Night Twelve of Research:
I've figured it out. I've finally figured it out. The eyes themselves do not determine what stage of sleep you enter, they are simply a marker. A marker that shifts and moves to clarify the stage of sleep you have entered. To clarify what I mean by stages of sleep, for those that might read this, here is a brief list of the aforementioned stages, which I have been able to document through the usage of several simple mind-reading spells I learned recently, which I have made needlessly complex by mashing them together haphazardly, at great risk to myself.
Stage 1: A stage between sleep and wakefulness. Eyes moderately active.
Stage 2: Sleeper becomes gradually harder to awaken. Eyes slightly less active.
Stage 3: Sleeper far less responsive to environmental stimuli; what could be considered "deep sleep." Eyes just as active as in stage 2.
Stage 4 (stage of increased oculus motion): The sleeper is nigh on paralyzed and nearly impossible to awaken. The eyes move at a rate too quick to track by any current available means.
And there they are. And now that I am aware of how the sleeping process works, I can find a way to work it into a spell. But first, I think I should give this sleeping process a name. . . increased oculus motion. . . the IOM cycle? No, no, doesn't quite roll off the tongue the way it should. I'll figure it out.
I knew there was a reason I didn't trust Orich! He's no more than a filthy spy! A low-down, conniving, filthy spy. I saw him as he entered his smithing chambers today,removing his helmet, and just before the door shut, I caught a glimpse of his head. No horn to be seen. I must inform the king of this atrocity immediately! The integrity of our kingdom likely rest upon my exposing this. . . this. . . Mud-dweller spy!