I woke from a strange dream last night

I only can recall pieces, but I believe I was in a room with many other people

Among all these people, there was one man - who did not look like any man I recognize - who gave me a feeling of uneasiness.

He tried to approach me repeatedly, but I ran and hid from him as best I could.

He cornered me in some sort of box, and asked why I had run. He said he only wanted to speak with me.

I told him I was frightened, and he laughed.

"What kind of man runs and hides like that?" he asked

I was quiet, unsure how to reply

He told me I was pathetic, a sorry excuse for a warrior.

"Warriors do not run and hide. They stand and fight anything which confronts them."

I reached for my bow, but it wasn't there. I was unarmed. I am never unarmed.

I looked down, and I was dressed in purple robes.

He continued to shout at me, backing me into a corner as he kept trying to grab me.

I dropped to the ground and pulled my knees into my chest

I was frightened. I didn't know who this man was or what he wanted.

As he looked down on me, I realized I wasn't sitting anymore. I was standing, but I hadn't returned to my full height.

I began to cry, and the stranger went on mocking me.

I started screaming, but it was someone else's voice - a young girl's voice.

The last thing I remember before I woke was water beginning to rise from the floor.

And I woke screaming.