Dream: “Look at the stars.”
Robin: “Huh? Hrm. I can’t see them through the snow. It shouldn’t be snowing, not when you can see the great bear tilt his head downwards.”
Dream: “Now, look into my eyes. Do you see the stars in them?”
Robin: “Wh- ... I ... Oh. I do.”
Dream: “I see the stars in yours. You are a very special person. If you’ll allow me, I shall wipe away the snow and accompany you to the clear, warm summer night that it should be.”
Robin: “Uhm. I don’t know ... I don’t think my dad would approve.”
Dream: “Ha! Your father knows nothing. Nothing of stars and summer nights. Nothing of me. You’re different, are you not?”
Robin: “... yeah. Yeah, I am not my father.”
She circled him with a few lazy beats of her wings, lightly touched his shoulders and allowed herself a small sigh. A sigh of exhaustion, relief, and contentment, all at once. It was hard, influencing him. She could tell that she barely managed to move his mind with her magic. She only spurred his creativity, kicked his imagination into the forefront of his consciousness. It was magic, but it was weak. It was nothing like what her dad had been able to do. But it was a good start, she thought, and the boy ought to be rewarded for being such a good sport about it.