"Unresolved Matters"

Order was rapidly returning to Lightwind Harbor—although the Dream of the Nameless had affected a far wider area than the previous crises in Pland and Frost, its unique nature meant that once the "dreamscape" faded, it had left the least impact on the Real World.

The city that had once been swallowed returned to the Real World, and the districts that had been covered and replaced by nightmares reverted to normal. The streams of fire that had flowed across the heavens in the ancient god's nightmare had not spread above anyone's head—when the new day arrived, this border city had already returned to its former appearance.

Of course, that did not mean the incident had left Lightwind Harbor entirely unaffected.

People still remembered what they had seen when the nightmare descended. A great number of citizens needed reassurance, and the entire incident required a proper conclusion and explanation. Quite a few people suffered short-term memory loss, visual hallucinations, and auditory hallucinations after "waking up." Though none of these had reached the level of causing supernatural contamination, mental health professionals still had to intervene. Even more ordinary people were afflicted by fatigue, drowsiness, and inexplicable palpitations—aftereffects of having their spirits drained and consumed by the ancient god's nightmare. No one yet knew how long recovery would take.

At 99 Crown Street in Lightwind Harbor, inside the Witch's Mansion, Duncan sat beside the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the first-floor hall, looking out at the street across from him.

Steam walkers belonging to the academy patrolled the streets. Uniformed Knowledge Guardians and peace officers checked the city for any overlooked "dream remnants." Staff dispatched by the municipal office went door to door, confirming residents' conditions, registering those "mentally impaired" people who needed assistance, or taking severe cases to nearby psychological support rooms for