"Aww man, we took too long," Sheila grumbles.<br/>"The fact you weren't certain soon enough clearly shows you weren't ready to go on this mission," Kirsch declares.<br/>Sheila looks like she's been slapped. "Hey! That's not-" Blake begins to protest.<br/>"No, she's right," Sheila interrupts. "Our meisters had their doubts. The ones who would be doing most of the fighting were unsure. Plus, we've never teamed up before. They have."<br/>Blake frowns. "I guess you're right." he shrugs.  "Oh well. There's always next time. We'll train up in the meantime and get stronger. "<br/><br/>Next to Eclair, Aria fidgets. "You sure about this, Eclair?"