Kalila immediately fell asleep in her room. She didn't care about the smell, she was just tired. She didn't even fight sleep when it claimed. She thought that she would sleep through the night safely. But she could never have expected what would come next. 

She finds herself among stars in darkness. Confusion sets in again, but Kalila is able to realize that she is currently dreaming right now. One star grows brighter and closer as though to examine her. The fact Kalila felt more curiosity from the star, rather than cruel judgment or a desire to bring about harm does somewhat help with her nerves. She was curious as well, but that didn't last...

Confusion sets in once more when the star transforms into nothing more than blue-gray smoke. The roiling smoke keeps shifting and changing forms before she could truly comprehend the shape they were trying to form. 

Her eyes are wide when a voice speaks and brings up the three wishes she made. She starts trying to say, "Wait a minute--" 

But the voice continues, as though to emphasize its point, lists the three things she had essentially wished for in only one word each. The smoke reforms to show her mother, her sister, and herself with eyes aglow with magic! 

"[i]All things have a price. All debts must be paid.[/I]"

Kalila eyes widened again at the words. The smoke coalesced into light once again, and it pulsed three times. She took a step back, as though the light was going to explode once more. 

"[i]When I call, you will answer.[/I]"

Kalila quickly calls out in response to the last words, the demand, with pure confusion and in a futile attempt to learn something about this situation beyond the wishes, "How if I don't know who you are?!" 

There was no answer. The star explodes outwards, causing her to yelp, and she screams as she feels herself falling through the stars and smoke and into the abyss.

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She gasps sharply as she quickly sits up in the bed. Once again, she finds that she has to slow her breathing and her heart down. She tries to herself that it was just a dream, and that there was nothing to be scared of. She's safe and unharmed.

But then, something else catches her attention: Something in her hand, tightly clutched and against her chest. She trembles as she pulls it away and takes a look at the object in hand: A glass bottle or decanter. It's not a typical glass bottle that would hold any spirit. The craftsmanship is fine, with a long bottleneck and a tear shaped body. The handle is crafted to look like a wave of water manifested into glass to help hold the bottle. 

All of the glass is transparent, with fine silver filigreed designs around the edges. Within the body of the bottle, something else can be seen: Iridescent smoke that roiled within. The smoke kept changing colors one after the other. If anything was in the bottle, nobody would be able to see it past the smoke. The smoke does occasionally rise through the neck and puff out of the bottle itself.

Kalila stared at it as she tried to recall if she had this last night, but she ended up staring at the smoke somewhat mesmerized.

The trance is broken with loud banging that caused Kalila to jump. Thankfully, she didn't lose the bottle. She takes a moment to recall everything that happened, and she calls back, "Oh, Yes! Yes, I'm awake," 

She moves to the window and takes in the fact that the sun hasn't risen yet. She looks back to the door as she calls back, "Okay, I'm coming!" She looks at her own dress and the bottle in hand. Considering that she had nothing else to wear, and she had no idea what this bottle is, it was better to just head out of the room and go meet with Gerta for breakfast, and to explain her situation. Plus, she needed to be able to pay Gerta back for her assistance.

Somehow, she had a feeling that she would need this bottle, and if she left it behind, it would just appear in her hand again.