The ailment spreads through dreams. The magical ability for dreamwalking is similar to that of mind-reading. It requires a great deal of power to exercise one's abilities during sleep, however, so youngbloods like myself are normally unable to visit another's dream unless we ourselves are awake.
[ He jots down a few more numbers. He's stalling, really. He can see where she's going with this. ]
A mature vampire of the Gold Court would be able to share dreams as we have been this month, but they would be unable to compel the bodies of the afflicted to scream until they are exsanguinated. A continued affliction would fall nearer to enthrallment, and vampires are not capable of being enthralled.
[ He looks directly at her, to make his point as clear as he can. ]
Were the Gold Court behind this affliction, I would be the first to see that a punishment is carried out. But the incident of compelled sleep that began with our shared dreams, as well as the physical nature of the ailment combined, are what have led to myself and those of the Council to deem this to be a magical ailment. A curse.
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[ He jots down a few more numbers. He's stalling, really. He can see where she's going with this. ]
A mature vampire of the Gold Court would be able to share dreams as we have been this month, but they would be unable to compel the bodies of the afflicted to scream until they are exsanguinated. A continued affliction would fall nearer to enthrallment, and vampires are not capable of being enthralled.
[ He looks directly at her, to make his point as clear as he can. ]
Were the Gold Court behind this affliction, I would be the first to see that a punishment is carried out. But the incident of compelled sleep that began with our shared dreams, as well as the physical nature of the ailment combined, are what have led to myself and those of the Council to deem this to be a magical ailment. A curse.