He had told her that depending on her progress, she can conduct the ritual on four days. If the training was not fruitful during those days, she can further train herself and then do the ritual instead on the next month.
As they start the training, he told her that she needed to practice her focus and control first as it is the very nature of the ritual.
Meredith couldn't fathom it at first, but with a demonstration by him, she was able to understand what he meant.
He closed his eyes and then showed her that with proper focus, she could cut a leaf in half with her mind. He put one on his palm, shifted his focus on the leaf, and with proper focus without distractions, he was able to see the energy properties of the leaf.
After a second, Meredith gasped when she saw how the leaf was cut in half on the top of his palm the moment he opened his eyes, and then he looked at her.
