...I thought they had lessened in severity. I had them almost nightly after the last draft, but then around the time of my birthday, they became more infrequent. [Just in case Jade had any lingering doubts as to the true source of the nightmare.] Now it seems as though they've started up again... though I'm not sure why.

[It could be a lot of factors. He did tend to get a bit stressed around this time of year, as many of the people he's grown close to over the years have left in the summer. And even now, both Luke and Miss Perona have been sent home in a rather short frame of time.]