In the Courtyard.
Victoria had not made a move in a long time, and had barely even woven any webs. The Communion Believers in the distance had not opened fire in a long time either.
After Vanessa discovered that hypnotized Lord of Dreams, all the Lords of Dreams stopped attacking.
Looking at the motionless Lords of Dreams in the Courtyard, Vanessa suddenly felt a little dazed.
It was as though she had returned to the past, before the dreams grew turbulent. Back then, the Lords of Dreams summoned with the Bone Flute had been just like this.
They stood motionless, responding neither to communication nor to attacks, only falling after taking enough damage.
Beside her, Victoria looked even more puzzled. She circled a Lord of Dreams several times before finally sighing.
"It really is strange. I've never seen these fellows in this state before."
Vanessa scratched her head. She rather wanted to go ask the other Believers what was happening, but Victoria did not know that the group over there was the Communion from the Hearthfire District.
"Shall I go take a look?" Vanessa asked tentatively.
"Absolutely not! There's something deeply sinister about this Abode. Don't go over there!" Victoria's expression turned serious at her words.
"Huh? What's sinister about it?"
"Look at what they're doing." Victoria pointed at the distant courtyard.
Vanessa narrowed her eyes and looked. "Isn't that... just ordinary cooking?"
Dorothea was leading a group of people in cooking.
Although cooking in a dream was a little strange, the Communion Believers here were all only First Rank and needed to eat every day.
Yes, they needed to eat even in dreams. Reality was the surface of the world; dreams were its truth.
Dreams were not entirely illusory and had a faint connection to reality. Spending just one