"I'll save the fair maidens too," Valdis replied with a wink, trying to allow herself to relax now that the danger had passed. If there had even been any danger, surely the Dreaming wasn't crazy enough to actually cause the Void to manifest.

"And I wasn't barehanded, but I appreciate the dramatic intro."

Revelations lay on the floor where she'd tossed it, not exactly the way she should be treating a blade tied to her soul, but she'd been in a hurry.