In Backlund at dusk, Klein walked through the crowded Church Square and sat on a bench beside the fountain. Casually pulling a handful of grain from the Historical Void, he began feeding the pigeons that flocked over of their own accord.
As he relaxed through this activity, he considered whom he should "invite" into Angel's dream.
Without question, the Goddess, who held authority over dreams, was the most important. She had also agreed to help, provided he found the other candidates first.
And the four charms she had supplied meant that, besides Klein, he needed to choose three companions.
Angel Gray definitely counts. She was the one who caused this, after all. Besides, she has Angel's memories and once entered a dream to awaken my sleeping future self. She has plenty of experience...
Muttering silently, Klein settled on one candidate.
Then names such as Mr. Azik, Helene, and Anne came to mind—people who possessed a certain level of strength and were close to Angel. Even Melissa and Lily made his list of alternatives.
Of course, ordinary people were unsuited to entering a dangerous dream. Klein also suspected that even angels like Azik and Anne could easily come to harm if they rashly entered the dream of a Sefirah's owner, one interfered with by the Original Creator's feminine aspect.
Surely I can't ask other gods for help... His lips twitched as he scattered a large handful of illusory wheat. Watching the pigeons hop merrily around his feet, he stood, threaded his way through the crowd, and quietly disappeared.
A moment later, he appeared inside a detached house with a lawn and fountain in Hillston Borough.
Aaron Ceres and his wife were enjoying a sumptuous dinner at the table, attended by several servants. Their child, Will Kris, who was not yet two,