(You’re Vertin.)

You opened your eyes to the familiar sight of an orange orchard. The last time you saw this sight was far from pleasant. Yet this time was different.

“Hmm, had a nice nap, my lord?”

You heard the voice of Schneider. This time, she looked just as you saw her last, instead of the young one you saw the previous time you were here.

You knew this was a dream, yet you didn’t want to wake up from it.