The Burden of Dreams
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Dreamers dream of a new world, but sometimes dreamers can become a bit of a nightmare...
Last night Ashlyn dreamt of something unimaginable, literally. Awoken in the middle of the night, hands covered in blood, and Ashlyn finds she doesn't know how this happened.
This story follows her as she discovers her power as a Dream Bender, people who can manipulate their dreams to gain whatever they need. But who can she trust in this new world that from the outside, looks like heaven, but in fact is full of backstabbing and wars.
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