"I dreamt about him again". She said it just loud enough for him to catch the words. He took his gaze out of the scope to look back at her. "Go on", he muttered as he turned back to the scope of his sniper rifle. Although his visor and helmet blocked out his facial expressions, she knew exactly what he had done. "Well", she paused, "not if you're gonna be that way again." He rolled his eyes and sighed. His ghost quietly said, "so how about some music to ease this observation post along -- how about something electronic -- " he was interrupted by both of them. "Stay out of this Donni3". The ghost grimaced and decided to hover a little further away than normal. "You don't believe me -- you think I'm finally starting to lose it -- maybe even as crazy as Toland"! Her voice rose without her realization -- it was poised, aggressive. He put down his scope and turned around saying, "Xinyue, it's not that I don't believe you," he probably didn't believe her,  "it's just that I'm a warlock -- I need facts and evidence to believe such things. The darkness: very real. This mission to spy on House of Kings movement in old Beijing: very real. But your claims that you remember your life from before Salli3 resurrected you is just," he stutterd, " just too much for me ". She became visibly angry with him. Part 1/?