Val stripped out of her armored clothes and donned a simple night gown. She laid down on her bed, exhaustion from the nights exertion catching up to her. However, as her head touched the pillow and her eyes closed, it was not blissful sleep she found, but the stary meadow.

Baltazar paced around and around the edge of the meadow muttering to himself. When he finally noticed she had joined him, he paused and walked over. “Ah, young one. You finally decided to join me.”

“I finally decided to sleep. Joining you was not on the list tonight. Were you ignoring me earlier? ” Val replied dryly.

“Ignoring? No. I could hear you but to finally have a mouth again after several hundred years, can you really blame me? As for why you are here now, as you connect at a deeper level with the Spark, you will be able to reach this place more easily. The Seer’s sage can help you attain the deeper levels but soon you will be able to reach this meadow with little more than simple meditation.”

“So what is ne