Pulling his legs up close to him, he held the cup between both hands as he finished waking up to the here and now, trying to forget the way the collar of the cloak felt when pulled tight against the back of his neck. He didn't really want to think about what had been coming just before he'd been pulled awake but a thought stuck and after a moment he decided to voice it if only to break the silence which had settled again in the room.
"What do you think happens to you when you actually..die..in your dreams?"