"Being dead doesn't quite mean the same thing for Mother as it does for a mortal," Divaonar explains. "Or for us. She'll wake up again. She can't stay dead forever."

Dead but Dreaming.

"Umm... maybe..."


He glances at his siblings, most of whom are still playing with the toys they were recently given.

"Maybe we can help you? Mother taught us lots of things."

Sooo many things.

Not all the things, though.