I needed to get way better at this. Fast.
Next morning I transitioned to the in-between space before the sun even came up in the Mortal World. Didn't want to waste any time. Called for Gia the second I arrived in the grey mist.
She appeared almost instantly. "You're back early."
"Need training. Serious training. My senses aren't sharp enough to track whatever's doing this to the souls."
Gia studied my face for a second, saw how determined I was. "You're searching too wide right now. Trying to feel everything at once instead of focusing on specifics. That's why you're missing the details."
"Then show me how to focus properly."
We spent hours on it, just training intensely. She made me close off most of my awareness first, narrow everything down to these tiny focused points. Instead of
