I understand that you weren't, I'm sorry if I came off as offended by your comment, just flustered with my own ignorance of the mechanics of this quest, and if they're this unforgiving this isn't a game for me; I went to the part of the chain unlocking the Hydra event, I didn't realize that I'd be ported into the encounter. Once I was in there by myself I thought abandoning the quest would port me out, it didn't. So, abandoning the quest was intentional, but the outcome wasn't what was expected. Abandoning the quest only to restart it wasn't intentional.