In this chapter- Henry Minnelton has a dream that he is visiting his recently passed wife’s gravesite. Henry is confronted by Maltov, the nightmare overlord, who taunts him of his mortality and failures as a teacher. Maltov was a former friend of Henry’s, before his transformation into the demon of dreams that he has become ( this backstory will be explained in more detail in the next book in the series ALEXUS LONGBOOTS in THE FIDDLER’s KID). Maltov is the one who helped Alexus survive as an infant by implanting a magical golden heart within her chest, though like most gifts- NOTHING COMES FREE!
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