Inside a Dream
Euden: Well, I guess we'll see each other in the dream.
Peony: Yep! Sleep tight!
Euden: Ngh... Wh-where am I...?
Peony: Morning!
Euden: Good morning, Peony. So is this what the inside of a dream is like?
Peony: It certainly is. Oh, and look! All of your friends managed to make it here.
Luca: Heeey, Euden!
Peony: Welcome to the world of dreams!
Elisanne: Oh, this is all so romantic...
Luca: Uh, it is? I thought we came here to kill some fiend.
Cleo: Do try to expand your horizons a little, Luca. It would be good for you.
Ranzal: Thanks for playin' tour guide, Peony. Yer the best!
Peony: My thanks. Now then, we should begin restoring people's sweet dreams.
Peony: First, we'll need to release the curse and wake everyone up.
Peony: If we clear up their nightmare and make them realize they're dreaming, I believe that should do the trick.
Euden: Yes, but like Luca said, we also need to deal with the fiend itself.
Cleo: This fiend invades dreams in order to devour souls, does it not?
Cleo: In that case, perhaps IT will come to US.
Ranzal: And then we give it the ol' one-two!
Peony: Stay on your guards, then!
The group struggles for nearly two weeks, but is unable to either wake the victims or track down the fiend responsible.
Luca: So...worn out...
Ranzal: Yeah, well, ain't none of us gettin' what ya'd call a restful night's sleep lately.
Luca: I can't even remember what we've been doing after I wake up. Everything is all fuzzy and... Well, like a dream, I guess.
Luca: But my body sure remembers how tired it is, I tell you what...
Peony: ......
Notte: What's up, girl?
Peony: Oh. Hello, Notte.
Notte: Luca and Ranzal slackin' off again, eh? Want me to break out the cattle prod? I keep one here for just such occasions.
Peony: The opposite, in fact—I fear their constant work in the dream world is leaving them utterly exhausted in the real one.
Notte: Oh man, tell me about it. We work like dogs all day, then work like bigger, work-ier dogs after we go to sleep!
Peony: Dreams are a source of peace for people. Dreams are their hope. So to think something like this is happening...
Notte: Hey, don't go blaming yourself for this! It's all that dumb fiend's fault.
Peony: ...I just want everyone to have happy dreams.
Notte: Happy dreams, huh? But you said adults can't make their dreams be whatever they want...
Peony: Hmm. If we combine my power with the wishes of children...
Notte: Ooo, I LIKE this train of thought! So then if we... *whisper whisper*
Peony: Yes, it's perfect! Let's hurry!
Border Village
Notte: Lemme tell ya, I just flew in today, and BOY are my wings tired! ...That joke was way better in my head.
Boy: Hey, it's the prince's faerie! And...
Peony: Hello. I am Peony, a ljósálfar from Ljósálfheimr, a land of wonderful dreams.
Boy: You're the one we saw in our dreams! I KNEW it was you!
Girl: She saved us!
Boy: Yeah, she swooped in and saved us from all the scary nightmares!
Girl: Yaaaay! I'm so glad you're back, giant faerie lady!
Peony: Heh. And I as well. But I have come with a request for all of you little ones. Will you hear me out?
Boy: What is it?
Peony: The thing that gave you all bad dreams was a naughty fiend.
Peony: Right now, the prince and his friends are doing their very best to find it.
Peony: But as a result, their own dreams have become very sad.
Girl: Aw, boo!
Peony: I'd like to make sure they can start having happy dreams again, but I'm going to need your help.
Girl: Sure! They help us all the time, so we'd love to help them.
Boy: But what can we do?
Peony: Since you are pure-hearted children, you have some measure of control over the nature of dreams.
Peony: So I want you to wish with all your might that the prince and his friends can have happy dreams once more.
Boy: Okay! I'll do it! We'll ALL do it!
Notte: Adults can't control their dreams, but with pure-hearted kids wishing for it...!
Peony: Yes. When one becomes an adult, reality intrudes on our world, and the thought of controlling dreams becomes more and more an impossible one.
Peony: But if those children wish as hard as they can and I use my power...
Peony: Dreams are rest and hope for people. May their dreams be happy ones.
The Next Day
Luca: Hey, get this, Euden! I had an AWESOME dream last night!
Luca: I can't remember it super well, but I know I played SO many pranks!
Ranzal: I had me a great dream too! I was in a banquet hall at the ol' Hotel Ranzal, and there was food EVERYWHERE!
Luca: How about you, Euden? You sleep okay?
Euden: I...I think I saw Zethia.
Luca: Hey, that's great! And if we all had good dreams, maybe that means...
Euden: It's Peony. I know it is. She's trying to help us.
Euden: ...Thank you, Peony.
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