The rules of the veiled world were pretty clear: a Dreamwalker who died in the realm of nightmares would be trapped in the Nightscape, and if he was killed in the land of dreams, the Dreamscape would become his eternal prison.
However, Xander had never encountered a parasitic soul fragment before, and the rules of the Soulscape were still blurry and confusing. The High Priestess had assured him that destroying the parasitic soul fragment would save the child, but he didn't know if there was a specific method for getting rid of the Parasite.
Noah had already survived a direct hit from the Dream Cleaver, one of the most terrifying Nightmare Weapons in existence, and didn't look the slightest bit perturbed. On the contrary, he was still giggling like a maniac.