[h3]The Hunter's Dream – Ophelia[/h3]
The doll listened intently, and one might assume the Shopkeeper did the same though it was difficult to ascertain without seeing their face. In the end, after Ophelia had given her urgent report on what she had discovered, the doll looked at the caretaker of the Dream for a moment before turning back to Ophelia.
“Troubling though this is to hear, good Hunter, I fear we cannot claim that this is the first we have heard of it. Moira and Gerlinde both spoke of something similar, though you seem to have discerned considerably more than either. We cannot even begin to fathom what manner of power could successfully ward against the little ones...”
She bowed her head submissively before continuing: “As far as Gerlinde is concerned, I think you may be mistaken. Gerlinde is quite aware of something untoward residing at the workshop of the White Healing Church, and though we have seen her return to the markers there occasionally, she has shown no particular affinity for them. Perhaps when she returns to the Dream you can speak to her yourself, to allay or confirm your fears?”