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"In the dream," he told her, "it was an experiment. I was thinking of all sorts of
things after Carolinus left and I didn't think I could go back to sleep, and one of
the things I was groping for was a hunch about what was behind Carolinus' visit.
You know how I do things. I don't ignore my hunchesтАФso I was reaching for
one, and about that time I must have fallen asleep."

"You think just a hunch could give you a dream like that?"

"Maybe. Remember, in this magic-filled world hunches could be more than
hunches."

He shivered, remembering the reality of his dream, then cursed himself for
putting it into words, because he knew she must have felt the shiver in his hands
as he held hers. "I just mean that in this world, hunches can be more than
hunches."

"I won't believe that!" said Angie. "Did Carolinus ever tell you hunches were
real here?"

"No. But he's never told me much about magic. What I've picked up from him
has mainly been through watching him, listening to his talk generally, and
adding two and two together."

"Did you ever add things up to come up with this hunch idea, before last night?"



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"No, I never did before."

"Then any hunches that made your nightmare were just that," she said. "It could
just be your imagination making everything bigger than it is. What did Carolinus
tell you to trigger all this off?"

"Just reminded me the King must not die."

She stared at him.

"Why should he die? How could it be any business of yours if he did?"

"I don't know," he said. "Carolinus was gone without telling me. He's said the
same thing before."

"Well, it could all be coincidence. Or it could have been just as you remember it
and still be wrong. Now what's all this got to do with putting on your good
clothes?"