It was impossible not to be frustrated. The fact that Lady Neve couldn't join them was already one layer of annoyance on top of many others, but far more frustrating was how two of the Grovemasters appeared to have no intention of listening to them properly from the very start. While heroes frequently faced unexpected setbacks, Robin couldn't deny that actually facing such stubborn opposition to the very people who were intending to help them had taken her off-guard.

But---

One of the Grovemasters really did believe them, or at least was willing to give them a chance. That was what she would hold on to.

After all, Heroes did sometimes face unexpected and frustrating setbacks on their quests. And she felt confident she could face this Trial of Tides down and overcome it alongside the others.

And then she'd be able to prove to even the most stubborn of the three that they were really there to help!

...

What [i]was[/i] the Trial of Tides, anyway? It wasn't anything Robin had ever heard of, off the top of her head.

"... Does anyone have a guess at what this Trial might be?" she found herself suddenly musing aloud. The swordswoman hadn't exactly intended to say what she was thinking so loudly, but she couldn't help her curiosity. As frustrating as it was, the 'Trial of Tides' was something of a legendary-seeming name. So, it was likely it had some kind of history, even if she'd never heard of it before.

At least, that's what Robin would have expected. If nothing else, it was possible one of the others might have heard of it before. And, they might be able to give some idea of what they should expect.

If not, well, it didn't really hurt to ask anyway, did it?