"Your mortal bodies. This world isn't without its dangers. If you perish here without your tether, your consciousness will perish, and your body will be left a vegetable. With a tether, in the unlikely event you experience enough shock that you would normally shut down, you'll be bared from the Dreaming and returned to your body. Sadly, though, it<em>is</em>a one way trip.<br/><br/>"So if you're done with the wild speculation, I'd like it if we got through this part of the process ASAP. King Oberon has requested a meeting with the newest Dreamwalkers, and I do not like to keep him waiting."