truth... and consequences

Jacinda runs into Albtraum again, and asks a few questions.

You said before that you overhear prayers, before people go to sleep. That a lot of us ask "why me?"

Do you ever get tired of hearing it? All our complaints and sorrows?

Albtraum says,
Nein, your sorrows are beautiful. It says to me there is still hope, and passion, and desire.

Or... Jason Todd insists that no really they are friends, and shares a story of pain and terror with a creature who feeds on terror.

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14-August-2022:

The second part of the story is told after Jacinda experiences a nightmare at the hands of a Mare, and Albtraum scares the other creature off.