If you frustrate the 'tadpole'
and attack it during the dreams It seems to 'lose its cool' in a very emotional mortal type way, and tells you 'you deserve what is going to happen to you. This suggest the tadpole is well aware of the purpose Tav is being used for, and what that fate may be, and it is not a good one. The tadpole is your 'handler' to seduce or wear you down you into compliance with that outcome, but may not be the ultimate big bad. It simply is trying to wear you down so you are tempted to use its power, making you easier to control by the Absolute.

I am not sure it is the cube thing but anything is possible.

I'm going with a hag, or siren, succubi, or other sort of tempting creature. Hags do have the ability to disturb dreams, and enjoy corrupting people for their own gain. Granted, the only negative is that Auntie Ethel would have said something if it was another hag, and she identified it as Netherese. So not sure. Perhaps a captive mage or some sort of creature in service to the Absolute. Whatever the creature is, its aware of what your fate is, so that seems to rule out things that aren't sort of in on what has been done to you.

Last edited by SereneNight; 27/11/21 11:59 PM.