Episode 1 Summary

In the Dreaming, Lucien the librarian talks to Matthew the raven about the books in his library. As he is explaining that the library holds all the stories that the greatest writers thought about, or dreamed about but did not write, Dream appears before them and summons them to a meeting in the great hall. They arrive to find all of the denizens of the Dreaming gathered around the throne.

Dream tells them all in detail the story of his romance with Nada, how she spurned him and then committed suicide, and how he then condemned her to Hell. He tells them that he must go to Hell to free Nada from her imprisonment. When Matthew asks why this is such a big deal, Dream tells them about his last visit to Hell, during which he retrieved his helmet, a powerful magical object...