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she turned why she couldn’t see me.
    “Who are you?” My heart was
pounding in my chest as I waited for her to turn and face me. I knew what
horror awaited me. I knew where her eyes should be there would be two gaping
chasms.
    “You should know, you held my
file earlier today. It sucks knowing when you are going to die and not being
able to do anything about it, by the way. So, I figured if I was going to be
stuck in this stupid place bored out of my skull, I might as well do what I
could to help you. You know, so you can get me unstuck,” she said, waving her
hands about like it was obvious.
    “Okay, but how are you… I mean,
what do you…” I was so confused. This must have been just a normal dream.
Surely I was not talking to an eyeless Seer that happened to also be rude.
    “Would you spit it out already?
They said you were supposed to be smart. I am starting to doubt my chances of
getting out of this place,” she sniped.
    “Okay, I think I’ve got this,” I
said as much to myself as her. I took a deep breath trying to regain my
balance. “Do you know who killed you?”
    “Don’t you think that would have
been the first thing I told you? You aren’t the sharpest tool in the shed are
you?”
    “If you would stop insulting me
for five seconds, maybe I could catch up. Cheese on a cracker, what is your
problem?”
    She motioned up and down with
her hands and I realized suddenly my question had been quite insensitive.
    “Sorry,” I mumbled. “What do you
remember? You said that you knew you were going to die, so you must have had a
vision.”
    “I remember seeing a foggy woman
figure. She had crazy eyes. That is all I could make out. Well, before she
gouged out my eyes that is. When the actual dying happened, I didn’t know what
was happening. Don’t get me wrong, I felt every second of the pain. I think I
was poisoned with some sort of paralytic,” she mumbled, swinging her arms back
and forth.
    “Was there more than one person
there or just the foggy woman?” I asked hurriedly. I felt the dreaming start to
fade.
    “Shit, he is here. Have to run,”
she said before darting off into the fog.
    “More shall fall,” I heard
Xavier whisper from the fog before I was ripped from the dreaming.
     
    **********
     
    I woke up, drenched in a cold sweat
with Kennan pinning down my arms. Ian was standing off in the corner with a
worried expression on his face. I looked over to find Conall standing in the
other corner, looking more irritated than concerned.
    “Why do we have such a crowded
room?” I asked, looking skeptically at our audience.
    “Because you would not come out of
the dreaming and you locked out your dear Guardian. He freaked out and brought
us in to try and pull you out. But, alas, you gave us the boot as well. You are
a lot stronger than I gave you credit for, lass,” Conall said.
    “Shut it, Eye Patch,” I threw in
his direction before locking gazes with Kennan. I heard Ian snicker in the
corner. “I’m fine, can we have the posse leave now please?” I pleaded with my
eyes. I really didn’t like the idea of them seeing me naked. I was just grateful
that Kennan had pulled the covers over my body before letting them in.
    “Brother, it would seem our service
is no longer needed,” Conall said toward Ian.
    “Alright, let’s bounce, Eye Patch,”
Ian snickered before throwing his arm over Conall’s shoulder. “See ya later,
Pip Squeak,” he threw in my direction before dragging an irritated Conall from
the room. I would probably pay for the new nickname later.
    “What was that?” Kennan asked as
the door closed.
    “What, it was just a nickname. I
didn’t mean to upset him.” I was confused by his tone.
    “Not the damned name, Izzy. You
locked me out of your head. Why did you do that? I couldn’t get in to pull you
back.” He ran his hand down his face in frustration, finally getting off of me.
    “I didn’t even know that I was
doing it. For all I know, it wasn’t me