Ignatius fell in thought for a moment. His ponderings led him to a conclusion, and he felt a now-familiar presence hesitantly agree.

"Our fatigue awaits us in the waking world, and our wounds don't follow us there. Considering we can reach that place through sleep, might it be that it's not our true bodies that we bring to the Otherworld, but rather a projection. Our wounds affect that projection, yet our efforts drain a body we don't feel from..."

"I wonder how deep our sleep is while in that place. Would we sense a disturbance in our room? Could we be awakened?"

"Anyway, back on topic. Did any of you figure if your fatigue was physical or mental?"

In light of the projection theory, that's a reasonable question, but it did not occur to me to see when I was at my most drained. But then...

A plan started formulating in his mind, an as of yet nascent thought to counter the conundrum Sanae brought to light.