Once he'd figured out how to connect with the Water element, Adrien eased himself bit by bit into his original task of filling the cup with water - as the waves of the sea would not slake his thirst in the middle of the night, and throwing saltwater around in his room would make too much of a mess anyway. Even if he had gained a better understanding of how to approach this assignment, it still proved to be very difficult for him. Each morning, Adrien would go to the practice tower, confident that one day he would surely succeed; only, that day was never the one. He patiently tried and tried again, keeping well in mind that each failure brought him closer to his destination, that it might take him one attempt, one hundred, or even one thousand. He did not question that he would get there at some point, but, in his worst moments, he feared that it would be a very long time indeed. Adrien tried to focus on keeping himself calm, on just going forward - even if he couldn't clearly see where he was going or when he would arrive; on working with uncertainty, and on doing his best in the present rather than worrying about the payoff in the future.