36. Everen: Half-Remembered Dreams

Summary

• The chapter narrator observes that they're letting themselves get swept away by their returned magic, potentially due to fate.
• They notice a previously unhealed wound on their lip that may contribute to some magical bond.
• Upon realizing this, a ritual involving the drawing of blood and a possible sacrifice is conducted, yielding significant changes for both individuals involved.
• The narrator hesitates about the developing bond and connection, deciding to retreat and isolate in order to think and grapple with their feelings and their potential destiny.
• The narrator experiences a recurring nightmare about an impending storm and a dragon, on a pair of scales, signaling a nightmarish prophecy.
• The narrator discovers that the individual they bonded with, Arcady, has been marking these prophecies and shared dream experiences in a notebook, leading the narrator to suspect Arcady might have manipulated events to their own benefit.
• Upon these revelations, the narrator is filled with rage, betrayal, and frustration, targeting these emotions at Arcady.