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    There's a dead man in The Dreaming.

    Hob Gadling navigates life after death, falling in love, friendship with otherworldly entities, and ravens. A retelling of a story about stories. A study of a complicated man.

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    15 Mar 2026

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    "The love of your life," Dream says softly. "That is quite a declaration to make, Hob Gadling, when one considers how many lives you've lived, and how many still await you."

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    26 Jan 2026

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    While the guards took their stimulants and were careful not to dream, the rest of the household had to sleep. Servants and family, guests and partygoers all slept in the numerous suites, tucked under covers with heads cradled by goose-feather pillows. The deepest, calmest sleep only his ruby could provide collected into a thin trickle of dreaming - not strong enough to carry him home but strong enough to keep him hopeful. Strong enough for Morpheus to close his eyes and let his mind slip away in the current, if only for a little while…

    There was only one mind he knew on this mortal plane, only one place he could end up, after all.

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    Wherein Hob dreams of war, Morpheus dreams of an escape from his prison, and over the span of many years, they fall into dreams that blur the lines between friendship and something more.

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    25 Jan 2026

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    The last person Dream expects to see in Burgess' basement is Hob Gadling, who has apparently been asked to consult on the restoration of the historic manor. He is pleased when his old acquaintance helps free him without a second thought, despite their past squabble, but he is horrified to realise that breaking the binding circle does nothing to return his powers to him, and that he cannot return to the Dreaming after having been released from his cage.

    Weak, confused, and distressingly human, he consents to being taken back to Hob's home to be cared for until he can regain his strength. When he falls asleep that night (which he should never have had need for), he finally finds his way back to his palace, only to find someone else sitting on his throne, wearing his ruby, and claiming his name as her own — Dream of the Endless.

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    20 Jan 2026

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    “I’ll guard you for a night,” Hob says, “and say I please you, you can either pay me for a day’s work, or keep me on ‘til you reach where you’re going.”

    “Do you know the way to Canterbury?” the lord asks, and Hob nods.

    “Oh, yes. It’s a few days’ ride, not more than three or four, by my memory.”

    “Then you shall have three days to please me, Robert Gadling.”

    In 1389, known mercenary and bandit Hob Gadling offers to escort a strange lord to Canterbury, and wagers that he can guess the man's name in three days.

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    13 Jan 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Středověká mluva a rytířské způsoby, bože, to je prostě naprostý klenot. Nehledě na nádherný popis citů a snů, celý příběh je prostě hmatatelný. A smut je psaný horce a přesto vkusně, až z toho zvoní v uších.