Chapter 7
Navigating the dream paths was exhausting, even as an astral projection.
David did not have much control over where he was going, but the farther he went, the more he realized how various dream paths crossed one another. At first, he thought the images he was seeing were figments of his imagination, since they did not have precise shape or detail. His sight eventually adjusted, however, and he could see that he was surrounded by thousands of people, creatures, and manifested emotions. Most did not acknowledge him, for they were involved in matters of their own, but a few faces watched him as he passed by, as if he were some fleeting whimsy.
Then he noticed several of these fellow path-walkers were more pronounced in shape than others, and their eyes held a sharp, penetrating
