“Why do they call it the Sleepless Labyrinth, Codswallop?” Rags asked.

“It is intentionally designed to weary the traveler, to lull them to sleep, and then the labyrinth births whatever they dream of,” said the butler, his eyes steely beneath his bowler. “None quite know why. I’ve heard many theories, but we oughtn’t linger here to hear them.”

“Give me the short version then,” said Rags. “So we won’t.”

“Well, some say that the Labyringth was built by a sleepwalking man to bring dreams into the real world, which they have long-desired, as anyone well-versed in the matter must know,” Codswallop said. “Others say that it was intended as a diabolical trap to impede movement across the Lands Betwixt.”

“Two theories isn’t many, Cod.”

“Very well, young master,” Codswallop said. “One more, as a treat: it is said that the Labyrinth has, at its center, a great prize, and that the dreams its conjures are a most intricate and devilish defense thereof.”

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