Julian can't help but smile, despite the seriousness of it all. At least "I'm here," Julian agrees, glancing around a 'here.' "Though I wouldn't have minded a dream that was a bit more welcoming."

His own daemon twists around his ankles and he scoops her up in his arms, holding her close. "Do you mean to say that you don't normally have Aliyah? It's a Dream side-effect, not a Rift reality? I figured that maybe it was connected. Certainly nothing like it in my universe. It's funny, she was the only thing about this entire Dream thing that I never questioned. I mean, I did wonder, but it makes a sort of sense, felt... right." he adds with a smile. "I have no scientific data to back that statement up, but I'm sticking to it."