One lucid dream drew a line that wouldn’t be crossed

I had a strange lucid dream on Monday night. One of those that doesn’t fade after a pre-workout, a protein shake, and a gym session.

Coincidence, right? Just days after I spilled the tea on a dream I had eight years ago about Tarja Titan, another character came to me on Monday night. This one? Ella Kinnunen.

For those new here, Ella Kinnunen is a central supporting character in my dark paranormal fantasy series, Catenarian Chronicles. She’s someone whose story revolves around quiet coercion rather than overt violence.

Anyway, in this dream, I was at a fancy dinner. One I swear was at her home residence—Linna Yliopisto—which you can find in my freebie short novel, Deceived Mage.

We were in the dining chamber, and all the smaller tables were pushed aside in favor of a large rectangular one. It had that spiffy white tablecloth, and a swath of attendees full of performative polite conversation sitting around it. The kind of place where everyone pretends to be civilized.

Ella sat across from me. She wore this burgundy dress that sparkled and contrasted well with her wavy blonde hair. Not much different from how she’s depicted on Deceived Mage’s cover, so I’m sure it’s where my subconscious got its inspiration.

This lucid dream came with an incident I won’t forget

There was a man seated next to me. He was about my age. Fifteen years older than Ella is in my latest installment of Catenarian Chronicles, Astray Mage.

At first, the conversation he tried engaging Ella in felt awkward. Then it crossed into something worse. I could tell Ella was uncomfortable. The kind of discomfort that grows quietly while everyone else within earshot pretends nothing is wrong.

Then he reached out to grab her. I won’t go into any more detail—you should know where I’m going with this.

Ella looked on the verge of tears. But considering how many of us were packed into the dining hall, I could tell she was holding back.

Still, I snapped.

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