape Ashura was in?]

Alive and whole. There doesn't seem much better to ask for at the moment.

[filtered forever]

[thraxios]

There is - and I think this is a worthy one.

[It's an altruistic offer, one he wouldn't have thought to expect from Felix had they still been in the Mirador. He hesitates a minute or two before continuing to write.]

No, I suppose not. Were you awake during the proceedings?

[kethedammit]

Thanks.

[lord_wizard]

For what?

[kethedammit]

Uh, I mean, nevermind, if you don't wanna...

[lord_wizard]

Mildmay. I didn't say that. I just didn't think...[Because he wasn't on the ship]

You didn't have to wait until I offered it to ask me.

[kethedammit]

Okay. Thanks. [Relief! Relieved! A little obviously so, for Mildmay's tastes.] ...'Preciate it.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

WH47

[Translation: What?]

[lord_wizard]

I beg your pardon?

[Sorry, sir. Felix does not quite understand.]

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

N1GH7M4R35
Y0U D0 50M37H1NG

[Translation: Nightmares
You do something]

[lord_wizard]

[A moment while he squints at that.]

I can stop you from having nightmares, yes. Temporarily, at least.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

H0W 73MP0R4R4R4RY

[How temporary?]

Dictated

[strangewonders]

Good of you to offer.

[Not that he needs it, or would accept it even if he did, but he knows Felix has his own shit going on, so it's really more a 'thanks for caring' than anything else]

dictated;

[lord_wizard]

Something told me it might be needed.

dictated;

[strangewonders]

I think that's probably a bit of an understatement.

dictated;

[lord_wizard]

I am in the mood for understatements, I think.

dictated;

[strangewonders]

I can't fault you for that.