:No, I've spent most of our conversations wishing it was over the entire time. It would be more useful if I could send HIM a letter with my questions and then he could talk at me, he seems fine with the talking at me part, but he knows where I live and not vice versa: 

Have you asked if there is an address you could send mail to?

:No, because I'm an idiot: Deep breath. "Leareth, you just told me a lot of things and I want time to think about what the right questions to ask are, but it would be helpful if I could send you a letter or something instead of being stuck waiting for the next dream, is there any way to do that?" :Also there's a time limit on the dream usually and I think we're getting close to it: 

Leareth inclines his head. "An excellent suggestion. It is not the fastest way to exchange messages, but it will do and I will consider faster methods. You can leave a message at..." and he gives instructions for a small town called Westmark that's apparently just past the northern border of Valdemar. "Is there anything further you wished to ask now? I suspect that we are nearly out of time." 

I don't have anything I'm confident is wise to ask.

"Er, not right now." 

Leareth nods again. "Then, until we meet again, Herald Vanyel." The sky behind him is starting to come apart. 

Vanyel comes awake with a start, panting. "Oh gods. That was so stressful. Ack. Bella, thank you - so glad you helped..." He stops, focuses on slowing his breathing. 

You're welcome.

Do you want to go back to sleep? I took notes, they're not in Valdemaran but I can translate them for you later.

"I guess I should sleep. If you got notes and think you'll remember things." He looks pretty stressed and also exhausted. 

I'm pretty good at taking notes. She puts him back to sleep. She lets herself out of the room.

Nothing else interrupts her night. 

Oh good. She sleeps late and hunts up Vanyel after breakfast. Or during, if he's there.

Vanyel wanders in while she's halfway done eating, and makes a beeline for her. "Bella! Can you do the coffee-thing? I thought I slept enough but I'm still really tired." 

Interrupted sleep is worse! Also maybe you get tired if you mindspeak mid-dream. Coffee thing. When do you want me to translate my notes for you?

"Hmm, I have some mage-work this morning but maybe right after lunch?" 

Sure, see you then.

Vanyel isn't at lunch, but as she's leaving the dining hall he Mindtouches her. :Sorry, work took longer than I thought. I can come meet you now?: 

Sure. I'm outside the dining hall.

Vanyel meets her there around five minutes later. "Sorry! Um, where would you like to go? Should probably be somewhere private if, um," he doesn't finish out loud. 

Your room's fine.

"Mmm." Vanyel walks there with her without speaking, and goes straight to his bed and plops down. "...Um, sorry, you can get the chair from the other room, it's more comfortable than the one here." He massages his forehead and waits for her. 

Headache? she asks, fetching the chair.

"...A little bit," he admits. "I was trying to get something finished so I wouldn't have to go back tomorrow, but...it might've been too much node-energy for one day."

Do you have any of those tests lined up or should I just fix it?