Outside of the mind space, Hal looked sideways to see Melinda had taken advantage of his brief (as his conversations with Grimoire always tended to be to those not participating) silence to begin refining the essence he had spilled into her.
Essence that was rich with tempered Blue gem energy.
She was cross-legged and her eyes were shut in concentration.
Then Hal went cross-legged and began to attempt to sense an Ordinance in the Harem space.
Even as he began his attempt, he knew it to be a little bit silly as he had no idea what to actually sense for. Closing his eyes and screaming Ordinance in his head did not look like it would bear fruits.
Grimoire, however, gave him instructions which mostly hinged on him keeping his mind open and his senses keen. He needed to listen to the invisible forces in the atmosphere and let them drive him but not overpower him.
And try to overpower him they would.