User blog:Evil-Tree/Hilda related dream I had

I've had had Hilda on the mind lately and I'm currently reading Tales of Earthsea which probably explains the following. For a bit of context this dream is using the theory that the Librarian is discreetly training Hilda to be a witch.

In my dream Johanna was visiting the Librarian very concerned about Hilda's antics being unsafe. The librarian tries to alleviate her concerns but it doesn't work, she may have also revealed she'd been helping Hilda with magic, I can't remember, only making her more concerned. Johanna says she won't allow Hilda to keep learning magic and go on too dangerous adventures before trying to leave, only for the Librarian to use magic to stop her. Either in this state or in a later state of inducement she got Johanna to both learn and reveal her true name to her.

In a previous blog post I did a theory about the world of Hilda operating on the basis of true names and how morals get murky when dealing with the true names of people. In good cases you share it with the person you trust and the two of you share a deeper connection and may even be able to connect with one another at a distance. In bad cases the someone who learns your true name can use it to make you their slave.

Back to the dream the Librarian doesn't go this far but does use Johanna's true name to ensure she allows Hilda to continue developing her magical powers and go on adventures, maybe even manipulating her memory so she isn't aware of the Librarians commands herself. There may have been a scene where Johanna overcomes this control out of her love for her daughter but I'm not sure if that was the dream or my imagination afterwards.

I don't know where this more sinister version of the Librarian came from in my head but there she was. Thanks for reading.