

Once she realizes they are safe though, she often delights in them. Opal still carries a deeply ingrained fear of the dream creatures and objects Ronan manifests.


She occasionally displays shades of being wise beyond her years.

At one point Ronan laments that she's become "feral," to which Adam corrects him by pointing out that she was "never tame to begin with." Regardless, she is still able to interact with Ronan and other humans.īecause of her abilities to control dreams, and to a degree also control Cabeswater, Opal considers herself to be a higher calibre of dream creature. She will eat apparently anything, including chicken bones, pieces of garbage, and windshield washing fluid. This has resulted in Opal acting in ways that most people wouldn't. Opal lacks certain traits, such as lust or shame, because Ronan never dreamed her to have them. Opal enjoys chatting with Ronan about the meaning of his dreams. She is curious and inquisitive, wanting to observe and know all about the new world she finds herself in. She also becomes stubborn and troublesome. After the threat of being unmade is ended, Opal begins to settle down, becoming bolder and more independent. Despite not liking her, Opal does so because she loves Ronan.ĭue to spending most of her existence in dangerous, fearful environments Opal is timid and wary. Ronan asks Opal to help Hennessy with her dreaming. She has to continually be reminded to speak English, as she prefers to babble in Latin or the language of trees, both of which are difficult to understand outside of dreams. She develops a habit of chewing on things she finds interesting, and she finds everything interesting. Ronan accidentally pulls Opal out of his dreams, only for her to find that the demon has made the waking world even worse than Ronan's nightmares. Opal begs Ronan to take her with him when he wakes up so she won't have to live with his nightmares anymore.
