Cooper rubs his forehead with his free hand.

"Look, Moiraine -- can we talk later? Tonight or later this week?"

Because once upon a time, Morpheus told him that he had no reason to be frightened of Dream -- or at least no more so than any other creative person.

And Moiraine says that there were things Morpheus didn't know.

And it's not even six in the morning and Cooper hasn't had a full cup of coffee yet. He has to think this through.