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==Summary==

Ilphere's promised help arrives when [[Ruchard Rademacher]] presents himself to the group, and they discuss how to proceed in order to save the plane without it falling under the sway of Willem and his companions.

==Session==
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[Kalman] Did you wish to see this gentleman in private?
* Kalman inquires politely
[Xandhil] Ahh... that might be best, thank you
* Xandhil looks to see if he thinks Justen will be okay
* Justen shrugs and nods
[Justen] I mean, if we did need anything, you won't be far away, I assume?
* Kalman nods
* Xandhil frowns a little because he thinks Justen should still be lying down
[Kalman] you could meet with him in the library - I'll be in my study, if you do need anything
[Xandhil] alright, thank you.
* Kalman nods
* Justen is working on pulling himself together
[Xandhil] we'll be there shortly
[Kalman] Very well
* Kalman will give you your privacy, then
[Xandhil] are you sure you don't want to just lie down a little longer?
* Xandhil asks Justen once we're alone
[Justen] I'll be all right
[Justen] we don't really have time
[Justen] ... unless you don't want me to come?
[Xandhil] That's not what I meant
[Xandhil] :/
* Justen takes your hand
[Xandhil] I just worry when you get that upset
[Justen] me too
[Xandhil] okay
* Xandhil snuggles you close again for a moment
[Xandhil] when you're ready
* Justen nods
* Justen takes a few more deep breaths, holding you close
[Justen] I can deal with it more later
[Xandhil] okay
[Justen] right now there are other things to worry about
[Xandhil] I love you
[Justen] I love you too
* Xandhil nods
[Xandhil] lets go then
[Justen] okay
* Justen wipes his face and straightens his hair a bit and is ready to go
* Xandhil will draw Justen up, and finish readjusting his own shirt :3
* Xandhil will kiss him, and then turn to go meet Ruchard :3
[Diablotin_Narrator] You head to Kalman's library, then
* Ruchard is waiting for you there. He's a relatively young-looking man, brown-haired, with a neatly-trimmed beard.
[Xandhil] hello
[Ruchard] Hello - I trust you are Xandhil Orecalo and Justen Olivier?
[Xandhil] Yes
* Justen nods
[Xandhil] And you are Ruchard rademacher?
[Ruchard] That's correct. Princess Ilphere communicated to me that there were certain ... difficulties here.
[Xandhil] yes
[Xandhil] I don't know what she's told you
[Xandhil] the short version is that the realm is collapsing
* Ruchard nods
[Xandhil] and there is a psychopathic murderer who is planning to make a new dreamer
[Ruchard] I expected there would be changes since I was last here, but it's deteriorated much more seriously than I imagined.
[Ruchard] Yes - that was the part she emphasized.
* Xandhil nods
[Xandhil] At least some people here understand what is happening
[Xandhil] but I don't know how widespread the knowledge is
* Ruchard nods
[Ruchard] She asked if I could stabilize the plane.
[Xandhil] ..
[Xandhil] could you?
[Ruchard] Possibly, for a time. But as soon as I left again, it would begin to destabilize again.
[Ruchard] It would be a temporary solution at best - but as bad as things are, it might be worthwhile to buy some time. I'm not sure.
* Xandhil nods
[Xandhil] what would it take for a more permanent fix?
[Ruchard] There are more permanent solutions. Some are better than others, though all of them have their drawbacks.
* Xandhil nods
[Xandhil] we only have a vague idea what Willem is planning
[Ruchard] It could be one of two things, I think, based on what Ilphere described.
[Xandhil] oh?
[Ruchard] or possibly some combination of the two, although I'm not sure how that would work...
[Ruchard] The first possibility is to install a new dreamer. This would be a... complicated process. The dreamer must exist independently of the dream.
* Ruchard considers how to explain this better
[Ruchard] Like... blowing a bubble. The person blowing it couldn't be inside it - although their reflection could appear in it.
[Xandhil] right...
[Ruchard] does that make any sense? sorry. I don't talk to a lot of ... people.
[Xandhil] it does
[Ruchard] all right.
[Xandhil] I'm a little worried about that
[Ruchard] understandably so
[Xandhil] that he might be trying to... coopt? or Supplant? Someone from our world. But, uh... it's a hunch and I don't have much evidence to support it as a valid concern :p
[Ruchard] the beliefs and perceptions of the dreamer are what colour the entire world.
[Xandhil] right
[Xandhil] which is one reason I think that really... anyone associated with him would be a terrible choice
* Ruchard nods
[Ruchard] No one is a good choice for that type of power.
[Xandhil] yes.... murderous psychopaths even less so :p
[Justen] Yeah... I mean, I don't think I'd trust myself to be put in charge of an entire world.
[Ruchard] There will be a specific location - the core of the dream. From there, wherever that is, someone could feasibly position themselves to take over the dreamer's role.
* Xandhil nods
[Xandhil] I think they know where that is?
[Xandhil] The bits of his text that we could figure out talked about a door, a key... the soul of the city...
[Ruchard] Trying to take over the dream from another plane would be much more difficult - maybe impossible, I'm not sure. I don't know how you could guarantee that the dreamer wasn't creating an entire new plane instead of gaining control of this one.
[Ruchard] And that we certainly don't want. Hopefully neither do they.
[Ruchard] But speaking of other planes, the second option I mentioned.
* Xandhil listens
[Ruchard] It would be theoretically possible to connect this plane to another, or others, in a more permanent fashion. The Arch, in its many forms, ensures that such a link is possible, at least.
[Xandhil] right
[Xandhil] what would that mean?
[Ruchard] It probably wouldn't save this world from collapsing, but people could get out at least.
[Ruchard] it would mean they're not doomed.
[Ruchard] what it would mean to wherever they would end up, I couldn't even begin to guess.
[Xandhil] Channel..
[Xandhil] I don't know.
[Xandhil] I was assuming he was aiming for option one
* Ruchard nods
[Xandhil] I'm pretty he sure he knows about our world
[Xandhil] well, I am sure. He definitely does.
[Xandhil] I don't know what would happen, if he tried to take people there
[Xandhil] I don't know what the other options are... I know they're out there
* Ruchard nods
[Ruchard] Some would be less hospitable than this place.
* Ruchard thinks for a moment
[Ruchard] There is a third option. In theory. It's not something that I'm aware of anyone attempting before.
* Xandhil listens
[Ruchard] It would require a great deal of power. Maybe something only a deity could achieve.
[Ruchard] To expand and solidify this realm until it is a fully-fledged plane in its own right.
[Ruchard] No dreamer, no edges.
[Xandhil] that would be nice
[Ruchard] Yes... if I had any idea how to achieve it.
[Xandhil] :/
[Ruchard] In the dream-core, I could take control - expand the plane again, rebuild its weak areas. But like a bubble, it would start to shrink again when I relinquished that control. Unless there was some way to make it self-sustaining.
[Xandhil] just make everyone their own dreamer. I'm sure that would be fine ].]
[Justen] You said a god could do that?
[Ruchard] Perhaps.
[Ruchard] Or an entity of similar power.
[Justen] Well, I don't know any gods... personally.
* Xandhil eyes him
[Ruchard] I think it would be the best option - but possibly also the least feasible.
[Xandhil] yeah...
[Ruchard] For now, perhaps our course of action should be to locate and secure the dream-core. If you think that's where they will aim, at least we can try to defend it from them.
[Xandhil] if they don't already have it, yes
* Ruchard nods
[Xandhil] but I suppose in that case, we try and take it @_@
[Justen] Yeah...
[Xandhil] so then... how do we find it?
[Xandhil] Is it going to be the same as the arch here?
[Ruchard] It will be the first place that formed in the dream.
[Ruchard] We have an advantage in that department. I know the original dreamer, rather well.
[Xandhil] okay
[Ruchard] It's not safe to bring her back here, but based on what she's told me, I should be able to locate it.
* Xandhil nods
[Xandhil] well... we're here to help
[Xandhil] There are people here I would trust too
[Xandhil] our host, at least
* Ruchard nods
[Ruchard] Good - we may need their help.
[Ruchard] Especially if, as you say, others may have gotten there first.
[Xandhil] really, I think they have a right to be involved - they live here :p
* Ruchard nods
[Ruchard] Whatever the outcome, though, a small group of people will be determining the fate of the thousands who live here.
[Xandhil] yeah....
[Ruchard] The best we can hope for is that, once we're finished, those people will be free to determine their own fates from that point onwards.
[Xandhil] i actually think I'm okay with that
* Xandhil nods
[Ruchard] So - concerning the dream-core. Imraen was a young woman, a princess, sheltered and protected by her guardians because her people were under siege.
* Xandhil nods
[Ruchard] She dreamed first of what she knew. Her rooms in the palace.
[Xandhil] that makes sense
* Xandhil frowns
[Xandhil] and now I wonder where the ir'redein took Willem.
[Xandhil] I didn't have a chance to ask Kalman about it
[Xandhil] maybe we should do that now
[Ruchard] all right.
* Xandhil will slip out to Kalman's study then
* Kalman looks up as you enter; you have the feeling he was waiting for you, not actually reading the book that's open on his lap
[Xandhil] so...
[Kalman] yes?
[Xandhil] Ruchard thinks that he can at least stabilize the plane a little, temporarily
* Kalman nods, listening
[Xandhil] but we need to go to the center of it
[Kalman] Where is that?
[Xandhil] somewhere in the palace
[Xandhil] which brings me to another question - we learned that the council did take willem away - do you have any idea where they may have taken him?
[Kalman] all right...
[Kalman] that would depend on who specifically took him.
* Xandhil tries to remember what we were told
[Xandhil] Du Champ
* Kalman looks somewhat more concerned at that
[Kalman] Then I would guess he would have taken him to his tower.
[Xandhil] where is that?
[Xandhil] and yeah, it was a little concerning
[Kalman] The idea of them talking is concerning.
[Xandhil] yes
[Kalman] His tower is part of the palace complex.
[Xandhil] of course...
[Kalman] But it's a large complex - it may not be near the... the core you speak of, I don't know.
[Xandhil] can we get in to the tower?
[Xandhil] err
[Xandhil] the palace
[Kalman] Since the queen's ... absence, it is rather easier than it used to be.
[Kalman] I should be able to gain access for us.
[Xandhil] okay
[Xandhil] Ruchard will hopefully be able to find the right place
* Kalman nods
[Kalman] Do you want to leave immediately? Cesar still hasn't returned...
[Xandhil] from the arena?
* Kalman nods
[Xandhil] hrm
[Xandhil] Time is of the essence, but on the other hand, I'm worried that Willem might have people there already
[Xandhil] and Cesar would be really handy to have around if there was any trouble ].]
[Xandhil] I'll see what the other think - I can at least make better introductions
[Kalman] All right. I'd prefer to have him there too, if possible.
* Xandhil nods
* Xandhil will head back over to the library with kalman, then
* Kalman goes with you
* Ruchard and Justen are making awkward small talk.
* Xandhil will make slightly more formal introductions then, introducing Ruchard as an expert in dream magic and dream travel
* Justen gives you a 'can we get out of here for a minute' look
[Xandhil] ah... Excuse us for a minute, sorry ].]
* Kalman and Ruchard can chat for a bit
* Xandhil will draw Justen back out
* Justen waits until you two are out in the hall, but he looks sort of ... wide-eyed/excited/also terrified
[Xandhil] are you alright?
* Xandhil takes his hands
[Justen] Yeah, I guess... but I was thinking about what he said. about a god, or something like a god, could fix this place for good.
[Xandhil] un huh...
* Xandhil has suspicious about where this is going
[Xandhil] but how?
[Justen] well... what about my father. what about ... the mother. What about them?
[Xandhil] Granny Em? :p
[Justen] sure.
[Xandhil] they could, I'm sure
[Xandhil] it crossed my mind too
[Xandhil] but I don't know how we would ask
[Justen] ... the thing at the arena said it knew my father.
[Xandhil] yes...
[Justen] I mean, I don't trust it. It could be lying, or whatever.
[Justen] like you said
* Xandhil nods
[Justen] I don't know where I'm going with this. Maybe there are other ... entities, things here, that can get on and off the plane, that know more about... them, whatever they are.
[Xandhil] there certainly could be
[Justen] Was your dad here? Or, something like him?
[Xandhil] yes
[Xandhil] he promised someone he would help them if they set him free
[Xandhil] and when they did... he didn't follow through, shockingly enough
[Justen] :/
[Xandhil] Ardent's mother :p
[Justen] maybe he came back and helped her later
* Justen says without much hope
[Xandhil] I don't know if he continued to exist independantly after he left?
[Xandhil] I think whatever left just... went back to being my dad
[Justen] Oh. I don't know how that works.
[Xandhil] me either, but it was kind of a special case all around
[Justen] Like they merged? Like the people did when they came here?
[Xandhil] maybe, yeah
[Xandhil] this was when the queen was still here
[Xandhil] anyway, I wouldn't trust any demons here
[Xandhil] or really anywhere :p
[Xandhil] half ones are okay though :)
[Justen] well... thanks ;)
* Xandhil squeezes your hand
[Xandhil] some more than others ^-^
[Justen] I just feel like... maybe I can use this thing, this part of me that I don't even want, to do something good for once.
* Xandhil nods
[Xandhil] I guess you could try... praying?
* Justen nods
[Justen] I can try. I don't have much practice at it.
[Xandhil] I dont know that there is really all that much to it
[Xandhil] I can try it too?
[Justen] okay
[Justen] I mean, we should still do the other stuff too.
[Justen] In case the praying doesn't help.
[Xandhil] yes
[Xandhil] well
[Xandhil] the gods help those who help themselves, and all :p
* Justen nods
[Justen] we.. we can go back now, I just wanted to talk to you about that, not in front of them.
[Xandhil] okay
[Xandhil] when did you want to do it, then?
[Xandhil] I think we're waiting for Cesar?
[Xandhil] I think we should wait for Cesar, anyway
[Justen] Okay.
[Justen] Yeah, we should, in case anything goes wrong it would be better to have him.
[Justen] And maybe his sister might come back with some more information, that would be helpful too. Even if she is creepy as fuck.
[Xandhil] yeah.
[Xandhil] okay
[Xandhil] well
[Xandhil] maybe we can find some praying downtime in there, anyway :p
* Xandhil kisses you
[Xandhil] lets go back in
* Justen kisses back, seeming a little calmer now

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