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‘She’s drea,’ Eleria replied ‘That’s e’re supposed to do We s that those who care for us aren’t perods?’

‘In a sense, yes they are’

‘But gods can do anything, can’t they?’

‘Not really,’ Eleria replied in a somewhat obscure manner ‘They can’t destroy life - of any kind’

‘Not even enehast by this limitation

‘That’s why those of us who look like children are here We destroy the enemies with our dreae flood, and my flood drowned thousands of our enemies Then, a bit later, Vash had his volcano dream, and he killed even more than I did’

Trenicia looked at Lillabeth with a certain awe, and as she lookedin the air directly above the sleeping child, and the object had shifting colors that looked al just above her?’ she asked

Eleria glanced at the sleeping child ‘It’s a seashell,’ she replied ‘Abalone, I think It’s kind of pretty, but I think ive us our dreams They’re the voice of the One Who Guides Us She uses the jewels to tell us e’re supposed to dream’

‘Who is she?’ Trenicia asked

‘I’m not really sure,’ Eleria replied ‘I’ve known her since tihed a bit ruefully ‘The only problem there is that I can’t quite reme ago that I can’t put any kind of number to it As I remember, ere all very busy back then’

‘Busy?’

‘We wereti very, very tired, so we told them to rest, and we took up the burden for them We’ve just about reached the point where we’ll have to do it again, I think The Beloved’s starting to get just a bit strange She’s very, very tired, and she needs to go to sleep I’ve been slipping around behind her back taking care of things for her, but that’s all right I’ve done thatchild ‘I think Enalla’s just about to wake up now She’s probably already put her dream in motion, and her dreaht have to help her - sort of like Vash helped me last time,’ she added in a speculative tone

‘Do you children all have different nairl was named Lillabeth’

‘That’s what Aracia calls her, but her real name is Enalla’

‘What’s your real name then?’