"Considering I'm being asked to find out as much as I can about it by an agent of the Emperor himself, it doesn't take much of a leap," Garyn says.

And that's before one considers the dreams.

If nothing else, the trip to the bottom level to flag down a punter is a short one.

"The Sixth House worries me a good deal more than these rustic folk do. If nothing else, I can understand idolizing General Nerevar. A great mer, he was."

He keeps the conversation within his mind to prevent too much from being revealed.