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You stand up from your cot, shivering cold in the warm night of Madua.
“—ahhh!” You scream, alerting Salicera (no, Willow), who’s mounting guard. “Ah. Ah… oh, Starless Night… what was…”
“What happened?” She is right besides you, holding your back and draping her strong arms around your shoulder. “Did you have a nightmare?”
“I think… yes. Some kind of— of terrible nightmare.” You try to take deep, long breaths, your arm coiled around your votive Cameo. May Saint Bragia protect you, what a terrible vision. It’s already fading. You just know it was about you and… and the Adversary. “I don’t remember. I just know it was horrible.”
“Nightmares are rarely pleasant,” Willow chuckles. “Want something to drink?”
“Yes, please,” you blush, looking away. Willow smiles, and reaches for the canter, while your other two companions keep sleeping. With every breath, reality realigns itself around you.
It was just a nightmare.
“Blessed be Ansàrra,” you whisper. Just a nightmare.
Well, this omake was a lot of fun to write, especially at the end of a very very bad day. Really hope you liked it! I planned to continue the overall story but something in me shifted with all this mentioning of Alter!Argia so I just had to take this little bout of inspiration by the tale. Thanks for suggesting it. Of course, this was just a bad dream, but Mouk Zelas' fate is canon. Just a heads-up in case some of you want to make the Stilladìa angry. See you tomorrow with more updates. It seems armour option is winning. Bling queens! 