"I suppose it depends on how you look at it," she pointed out, "The Dreaming isn't sentient, it just is."

Her relationship with Devin would have been very different if Dante were still here, if she and Dante were still together. She suspected they would have never reached a point of understanding.

Valdis looked at him, "Kratos isn't the only one who can use a sword," she commented, offering a small smile, "I have some skill, though apparently it has been awhile since I've used it. What did they say? 566 years or something?"