Dream Sequence #1

This dream scene comes before the "Sneak Peek" chapter. But it doesn't come directly after the chapter entitled "Dreams" on the Earth's Eye blog. Have I confused you yet? Anyways, just know that this comes before Sneak Peek. As always, comments are welcome. Enjoy.

That night, another dream came to Atrianna while she slept.
They were running. From something or someone, she wasn't sure which. All she could hear was her heart pounding, her jagged breath so loud in her own ears. All she could feel was the adrenaline pumping, her feet stumbling in haste over the uneven ground. Wherever she turned, all she could see was trees. The forest seemed eternal. In the way of dreams, her surroundings were a blur, but a vaguely familiar blur. Ercon ran beside her, the fear etched on his face mirroring what Atrianna could feel on her own features. Suddenly, the forest ended and they were running across the frozen surface of a lake. A nearly-full moon lit the open expanse dimly. Again, some feeling of familiarity nagged at the back of Atrianna's mind, but the adrenaline overpowered every other thought. Ercon, slightly ahead of her now, headed toward a cabin across the lake, seeking refuge. Atrianna started to follow, her feet seeming to move without any input from her, but something felt both very familiar and very wrong about the building. She called out to her friend, quiet but urgent.
"No," she said, without ever having consciously formed any words. Ercon stopped. "Not in there. Come this way." The words seemed not to be her own. Then, again, her feet moved as if possessed. Her feet led herself and Ercon off to the right of the cabin, back into the pitch forest. The darkness of the covered trail closed in around them.

Atrianna awoke with a start. Never before had she had such a vivid dream. Though she was safe in her bed at home, her heart was pounding and beads of cold sweat ran down her forehead. The dream had felt so real, as if she really had been running for her life. Yet the fear was not what stuck most in her mind - it was the fact that she had known where to go, what to do, without knowing.
She took a deep breath to calm herself, and noticed a green glow starting to fill the dark room. Looking down, she realized the glow was coming from the leatherskin pouch hanging around her neck. Curious, she pulled the small round oddity out and was surprised to find it brighter and warmer than ever before.