I dreamt that I time traveled to somewhere that looked like Japan's Heian era court 1000 years ago, as part of some special team who must ensure the timeline stay correct. We all infiltrated into different positions inside the palace and I became one of the court ladies serving a young prince, around primary schooler age. The child didn't have his father's favour and wasn't very well-liked in court. He had a reputation for being feeble-minded, disrespectful, and too calculating for his age. According to history, he was to be killed soon. But the child was adorable. He was so well-behaved. I hardly had to do anything as a maid and mostly just talked and played with him. And he was fun to talk to. The prince was a kind-hearted kid, he knew a little too much and wasn't clever enough to keep it all to himself; a little slow and awkward at times but otherwise like any other innocent child. I began to actively work against my team to save this child. It was very oppressive. I wanted to take the prince, fake his death then make a short timeskip to somewhere he could live as a normal citizen. The most difficult part was hiding from my teammates' constant inspection and pretending that i was doing my mission. One guy (who was acting as a low ranked court official) on the team figured me out. He could see how much I liked the kid. He kept running into us on purpose when we were together. He was always accompanying higher ranked actual Heian officials, and the prince could never greet them properly. It just cemented his reputation in those nobles' eyes. Finally, on the night I was to carry out my plan, that teammate came with another official and stalled us in a talk. He gave the prince a pair of glasses. Coincidentally, this was the clearest part of my dream. The child fumbled with the strange device, I wanted to help him clean the lenses, but he was too focused on figuring out how they worked himself. His expression was serious, as if compelled by an inexplicable, single-minded resolve. When he put on the glasses, his eyes widened in genuine joy and wonder. This whole time he was slow, clumsy, didn't greet people and couldn't tell anyone apart because he was nearsighted. Affection and sorrow welled up in my heart. I looked at my teammate, not bothering to hold back my sad expression, silently pleading him to reconsider, to have some pity on us. He didn't have to do anything. I had it all sorted out. Just, turned a blind eye, with half a mind, and an innocent child can live. The man smiled. "What a shame, you have actually always been a good kid," he said, stood up and disappeared. I was bolted to my seat. Flames erupted around us, this being a Heian castle, they ate through the wooden structures in matter of seconds. With both arms I reached out to the child I loved next to me and held him tight as I started to cry.