The Summer Vacation
Chapter 38
Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman

We travel to the Mountain Arena bright and early in the morning. We arrive in our campsite by the second mark after our morning repast. Everyone lends a hand in setting up the tents and temporary shelters for the horses.

We get it done by the third mark. Our sleeping arrangements are made in the local inns in the town around the Mountain Arena. The Royalty members, the Outside Helpers and their escorts are staying in the castle nearby. There is a main road from King Thranton’s Under Kingdom to the town and the Mountain Arena. The road then breaks into several branches reaching different areas of Ringol Kingdom.

Once we have settled into our rooms. We walk down the stairs to the level where King Jeriel’s Conference Room is on the second floor. It is laid out like the others I have seen. However, there is a big difference here. I see a large round table in the middle of the surrounding tables and chairs.

The table is about ten feet in diameter. I see the Seeing Stones mounted in the center of the table. Around it are the sixteen small banners and its own chief gem or metal representing the sixteen kingdoms of Twainor. Outside the 16 banners are the two chief ores for Twainor. These two stones are the Evenshard stone and the Ethereal Space Ore. Around that are the 92 basic elements of the periodic table. Each item has its own number and name. Outside of the 92 elements is a ring of various minerals and crystals inlaid at the edge of the table.

We see there have been arranged around this center table, enough tables and chairs for all sixteen kingdoms represented here. We take our seats to begin our meeting. The Kings, Queens, the Dwarf Ambassadors, the Outside Helpers, the Escorts and members of the Mystic Order all take their seats by Kingdoms and Region.

As soon as we settle into the chairs, we see the Seeing Stones light up. Then we see one of the Emissaries appear in the image above the Stones.

“Greetings, Emissaries.”

“Greetings, King Dryden and Twainor.”

Another Emissary steps into view in the image. “Before we proceed, we wish to have the Legion Commanders, Chief Warriors, the Enclave Designer and Builders and the Chief Forge Smiths from each of the kingdoms to attend this meeting.”

“Yes, Emissaries.”

All of the Kingdoms contact them as requested. It takes about a quarter-mark for them to attend the meeting. Some are standing or sitting behind their respective King and Queen of their kingdom.

“Now you need to activate your crystals to record this conversation. You will need to review this recording for future reference.”

The Wizards and Sorceresses activate the crystals to record the conversation.

“First of all we wish to congratulate you all in discovering the 92 natural elements the Maker has created. There are more, but they are beyond your means because it takes great electrical power to discover them. You can learn about these elements from your allies if you need to.”

Everyone claps their hands, then they quiet down.

“We will now give you a goal to achieve. As you know, there are other enemies out there in your galaxy here and the universe. Unfortunately, most of them are aware of Jabbah Delta and it’s capability to make weapons.”

Evrat speaks up, “Yes, they come demanding killing weapons. We have been defending ourselves the best we can. They won’t accept the passive weapons to spare lives.”

“We know, Evrat. You won’t be alone the next time.”

“Thank you, Emissaries.”

“To reach this goal, it will be done in stages. As Richard has suggested to some of you, the first stage is to build submarines to explore the domain of your oceans. Even after a hundred years you won’t know everything in it, but is a start. In forty years, you will take that knowledge, Twainor, and build your own space navy of star ships.”

Everyone looks at each other and smiles.

“What this means is that you will be building a new legion to help defend Twainor and your allies in the Local Group. You can name it whatever you want to. The knights and dwarf warriors on board will be armed as usual, but you will need a new sword and armor to fight in space. Your star ships will have a unique power core, your shielding will be unique and act as a weapon to return the laser weapons back on the enemy. You will be able to use your magic on the ships to protect yourselves from missile attacks. You will learn how to create air to breathe inside the crafts and keep the crews’ safe with your own type of machines.”

“To make these ships, all materials needed are found here on Twainor. As you explore your star system, you’ll find other materials there.”

“Captain Dar-re told us we have two sub-worlds with their own life on them.”

“That is right, King Dryden. You are to protect these two worlds from harm. Don’t harm these worlds to retrieve the elements and minerals that are found there. The minerals and elements you need can be found elsewhere in your star system as you spread out.”

“This will be a group effort from all Kingdoms here. Everyone has a part to help to do this great endeavor, including your Outside Helpers and the worlds they represent.”

“Richard, please come forward with your present to the dwarf kingdoms.”

“Yes, Emissaries.” I standup and take the bag of gems out of my satchel. I walk to the center table and stand there. “Over the years, my family did some gem hunting in the mountains where our family cabin is located. There are a number of businesses that allow people to come in, pay a fee to pan for what they can find and keep. I have some of them here in this bag. There are four gems here I wish to give to the four dwarf kingdoms. This is for you to remember Earth and where you come from.”

I open the bag and take out the first gem. I walk up to King Bnar. “I remember seeing your city, Light-crys and its roof. This crystal reminded me of it. This is a pure quartz crystal. It gives off a very bright white light. There are no fractures in it, even if it is very hot.” I hand the crystal to King Bnar.

He smiles, “Thank you, Richard.” He looks at it and shows to his Queen. She puts her hand above it and recites a spell. The crystal lights up with a bright white light. She ends the spell to turn it off.

I walk up to King Lhotke. “I saw the door to Antarte Kingdom. It had green gems all over the door. It has various shades of green gems. It reminded me of a gem we have on Earth.” I take out the two-thumb size green gem in the bag. I hand it to King Lhotke. “This is an emerald in raw form. It is not cut. I had it appraised on Earth. Right now it is worth about two gold pieces. If it is cut right, it will jump in value to at least 200 times.”

He smiles at the gem. “Thank you, Richard.”

“I’ll tell a little story about these gems later.” I walk up to King Rhur. “For you, I thought of gold.” I take out the gold gem and hand it to him. “Yes, there is gold in this gem. It too is like the emerald.”

He smiles at the gem. “Thank you, Richard.”

I walk up to King Thranton. I take out the garnet gem and hand it to him. “For you, this is a garnet gem. However, if you at it look closely, there is a ruby gem melded on the side of the garnet. Don’t try to separate them. It is unique because they are both together. It is rare to see such melding in gems.”

He smiles at the gem. “Yes, I see the ruby, Richard. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. People have come to our family, including relatives wanted to buy or take them from us. I have kept the more sentimental and favorites with me back on Earth. They are secured in a vault. I know these gems will be put to good use here. Cut them if you wish or display them by shining a light on them. It is up to you, my friends.”

Everyone claps their hands and smile that I did a good thing for them.

I hold up the bag of grain size gems in my hands. “In this bag contains more than 500 grain size gems. They are really small. My family collected them over the years. It is my hope these will get divided among the twelve Upper Kingdoms to remember me and where the First Ones came from.”

Everyone claps and cheers for the great gift I’m giving them. They quiet down when one of the Emissaries speaks up.

“Thank you, Richard. But first, you need to pour out the gems onto the table. You can sit down when you’re done.”

“Yes, Emissaries.”

I pour out the gems onto the table, then I sit down in my chair.

“We will now rearrange these gems on the table. There will be various groupings for each feature of the ships. Legion Commanders, smiths, designers and builders, please pay close attention to the different combinations. The number of grains associated with each element is the proportion needed for maximum results and effect.”

“This is what is needed for the shields.” The majority of the gems are pushed aside by magic and away from the elements, mineral and ores. Then some of the gems move in the air and hover above the elements, minerals and ores for each feature. They are stacked on top of each other in a straight line.

“This is for the shields of the submarines and the star ships. It is steel plus the Evenshard stone. Make the hulls double-walled for safety at least.”

The gems get rearranged for another feature. “This is for the shields of the energy core on the ships.”

“This will protect the electrical discharge from the Ethereal Space ore from harming the crew and electrical equipment on the ships. It will also protect the magic in the ore and keep it there, especially if some one tries to remove it with magic or a transporter.”

The gems move again, “This is for the armor of the crew and the soldiers. As you can see, the Ethereal Space ore is added as a belt for them. This will allow your soldiers to act independently without the use of the wizards to transport your forces. It will also be your cloak, body shield, to supply air, and food from your food stores on the ships.”

The Legion Commanders clap their hands when they hear that.

“You need to refine the ore so it is part of the armor that can’t be taken off or destroyed in battle. It won’t take much when it is refined.”

“The helmets will need crystals for lighting and contact as well.”

“The main weapon is the star sword. There are two different kinds. One is all metal for the soldiers. The second one will have the sapphire gem melded on the surface of the sword. That one is for the 16 Kings when they dispense judgement and justice. There are two gems on the handle protector, the ruby and the emerald. In the ball handle of the sapphire sword, it will have the Ethereal Space ore. The Evenshard stone is in the pommel as well.”

The Commanders, smiths, designers and builders have never seen such a combination before. They see iron for strength plus two elements to make steel. They also see silver and gold in the swords.

“We see the doubt and expressions on your faces, smiths. This is the procedure to make the star sword. First you make your base sword that you know how to do. You add the silver and gold next. When the gems, Evenshard stone and Ethereal Space ore are added to the handle, it will release the power for your soldiers to use. It can absorb energy weapons and return it back where you wish to aim it.”

“The Star Sword for the Kings is very special. When the sapphire is melded with the sword, it will do many additional things for you. First when it is thrust into the ground, the Maker will use the conduit connection to send life back into the ground and sprout life back to a world. When it touches an innocent person who is near death because of the guilty person who killed in hate, the life will return to the person. When it touches a guilty person of the crime who killed in hate, that person will be sent to Maker for immediate judgment.”

“Both swords are capable of helping you if someone is telling the truth or not. A green glow from the emerald is for the truth. The red glow from the ruby is for the lie.”

“Emissaries, can the Star Sword be used to purge a disease that causes him or her to kill with no control?”

“Yes it can, King Hilmar. Once the sword has touched the person, the disease will be expelled from the body and sent to the Maker for proper disposal. That location is in a special location that can only be accessed by Him.”

“You won’t have the Star Sword made in time to cure the people on the Emerald Isles.”

Sir Hilmar and everyone else nod their heads up and down slowly.

“I have a question, Emissaries. What if we can’t meld the sapphire stone to the sword? It will take a great amount of heat and fire to bind them together.”

“That’s true, Sir Trenton. It will take the heat of a fire mountain to do it.”

They all look at each other with worried faces.

“Then the forger will die if he tries. Can your dwarf smiths do this, King Thranton?”

A dwarf smith speaks up. “”We have tried such smithing techniques. It is too hot for us to be near it. “

”Since only sixteen swords will be made, we know of a forger who can withstand the heat. He is one of the renowned forgers in Earth’s past. His name is Hephaestus.”

I look at the Emissaries with earnest, “Isn’t he a member of the Greek pantheon, Emissaries? You mean to tell me, those stories are for real?”

“He is, Richard. You will have to contact him and ask him to do this deed. Yes, those stories are for real for your Earth.”

“Usually someone of his stature requires payment of some type.”

“He will require payment, Richard. He will tell you what it is when you meet him.”

“How do I get in contact with him? The pantheon groups on Earth are long gone. All we have are some of their temples that are dedicated to them. When will the sixteen swords need to be made?”

“Because you are the Omega Unicorn, you will be able to approach them. They are located on a world where they can live in peace.”

“Are all of the pantheon members located on this world, or on separate worlds?”

“They’re on separate worlds and aware of each other. We’ll deliver you there when the time is right. Your first initial contact of familiarity will be a visit to Greece when you go on vacation in the future.”

“Hmm . . . Okay. I’ll wait until then, Emissaries.” I give a slight smile. “Oh, Emissaries. I had a dream last night that was most unusual. I met someone from another world. He gave me a warning that an evil black spirit is going to and fro about Earth. He will cause more mischief, trouble and war.”

“We know who is he, Richard. You will need to inform the SRU Wizard when you see him the next time. The problem will involve him and you from time to time. By telling him now, he can start preparing and make plans that concern him personally.”

“I’ll tell him when I see him the next time.”

“Outside Helpers, as you know, you will be going back home at the end of the Regional Festival. Your own worlds will need your input with what is happening near Evrat’s world. By joining together, you will be able to turn them away. However, they will be back and better prepared when they come back again in the future.”

“Take pictures of this star ship armada and document it well. That way, they will be recognized when they come again. They are intending to come to Earth. They should not be here in this universe, Richard. These invaders are from a parallel universe. You will meet an important person someday in the future that will help correct the anomaly and send them back to the correct universe.”

“I understand, Emissaries.”

“Does this enemy have a weakness, Emissaries?”

“They do, Evrat. There is an element on the chart they are sensitive to. There are some other weapons that will block their attempts and get their attention. However, it causes them to be better prepared the next time.”

“Does this invading group have a name, Emissaries?”

“They do have a name, Richard. In their home universe, their home world’s name is Mondas. That is all we can tell you at this time.”

“Thank you very much, Emissaries. That name will probably trigger a memory if I hear of them again.”

“It will, Richard. Don’t worry about it for now. There are other enemies out there besides this one, Twainor. They will get your attention more so than this one we just warned you about.”

“We wish you all a prosperous, long life, Outside Helpers and Twainor. Some of you will be contacted to come back here to solve a problem that is part of Ruald’s conspiracy. You can always contact one of your Outside Helpers if you need an additional idea to solve the problem.”

“What problem is that, Emissaries?”

“It is a health-related problem that will become apparent a few years from now. Right now it is hidden from your healers and Mystic Order. Be patient about it. When it becomes apparent, be calm about the situation. There is help of a special kind that will come to your aid.”

“Thank you, Emissaries. We’ll keep the hope.”

“We won’t be contacting you again until your space fleet is ready. You can always listen to the Maker’s Voice for guidance. Remember, your Outside Helpers will help guide you on the construction of the sea and space crafts. Peace unto you, Twainor!”

“Unto you peace, Emissaries of the Maker!”

The image disappears above the Seeing Stones. King Dryden sees that everyone is in deep thought about what they heard and seen. The Mystic Order members come up and turn off the crystals and hand them to their Kings.

“I think we can make plans and start forging the swords for the soldiers. It will help us to stay focused on the matter at hand.”

“What about these submarines to travel underwater? What will that do for us, Outside Helpers?”

Geve speaks up, “It will help you start how to make independent vehicles and keep the crew safe. It will be trial and error. Some of us can provide sketches and diagrams for the equipment you will need on these ships. The energy core needs to be protected so you won’t get harmed by the electrical discharge from the Ethereal Space ore. The propulsion to move them about will be interesting and fun to figure out. If the propulsion can be done by magic, then you have an advantage your Outside Helpers and others in the Universe envy. The circuitry inside the ships will be similar to the radiation detector you built to find the radioactive elements. But the purposes will be different for each function. It will be similar what you saw on Captain Dar-re’s ship. The read outs will give you information and status on the ship and the crew in general. How big these ships will be, will determine how many men you put in them with their supplies, sleeping quarters, etc. I suggest at least three different sizes. You can always contact me or the others for help and ideas.”

“Thank you, Geve. That is greatly appreciated. We’ll just have to take it step by step.”

“Here is an idea for the ships. Since we have sea dragons for our oceans and we have land dragons for our air. How about space dragons for this space navy?”

Everyone looks at each other and smiles.

“I like that idea, Sir Dolen. We’ll need to run this idea by them and hear what they have to say about it.”

“If we have the Ethereal Space ore on the ships, we can probably generate a magical space there for them and make them invisible.”

“That’s a nice idea, Sir Aridian. But, we’ll have to take it step by step and see if it works.”

“That’s true, Sir Paladin.”

“Well, we can talk more about this later. We have a Regional Festival to run here. We’ll meet again several more times before our Outside Helpers go back.”

“That we can do, King Dryden.”

“Let us go out to the arena and begin with the opening ceremonies.”

We all shout out at once, “Yes, King Dryden.”

We all get up from the chairs and leave the conference room. We exit the castle and walk toward the Mountain Arena. We see people filling it up quickly. The opening ceremonies are set to begin at the Fourth Mark in the morning. All of the contestants are gathered by kingdom on the grounds. There are about ten dragons sitting there as well. I join King Tierion’s group of contestants. The Royalty members walk up to their section and sit in the designated seats assigned to them.

When the Fourth Mark arrived, the entire arena is filled. King Dryden stands up to begin his short speech. The people get quiet to hear him.

“Welcome one and all to this year’s Regional Festival. We are in the Northwest Region here on Twainor. We’ll be spending a full week here in this arena and in King Thranton’s Under Kingdom as well. Then will move down to the ringed in bay to witness the sea games there with the navies, the sea dragons and the fishing fleet sea captains for three days. After that we’ll travel to Eirecann Kingdom and spend three days there. Then we’ll move to Thryson Kingdom at their Central Arena for the last week and have the ceremonies in declaring which Kingdom has done well overall.”

Everyone claps and cheers. King Dryden raises his hands to quiet the people.

“Contestants, strive to do your best with honor and fairness. You represent your Kingdom here. Land Dragons of Twainor, do your best as well in the races. For we thank you for keeping our skies safe. This will be your time to perfect your skills in competition. We’ll acknowledge you with honor and plenty of fish to eat. When we arrive at the Bay Arena, I will do a similar speech for the Sea Dragons.”

All of the Land Dragons roar out loud when they hear the honor given to them.

“Let the games begin!”

Everyone cheers, clap their hands and the dragons roar. King Dryden raises his hands one more time.

“Go to your designated rings and starting points for the races.”

We all leave the arena. Only the ones who are participating in the morning events stay behind. The top five winners from each Kingdom participate in the Regional Festival. This was determined during their midsummer festivals.

Sir Halgren gets the schedule for our group. We go over it quickly to see who is doing what today. We see most of the day is spent with the preliminaries in all categories. The jousts have three lines this time for them. There are about a dozen small rings set up through the grass area of the arena. The centaur race is held first. This time they know I don’t need to participate in the centaur race this time.

I walk over to the metal star throwing and the wrist bow darts. I do mine quickly and get near-perfect marks on the targets. The contestants knew I will be tough to be beat before they came here. Some of them showed improvements from their own contests in their own kingdoms. There is a total of 80 contestants for each category. They decided to start the first cut off at 64. The next round is 32 and so on until the final four which will be held tomorrow morning. When it came to the staff and sword fight. The preliminaries started right after the noon repast.

By the noon repast, I find myself in the top four for the metal star throwing and the wrist bow darts. I just squeaked in at fourth for the spear throwing. When we got done with the noon repast, the staff and sword fight begins. Again, I gave it my all. For the staff fight, I find myself in fourth again. But for the sword fight, I learned I will come in fifth. The people clapped and cheered that I was able to make it that far. I relaxed the rest of the day by walking down the merchant avenues and tried some of the food delicacies that are prepared to eat. Some of the fruits were served up really good. I tried to eat very little to save room for the evening repast.

“You know, Amber and Cobalt. I just might need a light jog or do some more walking to make room for all of this food I’m eating.”

“We know the feeling, Richard. You just keep walking the avenues and visiting the kingdom camp grounds. That should burn some of it off.”

“That sounds like a good idea, Amber.”

I do several laps walking down the avenues. I get a lot of greetings from everyone I meet. They thanked me many times over for coming to help save Twainor from possible destruction. I respond in kind by saying “you’re welcome” as well. I visited each of the kingdom camps as well. I get the same greetings and “thanks” from them as well.

I see more and more women wearing the dresses with the flower designs embroidered on them. I stop by to see some of the metal working projects by the smiths. I come away very impressed with their work. When I saw our smiths in our camp site, I saw different kinds of fold up knives like the one I had.

“That idea for the fold up knives was very good, Richard.”

“It helped us to earn some extra coin. So far we have been able to keep up with the orders so far.”

“I have a question about the 92 elements, smiths.”

“What is it, Richard?”

“When the radioactive elements were found, what was done to keep the area safe?”

“We posted signs with rope and banners. On the signs states not to enter the area. We also put the name there as well on the sign with its chart number. We did discover certain elements that will block the radiation from them and some cures if we get sick from being near it.”

“That’s good, my friends.”

“But this new endeavor to build new ships will be a new challenge for all of us.”

“I’m sure it will be. It was a challenge for us as well on Earth. Our first designs for the submarine were made out of wood. That didn’t last long. We moved to steel hull ships a hundred years later. Fortunately, we started to understand what it took to keep our ships afloat with all of that metal.”

“I’m sure they did, Richard.”

Sir Trenton asks me a question. “Who is this famous forger that was on Earth, Richard?”

“What or who are pantheons?” Asks Sir Valmar.

“To put into context of time on my world and the visit of the Nefelim to Earth, we had additional beings visiting our world. I think we had a visit from several groups who are more powerful than your wizards and sorceresses. They resided in various areas on Earth. I think the Egyptians saw these visitors as gods. They gave them names for their attributes. These beings helped provide guidance to the people and have government. There are three more groups that I know of. These are the Celtic gods, the Greek gods and the Norse gods. I know there are other god groups elsewhere on Earth. The Greek gods were the most influential of the groups for their region they influenced. They left Earth about 2,300 years ago.”

“What caused them to leave?”

“Changing the focus of whom to worship. Sometimes these groups caused more problems than what the people wanted. The people rebelled against these groups to follow their own path. I think the Greek gods were the last group to leave Earth, but I could be wrong. I will need to double check that when I get back. They are powerful in their own right. They are not to be trifled with. There is one who is called Zeus, the King and Ruler of the Greek gods. He can throw lightning bolts in his bare hands much like what Ryujin can with his lightning bolts.”

“Wow, that is incredible.”

“Hephaestus, is the Master Forger for these Greek gods. He has built armor and swords that can’t be broken. Some of the weapons had magical type properties. He designed a helmet, if worn on the head, the bearer would become invisible.”

“Just like we can in our Ethereal Space.”

“That’s right, Sir Valmar. However, the helmet is for one person only. You need help from a wizard or a sorceress to do that.”

“But if we can build this new armor with the Ethereal Space ore woven in it, then each knight and dwarf warriors can become invisible. It is our type of magic.”

“What can this Evenshard stone do for us, Richard? Do you have any ideas?”

“I saw a demonstration in Evenshard Kingdom when I was here last time. If a light crystal is lit near the stone, it will emanate a shield to repel spears, arrows, and metal stars.”

“I forgot about that. That will be great.”

“But what about absorbing a light beam and directing it back at the enemy? How is that going to work?”

“The sword, shield or your armor will absorb that energy because of the Evenshard stone. I saw the colorful light streams hit the stone. The stone would pulse that color for a brief moment before a different color strikes the stone. Then with your command of the Ethereal Space on your armor, you can aim that energy back at the enemy or to the air fighter to disable it or destroy it.”

“I see. That would be great to do. But we’ll need exceptional knights and dwarf warriors who can control the power of the Ethereal Space ore. They will need to be trained by our wizards as well.”

“It will be a step by step process to achieve the goal men. We will still need healers and the Mystic Order members on the space ships. They will be needed to tend to us if we get injured or sick. Captain Dar-re’s ship encountered a lethal disease on a planet they were not prepared for. So, we must be extra careful as well. Having the Evenshard shield to help protect us in not enough, we will need new rules of engagement and how to interact with people on other worlds.”

“Yes, Sir Trenton.”

“I will confide this in you, Sir Trenton. We always thought of these pantheon gods as myths. These would be stories made up by men and women to provide some sort of guidance to the people in daily life. There came a time, the people would rely on these mythical gods and not recognize the Maker of the Heavens as you or I know today. In time they were put aside and their stories became forgotten. Their temples fell into ruin. No longer would man take notice of them. It is as if we grew up some as a whole.”

“Perhaps that is the path your world took to get to this point. It was guided by the Maker to make sure the focus is in the right direction this time.”

“That is a good point, Sir Trenton. I will need to remember that, thank you.”

“You’re welcome, Richard. Come, it is time for the evening repast.”

We walk to the inn near the arena. We have a typical evening repast like we have had in the past. When we get done, we walk back to the arena for viewing the sun set and the colorful light show. I get asked again to play along with the musicians in the center of the arena. Everyone else is on the grass getting ready to dance to the music and light show.

Soon, it is in our midst. We play a song that is light and lively. The dragons fly in the air for our enjoyment as they try to catch colored streams behind them. The insects and birds fly above us and do the same display. Everyone has a smile on their faces. When the colorful light display ends, we see it race across the landscape and out to sea. This time there is no mountain to see it flare up like a crown. We just see it fade in the distance sunset as it interacts with the clouds. It turned out to be a beautiful sunset.

We look up in the sky and see the nebula and the twin moons shining brightly among the stars. We all give a loud cheer to the Maker for another wonderful day.

We make our way back to the inn. Sir Halgren and I stop by to make sure Swiftwind and Thunder will be warm tonight. We put their blankets on to keep them warm for the night. They thanked us for thinking of them.

We finally get to bed ourselves. Sir Halgren and I are sharing the same room again. Amber and Cobalt fall fast asleep on the pillow that is set on one of two chairs in the room. Sir Halgren and I dress warm our selves for to sleep under the covers. The window stays closed to keep the cool mountain air out of the room.

I don’t get any sudden dreams tonight. They are all nice and peaceful again.