Shade and Daniste had believed from the start that they were more likely to find clues at night, so they had only rested during the day these past few days.
Daniste understood as well:
"You mean we should look for clues in our dreams?"
"Dreams are the seam between reality and illusion. If we fall asleep in a place this special, and if something unusual truly exists here, perhaps the dream will show us a different world."
The more Shade spoke, the more convinced he became that his idea was correct. Daniste nodded lightly:
"All right. We won't do anything tonight. Once night falls, we'll rest. How about moving our camp into the tower?"
Shade considered it.
"Then we'll stay on the thirteenth floor of the tower."
During the day on Friday, the two wandered through the nearby mountains and forests again. But after lunch, for some reason, they ended up embracing once more. It was not until evening that Shade suggested washing up in a quiet lake deep in the mountains. Administrator Miss therefore felt that taking Shade out alone for "off-campus practice" every few days was actually rather nice.
Since they planned to rest all night, they did not do anything unnecessary. In the evening, they moved the camp together to the tower's highest floor. After dinner, they leaned against one another and read for a while in the night wind.
When Little Mia strolled into the tent to prepare for sleep, Shade and Daniste also got ready to rest. At that moment, there was almost no moonlight outside the tower. Dark clouds covered the night sky, and then rain and snow began to fall.
But that had nothing to do with them.
To prevent only one of them from entering the dream, Daniste used a spell to