This was not an illusory dream, but rather a vision of some future glimpsed from his own Foresight View.
In his sleep, Ian's mind flickered with thoughts, and he vaguely felt that this future was closely related to him now, even intimately connected.
He was a Prophet, unable to predict his own future, so he used another method, weaving a foresight dream through the perspectives of others.
Six years later.
It wasn't until Elan reached the age Ian had been that he truly understood how astounding his brother's intelligence and talent were.
Elan could not overstate that even if he trained for another twelve years, he might not be able to catch up to his brother from six years ago—whether it be combat skills, knowledge, or the ability to make decisions on the fly, he was inferior to the brother he remembered, unable to match even with one hand.
It wasn't idealization, but a matter of fact.
