I don't know if discussion is allowed here or it's just a feedback thread, but I'll just say this. "It was just a dream" is the cheapest trick in writing, and is widely despised in the writing community. Not to mention it being paired with a character death, which would make it all the more cheap on top of being cheap to start. Being a writer means getting your audience to trust you, and not betraying your audience's trust. Expectations are set from the start, and "It was just a dream" is a massive violation of that in most circumstances. Given that only a portion of GW2 players - people who have played Sylvari's and remember the training scene - would be in on this hint, it would be a huge betrayal, especially considering how many other hints they have set up about the many other ways she can come back or be brought back. I expect a massive effort with potentially heavy tolls to get her back. It could be really great.... This I agree with. You don’t do all the things they did with Aurene only to kill her off. Keeping her killed off would also be a major betrayal and destruction of expectation. Good writing keeps promises, while also surprising you. This is a great twist, and a great reality check for us. Killing dragons is hard. But we will come out on top, if not a little scarred. I suspect a heavy toll, but I do not expect the toll to include Aurene permanently. Aurene is the story. We and Aurene are the story. We and Aurene have to survive. I'm tentatively excited. I could be enthralled when it finally works out. It could be a catalyst for Aurene and us. What I said in my first post... I have hope, even though it hurts. Please don't fail me ANet.... </3