Conrad showed a clear hint of surprise when he heard the term "Dream Creature."
He seemed about to say something, but then pressed his lips shut and shook his head.
"Young master, this touches on secret matters. Please leave it at that."
Thoughts raced through Elliot's mind.
Secret matters?
More information his rank didn't permit him to access?
Thinking about it, that did make sense. Dream Creatures, or Lords of Dreams, resided in the Deep Zone of the Dream, which only the Supernatural of Middle Rank or above could explore. Presumably, this had something to do with Secret History.
But...
If Victoria needed something related to Dream Creatures, could she mean the [Dream Memory] series of Cards?
Elliot had a whole pile of those!
Thinking it over, Victoria needed to build a Library, and her dream world was currently empty.
And those [Dream Memory] Cards were all buildings within dreams!
Hiss...
No way!
If providing these could help Victoria finish building her Abode, then... wouldn't she have no need for the family's funding?
But the Cards he held could only be used in the Difference Engine, and using them in the Dream would turn them directly into buildings.
How was he supposed to give them to someone?
He couldn't exactly move the houses over to her, could he?
After pondering for a long while, Elliot felt the only reliable approach was to find a way to draw Victoria into the Dream and let her see whether these were what she needed.
As for how to give them to her, he would have to figure that out later.
"Conrad, let's leave Evan's situation at that for now. Victoria will find a way. You don't need to bring me any bills she sends for review from now on. Just pay them directly."