Rui recounted his time at the Academy. Describing the various training regimes and sessions he went through in the physical and Martial foundation stages that overall constituted the Foundational Stage. He went onto narrate his times in the Exploration Stage and ultimately went on to talk about his Martial Apprentice breakthrough and his Martial Path.
"To think you discovered your Martial Path in a dream." Julian commented, once the excitement died down a bit, leaving them alone. "Quite the fairy tale-like story, isn't it?"
"It was a magical moment." Rui affirmed.
"The discovery of a Martial Path... I'm not unfamiliar with it." Julian commented. "In fact, some of the research projects I'm involved in are actually about the phenomenon of discovering one's Martial Path."
"Oh?" Rui's interest immediately perked. "Are you allowed to tell me that?"
