I was the daughter of someone on the ruling council - and he had died. I did not want to take his place but it did indeed fall to me. I was still getting used to the notion.

it was conjunction - the two satellites were together, and therefore time for the council to meet. I went through the corridors at night, looking for the chambers. somewhere, under all my thoughts, I knew where to go. I took my seat, and business was conducted. the dream skipped through most of it.

what I focussed on was the changes in my life. the "satellites" were really giant airships. the "orbit" was a path they followed around the Indian subcontinent. the map of said orbit was shown very clearly, with the paths of the airships displayed as giant ropes. they met over the eastern himalayas, which is where we were now, and in the southern tip.