You can find him in King's Alley, London.
It's near an Inn, called The New Inn
Just look for an alleyway with a panting of the god Terminus.
This was the massage that appeared in the latest safe house they were staying. She knew to trust it, it was her uncle who send it after all. But Rose was tired, tired of running, tired of hiding, but it was the only thing to do.
After that fated Serial Convention, which they called Cereal Convention, most of the most dangerous people in the UK were looking for her and her brother Jed, so they needed to hide, lest they die and meet their aunt way too early. So Rose and her brother made their bags, put on some inconspicuous clothing, along with the ever present rain coat, and left their current safe house to try and find this King's Alley.
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As soon as they passed the so called The New Inn, the alleyways got weirder, one had the painting of a goddess, Rose didn't know which, but had the smell of roses and blood? Well, Rose didn't know, but it was a metalic smell, almost like the smell of pennies. Another one had a half wall built from roof to the ground, stopping more or less 2 metres off the ground, with a very strange symbol drawn on it. But her uncle said to find the alley with the painting of the god Terminus, whoever he was, she hoped it was written.
Almost, as if reading her mind, she saw a wall, painted in what looked like graffiti paint, but much more alive and vibrant, and under the painting it was written:
She didn't know what it said, as she didn't speak latin, but it was written Terminus, so it was probably it.
Taking Jed's hand, Rose entered the alley, and saw a small metal plate, engraved with the alleyway's name King's Alley. So it really was the right place. She didn't know what to expect, didn't know who her uncle said was waiting, but there was nowhere else to go.
Griping her brother's hand tightly, and holding her bag even tighter, they entered the alley.
Immediately they could tell the alley was much different than the street they just came from. For once, the alley was slightly warmer than the forecast told it would be, and second, it was completely dry. Which would be weird, considering they just came from a downpour, and were thoroughly drenched, but Rose learned a long time ago not to question the weird things that happend around her. And, considering the alleyway started with the painting of a god, could she be surprised that the alley was magical in some way?
"It's dry here, why is it dry?" Her little brother asked.
"Because it has a magical barrier that doesn't allow the bad weather to enter" Said a voice from behind them.
Turning, slightly startled, Rose saw a middle-aged man, with long brown hair that was braided to the side of his head, his hair was turning white at his temples which betrayed his age, his eyes were a warm brown, kind of like the coffee that Rose liked so much, but they also had an age to them. His skin was tanned, but not the fake way, but the way that it would get after various days working under the sun, his face was wrinkled with the marks of someone who smiled a lot, and he had a slight beard, which gave him the air of a dad, not a father, a dad.
The man was tall and broad, and he wore a dark brown overcoat, that was open in the front, his shirt was white, and he wore black pants and black combat boots. He also wore a necklace, it had two letters intertwined as a pendant, E&R. Perhaps his children? He was smiling, and his hands were in his pockets, that fact made Rose be alert.
"Don't worry Endless child, I won't harm you" The man said.
"How do you know that?" Rose asked in slight trepidation.
The man smiled "Your uncle send me, I belive he said something about me in his letter?"
"The only thing uncle Dream wrote about you was 'He will be waiting'" Jed said, trying to imitate their uncles deep voice in the end.
The man snorted, and looked up, almost fond, as if he knew that was going to happen because it happend often.
"Yeah that sounds like him, great imitation kid." He said "I believe your name is Jed right? And yours is Rose" He asked looking for confirmation in each of them.
"Yes, that's us, and you are?" Rose inquired.
"Oh silly me, where are my manners? My name's Hob, I'm an old friend of your uncles" He extended his gloved hand for a handshake, which Rose took.
"That's not your real name is it?" Rose couldn't help but ask.
"Well, technically it is, I mean, it's a nickname for my name, so it is my real name" Hob? said.
"What's your name then?" Jed asked.
"It's Robert, yound Jedi"
Jed giggled at the nickname, his love for starwars shining through.
"Should you be sharing you name like this?" Rose looked around in trepidation, as if one of the killers chasing her was going to jump out of a trash can and attack them.
"Oh don't worry, I'm not in danger here" The man, Robert, said, smile a bit bigger, as if what he said was the greatest joke in the world. "But let's get out of this wind, shall we?" He pointed towards something behind Rose and Jed.
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After climbing a short set of metal stairs, they came upon a heavy door, it didn't have any visible doorknobs so Rose didn't know how they were going to open it.
"I know you're wondering, the door opens by scaning your fingerprint here" Robert said.
And sure enough, and he put his hand near the door, a small compartment opened that was ready to scan his fingerprint.
"I already put both of yours in the system so don't worry okay, and don't ask how I got them" He said, looking at us with a smirk.
After scaning his fingerprints, Robert opened the door and allowed us to enter first. The room they entered was not very big, looking like a mixture of hotel lobby and mud room in a farm house, the walls were painted a muted petroleum blue, there was a small chandelier in the ceiling emitting pale yellow light, which brought to life the paintings and decorations scattered around the room. The paintings were of very realistic scenery, like wheat fields, sunsets and starry nights, there were some decorations hanging from the ceiling, Rose recognized a whale shark and a turtle, along with a few birds she didn't know the name of. Two of the walls were covered in cabinets, hooks and shelves to put shoes on.
"Please, put your shoes on these racks, we don't want to dirty the floor, and you two can hang your rain coats in these hooks, right here" Hob said pointing towards two hooks directly on top of the shoe rack.
They did as told, and Hob directed them towards a door Rose didn't noticed was there. The door was very different from the one they entered, it was wood for once, white wood, and it had a doorknob.
"Welcome to Salus Caelum" Robert opened the door while saying it, what was it with the latin? They were in England! "The translation of the name is Safety Heaven, so you can call it that"
Leading them deeper into the next room, Rose could see six doors, three on each side, each of them had a repeated number, like 222, or 777, Rose noticed the absence of the number 6, maybe it was superstition?
Hob lead them towards a door on the right, the number on it was 333, one of the most powerful numbers. 'Uncle Dream is not playing with our safety ', Rose thought.
Robert provided a key from somewhere and opened the door to the 333 room. "You will be staying here" He said without entering. "I hope it is for your liking, Dream told me some of your favorite things so I put them here. The fridge is fully stocked and the water's already heated, the bed was made and it was fully cleaned of any dust before you came, Dream told me of your allergy Rose, the food is vegan, and the TV has any and all streaming you would like. The only thing I ask is that you guy's try not to dirty or trash this place, and please always do the dishes and make the bed." He finished, Rose was speechless.
The room, more like apartment, was huge, Rose could move freely without bumping into anything. To her left was the kitchen, It looked like a professional one, the lower cabinets were, again, petroleum blue, the upper ones were white. This color palette of white and petroleum blue appeared in the entirety of the kitchen, including in the island, with the appliances being black. It was a beautiful kitchen, with natural light pouring in from the living room. Turning, she saw the space, with a big TV, bigger than she's seen in a while, and a very comfortable looking grey couch, with a very fluffy rug in front of it. Unlike the kitchen, the colors of the living room were grey and pink. Behind the couch it was the biggest window she had ever seen, going from wall to wall, with beautiful heavy grey and transparency white curtains. The walls of the apartment were painted a very light cream color, and the floor was dark wood and heated, the floor was heated , it was very pleasant to step in, after a day of wearing boots that didn't warm much.
"Down the hall you will find one room, with a bed for both of you, and the bathroom is connected to the bedroom. The wardrobe in the room has clothes for both of you, should you wish to change" The man continued, Rose was in awe.
What was this? The couldn't afford this, how were they to pay the man's hospitality?
Almost as if reading her mind, Robert said "And don't worry about payment, it was already taken care of, Dream is a very throughout being."
"He really is." Rose said, with a small nervous laugh.
"Well, I suppose I should leave you to it, enjoy your stay and any question or requests you have, you just have to use this phone here, and it will be answered" Hob pointed towards a phone connected to the wall of the kitchen that Rose hadn't noticed.
His smiled dropped, he looked serious and said "Oh another thing, both me and Dream agree that, while your here, you should leave only if absolutely necessary okay? If you need to leave, do not leave the alley, it is protected against outside forces that wish harm to those within them, so while you're here, you are completely protected. So don't leave the boundary lines, they are both indicated with paintings of Terminus. But overall enjoy okay? You can both relax here, nothing can harm you in this place." His smile was back, although smaller than before.
"Okay, thank you very much for your help, Hob" Rose said, slightly overwhelmed.
"Enjoy you stay!" Robert said while leaving.
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Coffee was brewing, not the cheap instant "coffee" that Rose was used to buy from the store, no this was good coffee, and she couldn't have been more happy for it.
After getting used to the house, Jed immediately went to take a shower. Rose finished undoing their bags, and opening blinds so the light could pour in. Now she was in the kitchen, a plate of fresh baked cookies on top of the island. She felt really lucky, how couldn't she, her uncle made everything possible for them to survive, and now he gave them this. A safe haven.
A noise took her from her thoughts, her uncle was here. He was leaning on the wall that separated the entryway and the kitchen.
"Hello, Rose Walker" Said Dream
Her uncle stood and came to her side, stopping in front of her, and leaning against the island, copying her, that was leaning against the counter.
He was a tall and lithe man-shaped being, his hair was as dark as the darkest winter night, his eyes were icy blue as he masqueraded as a human being. He was pale, not deadly sick pale, but royalty pale, like he never had to work under the sun, his face was angular, with cheekbones that could cut you. He was wearing a black overcoat with black shirt and pants, but, funnily enough, he was wearing white combat boots. The most Goth man, with capital G, she knew was wearing white. Distantly, within her mind, she couldn't help but draw the contrast between her uncle and her current host, Robert. They were the complete opposite.
"Thank you, uncle Dream, for all of this" Rose couldn't help but show him how grateful she was.
"Tis was nothing, my niece, Hob did me a favor by agreeing to house you two" Dream answered.
"Robert said he was an old friend of yours, how did you two meet?"
"We met a long time ago, longer than any human today could comprehend, and recently became acquainted again, after my unfortunate stay with the Burgess family" Her uncle explained.
"So he's supernatural too?" Rose asked before she could think about it.
"Yes, in the sense he is more supernatural than any normal human, but no at the same time" Riddles at this time? She didn't have the mental capacity to unpack all of that right now.
"Could you explain what you mean?"
"Hob is immortal, completely human, although never-dying. We met at a tavern in 1389, where he was saying he would never die, in Death and I's presence, so my sister granted him his wish of never-ending life, and we started to meet every one hundred years, in the same day, at the same tavern." Dream developed his answer.
'Who you'd want to life forever? Sounds like torture ' Rose thought "Makes sense why he would say you two were old friends than"
"Yes, it does. I hope he was nothing but welcoming?"
"I don't think that man could be anything but welcoming, but yes he was"
Dream chuckled at that, his eyes wrinkled with crow's feet, like he was expecting that answer and was delighted from it.
"I should take my leave, I came to see if everything was alright, but it is clearly more than alright" He said nodding to the cookies and Rose's freshly brewed coffee.
"Yeah, everything's fine, more than that even, Jed will be sad he missed you." Rose stood up, to get herself a mug.
"Tell him I will see him tonight"
"Of course uncle. Thank you for everything, truly, Dream"
"It was a pleasure. Take care Rose Walker, I would hate to lose my favorite niece" He said with a smirk while walking away.
"But i am your only niece!" Rose shouted after him with a smile, the only answering sound was the deep laugh of Dream of the Endless.
