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0:00When you thought you'd get another good
0:02night's sleep, another dream,
0:06a healer's village, your home plunged in
0:10darkness.
0:12Acurid smoke blanketed the ruins of the
0:14village. Bright, varid flames continued
0:18to burn the buildings and homes that
0:21once occupied people you knew.
0:24Large titanic demonic onyx dragons
0:28circle above like vultures.
0:31Zoran's darklings prowl the ground,
0:34searching for any survivors.
0:36Survivors like you. You run for your
0:40life through the ruined village.
0:42Overwhelmed and small, helpless to find
0:45anyone to aid you. But only the sounds
0:48of scorching flames and the beating of
0:51dragon wings remain present.
0:55The broken archway to the village is
0:56close. You could almost reach it. A
1:00heavy smog in front of you, however,
1:03makes you stop in your tracks when an
1:05atrocious screech cries out.
1:08The massive scaly black forearm of a
1:12dragon extends out from the smog.
1:16Razoredged claws delving into the dirt.
1:20The zombified Onyx dragon slowly creeps
1:24up toward you. Your legs tremble at the
1:27sight. Slitted glowing emerald eyes
1:31flare.
1:33Another delectable small child for the
1:36taking.
1:38With an awful snarl, it pounces after
1:41you. Claws spread, ready to snatch its
1:43prey. Only
1:45the world around you suddenly turns
1:48white as you are abruptly awakened back
1:51into the real world.
1:54Sar was already beside the bed the
1:56moment you open your eyes.
1:59[sighs]
2:02[gasps]
2:03[panting]
2:06You're all right. [groaning]
2:09You're safe.
2:16It was just a dream.
2:19He notices your trembling hands
2:21clutching onto the blanket. It becomes
2:24harder for you to breathe.
2:27Sit up a little for me.
2:30There we go.
2:33Lean up against me.
2:38I'm here now.
2:41I'm not going anywhere.
2:45Follow my breathing.
2:48Breathe in
2:52and out.
2:54[sighs]
2:56Breathe in
2:59and out.
3:04Breathing. Yet your ceaseless shaking
3:06makes your breath short.
3:10S gently rubs your back.
3:12Trying to calm your nerves down.
3:15Try again,
3:17but slowly.
3:20Deep breath in
3:24and slowly out.
3:27[sighs]
3:29Good.
3:30Just like that.
3:34Again. Deep breath
3:38and out.
3:41>> [sighs]
3:43>> Give me your hands.
3:46You hesitate for a moment.
3:49Embarrassed by the sweat on your hands
3:51clutching the blanket, you wipe them
3:53quickly before lending your hands to the
3:54naga. He gently takes them, guiding a
3:59hand toward his tanned bare chest.
4:03Spirits above is more muscular than you
4:06realized. You try to shake the thought
4:08off your mind.
4:10Focus on my touch,
4:15the warmth
4:17beats of my heart. [groaning]
4:22Breathe in
4:24and out.
4:29Let your heartbeat and breathe match
4:33mine. [sighs]
4:35Calm yourself. [sighs]
4:40You close your eyes, focusing on Sar's
4:44directions,
4:46his steady heartbeat,
4:48the slow rise and fall of his chest.
4:53Slowly, you feel yourself beginning to
4:56match the same as him. It becomes a
5:00little easier to breathe.
5:02Maybe not so easier realizing your hands
5:06are still upon his sculpted bare chest.
5:10The darkness that haunted you moments
5:14ago
5:15was just a dream.
5:19You're safe here.
5:23Nothing in this room will harm you.
5:28What do you mean it keeps coming back?
5:34It's okay, darling.
5:38You can tell me.
5:40You don't have to go into heavy detail,
5:44but talking about it does relieve the
5:48mind.
5:50Go on,
5:52tell me.
5:55S listens intently beside you upon the
5:58bed. His hand continues to rub your back
6:03while words become hard to describe.
6:06Traumatic childhood event, a reoccurring
6:09nightmare,
6:11one of many that has haunted you since
6:13the fall of the first leaf. You
6:16mentioned the large, bright, greeneyed
6:19black dragon,
6:20and you break.
6:23No sh
6:27vulnerability.
6:29You hated feeling vulnerable.
6:32You hated having to revisit the
6:34nightmare and others that disturb your
6:36slumber.
6:38Your gaze slowly drops.
6:41Darling,
6:43look at me.
6:46Look at me.
6:48The tip of Sar's tail reaches up to lift
6:50your face to meet eye to eye with the
6:55Naga prince.
6:57You choke and weep that you are supposed
6:59to be seen as somebody that is strong,
7:02not this level of weakness.
7:05You are a ranger, not a ranger.
7:10Listen to me. [sighs]
7:15There's nothing wrong with feeling
7:21vulnerable.
7:23You shouldn't be embarrassed about your
7:26imperfections,
7:29about yourself.
7:32Guarding these feelings away
7:36doesn't resolve anything.
7:40I'm the Naga prince of the central Isles
7:44and a master magi of fire.
7:48And yet people look at me differently.
7:53They see the fangs,
7:56the coils, scales,
7:59and all.
8:01They see a monster,
8:04an imitating serpent.
8:07I know what it's like to be seen by
8:10others for what you are. Not cool.
8:15You are deep in your heart. His hand
8:19reaches up to hold the side of your
8:21face, a thumb wiping away a tear or two
8:24from your cheek. You shiver from his
8:27gentle touch, but in a good way.
8:30Ranger,
8:33you're not that terrified little girl
8:36anymore. [groaning]
8:39You are the shadow Ranger.
8:42You are a protector.
8:45You are loyal and resilient.
8:49You endured.
8:52You've become more than you realize.
8:57You've survived events so traumatic,
9:01and here you stand.
9:05I believe if you were to ever face those
9:10darklings again, you show them no fear.
9:16past those scars
9:19deep within you. [groaning]
9:22I see you for what you are on the
9:25inside, [sighs]
9:28just as you see me past my scales and
9:33crimson eyes.
9:37I'm so sorry for what you've had to go
9:41through.
9:42At least Zoron's horde didn't take you
9:45with the rest of the destruction they
9:48caused.
9:49If I was there, I'd be right beside you
9:55and roast that black dragon to ashes.
10:00[laughter]
10:02I did some serious fire damage back in
10:07my day.
10:11Perhaps I should indulge you in my many
10:14tales
10:16in the future.
10:20But these are not just any ordinary
10:24nightmares. [snorts]
10:27They've been the cause of that horrible
10:30insomnia the Leo Princling had mentioned
10:33in the past.
10:36It's been giving you issues sleeping in
10:39the night.
10:41The naga brings you closer to him.
10:45His heartbeat calms your thoughts. Sar's
10:49warm embrace draws out a sigh from you.
10:54You never realized opening up to someone
10:56would free you from the shadows of your
10:58past.
11:00Someone who sees your vulnerability, not
11:03as weakness.
11:05Perhaps this is what true strength is.
11:09Although it was a mystery why these
11:11nightmares kept showing up, your body
11:14needed rest.
11:19[snorts]
11:21You You want my help?
11:26Of course I can help you sleep, darling.
11:31[laughter]
11:32Hypnosis doesn't hurt.
11:36[sighs]
11:36Why, it'll feel like you're slipping
11:39into a bed of silk and dreams.
11:45No one has ever complained about my
11:49methods either.
11:52I'll ensure that you are comfortable and
11:55give you the rest your body has been
11:58seeking since your arrival here in
12:01Ivory.
12:03Now,
12:05would you like to be coiled up or skip
12:10the coils?
12:12This is for your own comfort
12:17and I want to ensure that.
12:22Well, then
12:24co it is.
12:27I won't wrap you too tightly. just
12:31enough to keep you comfortable.
12:35His tail slithers up the bed, pulling
12:38down the blanket. It reaches your legs,
12:42wrapping them before continuing up.
12:46Don't act so surprised, darling.
12:51Let yourself feel the sensation of my
12:56smooth,
12:58silky
13:01Go
13:02massage
13:04that tired body of yours.
13:09Up your legs, waist, chest.
13:13The tip of his tail eventually rests on
13:16your shoulders.
13:18Your arms are left open as you settle
13:21them upon his ghoul scales.
13:25Yes,
13:26this is my usual routine when I trust in
13:32the process.
13:34I've been doing this for a while now.
13:38Sar flexes his coils around you gently
13:42squeezing before releasing you.
13:46Your body begins to fall limp.
13:51Lay your head down for me.
13:55The end of my tail will support your
13:58head like a pillow.
14:01[groaning]
14:02There we go.
14:05Are you comfortable now?
14:10Good.
14:14Nothing's wrong, darling.
14:18I'm just
14:21taking in the moment.
14:24Darling,
14:26if I ever told you how beautiful your
14:30eyes are
14:33so captivating,
14:36I could almost lose
14:39myself in them.
14:42The Naga's eyes become a glow.
14:45[laughter] And
14:47from the looks of it, you've
14:51become lost
14:53in mine.
14:56You can't help but stare into his
14:59enchanting, hypnotic eyes.
15:02It reminds you of the glowing embers, a
15:05gentle flicker of flames of a campfire.
15:11Uh uh uh. No speaking,
15:16only staring. [sighs]
15:20Look into my eyes.
15:24Stare into the flames.
15:29Let my voice fill your mind. [sighs]
15:34Stare into the flames.
15:39The warm glow that chases away the dark.
15:46The flame,
15:48the burning, warm,
15:52safe glow.
15:55You are in my care.
15:59You are in my coils,
16:03tightly
16:05secured in my embrace.
16:11Relax. [sighs]
16:15Let your mind go blank for me.
16:20Look into the dancing flames.
16:24You are at ease.
16:28comfortable
16:30surrounded by my smooth cool [snorts]
16:35touch of my coils.
16:39Your nightmares will not haunt you this
16:44night.
16:46Nothing will harm you.
16:49You are safe here,
16:53secure in my embrace.
16:58Sink further into my coils.
17:03Sink
17:04sink deep
17:10into a wonderful dream.
17:15Was that a yawn just now? [laughter]
17:20>> [snorts]
17:21>> What a cute little yawn
17:25from my adorable
17:28sleepy vixen
17:33[sighs] here.
17:34Let me rub those temples
17:38for you.
17:41His hands reach to cup either side. His
17:44palms cool against your flustered face.
17:49His thumbs slowly moving in a circular
17:53motion against either side of your
17:56temples.
17:59There's a tingling in your stiff
18:00muscles.
18:02Your eyes begin to flutter.
18:07Such a precious good girl you are for
18:11me.
18:13Those eyes
18:16getting harder to keep open, my darling.
18:20Feeling a little drowsy.
18:26Yes,
18:28you are so tired. [sighs]
18:33Why don't you close your eyes
18:37for me
18:39and listen to the sound of my silky
18:45sultry voice you love so much.
18:52Listen as you fall into a deep peaceful
18:57slumber.
19:01Rest your head against my chest.
19:07Let it go, limp.
19:10Fall into my comfort.
19:15You have a bright and wonderful day
19:19ahead of you tomorrow.
19:22But tonight,
19:24let go, my darling.
19:29Slip
19:30into slumber.
19:35No nightmares,
19:37no monsters
19:40will come for you this [snorts] night.
19:46I will be right beside you.
19:52I won't leave you.
19:56Now sleep
19:59and dream.
20:04Sleep
20:07and
20:10rest. [sighs]
20:14As you drift off into the dream realm,
20:18your muscles tingle
20:20as S continuously brushes your hair,
20:25combing it with gentle caress.
20:29He ys a lullabi to you.
20:32You hear his gentle heartbeat as you lay
20:35on his chest.
20:38Your eyes begin to flutter closed, a
20:42sigh escaping your lips as you sleep
20:46peacefully
20:48throughout the Night.