shadowtruths

If anything, Morpheus thought her request was remarkably unselfish. Most he offered a boon to focused only on their own wants and needs. They either wanted something too grand for him to permit, or something that would only benefit themselves. Often at another's expense. It was why he offered them rarely, because most of the galaxy could not be trusted with such power. Even Constantine had opted for a payment that just let them get a good night's rest. Not that Dream would have expected anything else, from a Constantine.

Still. Sometimes, humanity surprised him. Like now, with Kate wanting to share her gift.

"Yes. Those who cannot walk can dream of running. Those who are old can imagine themselves as young. Those who have lost love may experience a shard of what it once was, a moment of memory that they've held onto for a lifetime. That is, in part, what the Dreaming is. A place to rest and unravel. To revisit and reclaim. To mourn losses and find new purpose." If Morpheus sounded like there was nothing more precious to him in the galaxy than the Dreaming, well that was because it is how he felt. "The Dreaming is whatever the heart and mind need at that moment, to get through the night, and face the coming day."