Trahearne thinks for a moment. Good thing he's a scholar, because,

> try to wipe that smug look off his face
> share opinion
> ask a different question
> agree

You're right. Nightmare does not work on its own--it needs agents. Alone, it is simply a part of the balance of nature. The blossom is brother to the weed, after all. Do you mean to say that you employ nightmare in your carnival to spread joy?