CHAPTER FOUR
Except nothing happens when I will myself to go in.
Wait, no. Something is happening. Something odd.
The more I strain my powers, the more I get the feeling that I have a small voice in my head. It reminds me of how Pom communicates with me when he’s awake; only it doesn’t sound like my furry friend.
The voice seems to be saying, Who are you, and what do you want?
Feeling silly, I do what I’d do if it were Pom. Mentally, I reply, I’m Bailey. You asked me to visit your dreams.
No mental reply comes; instead, something yields, and with a whiff of ozone, I plummet into the gnome’s dream world.
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As soon as I show up in my dream palace, I teleport to the tower of sleepers.
“How did it go with Lidia?” Pom’s voice inquires. Then he appears bit by bit, in a Cheshire cat
