Elliot touched the mirror in his pocket, a plan already forming in his mind.
He intended to try returning to the seabed.
This controlled Lord of Dreams had already made two round trips, so the passage presumably was not single-use.
And as long as the seabed connected to the dream here, there was much he could do.
For one thing, he could try having the Lord of Dreams carry the mirror upward, then have Dorothea travel straight up through the mirror.
In the Sea of the Moon, ascending was what caused injury. Elliot did not know how blink-type abilities would be judged; perhaps they still could not avoid the damage.
But one thing was certain: going over from this dream definitely did not count as ascending.
In other words, as long as Dorothea could go over from here, she could circumvent the Sea of the Moon's rule against ascending.
And that was only one possible use.
What Elliot needed to do most now was reunite with Sidney and Michel.
He had already been missing for quite some time, and he had no idea what was happening over there.
On the one hand, he did not want the others to worry about him. On the other... the Difference Engine was still over there!
Without the Difference Engine, the things Elliot could do were immediately reduced by a great deal. Getting back as soon as possible was the sensible course.
As for how to get back.
Although he did not know the Expedition Frontline's exact location, he knew the Expedition Army was fighting Dream Creatures.
Thinking of the densely packed Lords of Dreams outside, Elliot suspected he had ended up in the enemy's lair.
Besides, he was on the seabed now, so the Expedition Army was naturally more likely to be above