The issue was that he didn't quite know how long this would take. The goal was too open-ended.
At least when he left the Shionel Confederation, he had a very clear idea of what his timeframe was and the difficulty of the task. Ever since he met Senior Xanarn, he also knew the conditions it took to break through to the Senior Realm, which made him more able to plot out the difficulties in overcoming the hurdles before him.
But when it came to finding a solution to her conditions, that was something he could not estimate the timeframe for. He couldn't even establish any meaningful conditions for him to satisfy.
"That's quite some time…" Kane replied.
"It's not all that much," Rui shook his head. "It'll pass before you know it. Especially when you have all your work cut in front of you.