[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

Fleuri sat down as he began to recount the dream.

[color=A0A0A0]"In the dream, I was on this flat landmass surrounded by clouds, something of a dueling ring I suppose.  One by one, I was pitted against all manner of opponents- ancient warriors, beasts, mages, undead, all while this strange woman observed.  She had black hair, blue eyes, wore distinctly foreign clothing but didn't look like a foreigner.  She didn't say anything, didn't seem to react, just watched."[/color]

Fleuri placed his hand on his throat, recalling the pain.  [color=A0A0A0]"I suppose it is not an unusual thing for a knight to dream about, but what was unusual was the pain.  It was only fleeting, thank Reon, but the wounds felt real- especially the fatal ones.   At least I think the death blows felt real- I'd rather not test it.  I'd die, then find myself back where I started, restored and facing down a new opponent."[/color]

Fleuri paused again to contemplate.  [color=A0A0A0]"There was one opponent that stood out in particular- Mirror Knight Florian.  Unlike the ones from before, he didn't mindlessly attack me like most of them did- he addressed me by name, offered some kind words of encouragement, and helped me get my fire back so I'd give him a better duel.  He imitated my combat style, beat me at my own game, even had the courtesy to stick around and give me some parting words after I died and was restored."[/color]

There was also Erich Cazt, but he lived long before Tyaethe's time, and it was probable that he was as real or as fake as the Mirror Knight in the dream.

[color=A0A0A0]"You knew Florian personally, right?"[/color] he asked.  [color=A0A0A0]"Do you know anything that could help discern whether the Mirror Knight in my dream was merely a product of my imagination or something more?"[/color]

Fleuri wanted to know if the heroes he faced in his dream were real- if meeting them amounted to something- or if he was just chasing his own imagination.

[@Raineh Daze]