Find Steed, Find Greater Steed, and Combat

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

I think we're overlooking the fact that Find Greater Steed has a casting time of 10 minutes. You wouldn't be able to cast it in combat anyway.

I think you're overlooking the fact that this was already discussed. About three years ago!

They were not already in combat when the spell was cast. They were hunting sea creatures, so the rest of the group just waited for the bard to finish his summons before attacking. (I didn't realize it took 10 minutes, though! That's useful to remember for future reference.)

Wait, do I understand that the PCs were already in combat when trying to cast the spell?

If so, what were their enemies doing for the 100 rounds it takes to cast find greater steed?