I doubt that anybody really cares about what Kriella and Co are up to right
now, but here it is anyway ;-)

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Kriella opened her eyes and looked into the familiar face of Rathine. She
sat up and Skudge ran over from the door to see what had happened. The
Dreadmaster rubbed her eyes and stretched, before turning on the bed so
that she was sitting as opposed to lying.

"Where you been?" asked Skudge, excitedly. "Where you been?"

"I been nowhere," Kriella replied. "What are you talking about?"

"I believe the Scamp is referring to the fact that we have been unable to
waken you. It seemed to think that you had gone somewhere."

"Skudge not IT!" yelled the Scamp.

Kriella calmed Skudge down before the situation got out of hand. Smiling,
she turned to Skudge. "Skudge," she said. "I have not been anywhere. Do you
remember Zerith? I have merely been speaking with him."

"How?" asked the Scamp.

"My Lord has made it possible for me to visit people in their dreams for a
short time so that I can talk with them. Understand?"

Skudge nodded enthusiastically, but the expression on his face made it
clear that he had understood very little, if any at all.

"And what did he have to say," asked Rathine.

"He will try to escape and meet us when we go to Oblivion. Also, I could
tell that he has a distinct dislike of you. You had better be careful when
you meet him."

"What have I ever done to him?"

"It is not what you have done to him that is the point. It is what you
persuaded Nyx to do with you."

The Scamp cheered. "Yeah. Zerith kill horny bastard!" The Dremora gave
Skudge a viscious glance.

"We can handle that problem when it arises," said Kriella, lying down
again. "Now I must contact Nyxalinth. Please try not to kill each other
while I am asleep. Or at least, if you do, do it quietly." Skudge gave an
enthusiastic nod and Rathine smiled. Kriella closed her eyes and drifted
into sleep.

----

She awoke in a strange room. It was clearly the chamber of a very rich
character, and the fact that all of the furnishings were green told her who
that character was. Lying on the bed were two people - Nyx and who had to
be Emerald Vex from his picture in Nyx's journal. She walked over to Nyx
and woke her. She awoke with a start and opened her mouth to ask questions,
but the Dreadmaster put a finger to her lips while pointing at Vex with her
other hand. Nyx nodded and led the way out of the room.

"Kriella," said the Shadow Walker. "Are you really here?"

"No, Nyx," she replied. "You are dreaming. Well, technically, I am here.
But here is inside your dream. Don't think about it too much, it will only
confuse you. Truth be told, it confuses me."

"Why are you here?"

"I came to tell you that help will soon be on the way. Tenaka's group will
soon finish their quest."

"How do you know?"

"I have felt him use the Antilight. A great deal recently. Also, any able
magic user in Tamriel can tell that something is happening. Magical energy
is flying everywhere. So much so that its exact origin is unknown. Anyway,
the point is that we will soon be on the way. I should tell you that Zerith
is escaping - I visited him first and told him to..."

"You went inside his dream? What was he dreaming of?"

"No, I did not visit his dream. I do not know him well enough to do that
and so I had to drag him into mine. Stall for time and whatever you do, do
not let Vex discover Zerith's absence. We shall be here shortly."

"There is a problem. Vex and I are Soulbound."

"We know. Do not worry. We have a plan to help you out of that little
inconvenience. Do not give up hope. We are coming." With these final words,
Kriella's image faded from the scene.