[ Earlier, he had expected her to despair, given the bleak nature of the vision. Instead she seems invigorated, ready to take action.

…He’s certainly underestimated her resolve. And, perhaps, it is because of that resolve, rather than giving into fear and woe of her situation, that makes an her all the more remarkable. Somnus reconsiders for a moment, then speaks. ]

Perhaps…. [ A call for a pause, a motion of his hand. He can see her mind turning like the wheel of mill. ] Before wasting baubles on the same mechanisms [ The telescope and the wishing well give tried and expected results. ], it is the mechanism itself that utilizes the baubles as catalysts that we must consider.

[ He doubts building something as grand as an observatory is feasible for any two people… but perhaps there is something else they might accomplish between the two of them? Magic…? A spell—

There is one he knows of that shatters the very fabric of reality. ]