It could be. These people seem like the sort who wouldn't have a problem gaslighting us into believing what they want.

[And that's what this smells like to her, but at the same time, something didn't track.]

Only, they seemed startled when we arrived. If the dream was their doing, then they'd have been waiting for us the instant we woke up. We would've been unconscious or bound, instead, giving us no chance to resist. So, logic dictates that I should be inclined to believe that some of that was true...but I can hope that my inclination is wrong.