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She wasn’t sure how long she had been lying on the sofa, but it was strange no one ith her now That was also different She lowered her feet to the floor, knowing she was still held by the power of sub-space Her mind kind of drifted in and out of reality She wasn’t certain about as dream and as real any more, but she knew she was thirsty

She passed a desk, surprised that Dream Catcher would have so much paperwork stacked in an in-tray, when he seeht of a curtain Perhaps it hid a kettle, soht her breath A computer had been shielded from view, but it wasn’t so much that as what she saw on the monitor that shocked her It was a s the space, and a cage squatted in the farthest corner hat looked to be a man huddled inside

The figure was knotted, the picture confused She reached to turn up the volume, and then drew back suddenly at the sound of a voice she knew Dreaht, already speaking as he approached the cage

‘So, do you think you’ve learned your lesson?’

The response froe was muffled and she couldn’t hear properly

‘That’s good news But now things have ed, and you need to be aware of the part you’ll play in them, and the way it’ll be for the future’

Again she missed the reply

‘This isn’t a discussion, damn it, so listen well’

She’d never heard Dreary, and there was almost a snarl in his voice But then, with an effort, he seemed to calm himself

‘I’ve allowed things to slide for too long, but now you’ll reone We are approaching a new year, and with it the dawn of a new age Business necessitates that I bring forward the Cereements Then I will need to be away It need not concern you where I’ll be or what I’ll be doing, or indeed who I a to see Your sole function in my absence will be to look after Pandora’

For a moment she lost the trail of words in her confusion They were discussing her Or rather, Dreaoing away No, she needed hio away now, no matter what the reason!

She wasn’t thinking clearly Her , just out of her grasp But then as she watched Dreae swing open, she gasped in surprise at the figure unfolding, struggling to be free

Shadow!

What was Shadow doing locked up in a cage?

What hold did Dream Catcher have over him?