Eloween mouthed 'thank you' as the maid placed a plate in front of Wyler, who proceeded to wolf down her food without any shame. The ranger returned to her own food and kept mostly to herself for the rest of the meal, responding only if directly spoken to. The introductions had definitely broken the ice between her and her companions, but she was still careful not to say or do anything that might cause her to lose any of their good will. After all, if they were going to be taking on these 'trials' together, they needed to have faith in one another's abilities, to trust they were all able to pull their own weight and not slow or hinder the others in their efforts. While she had yet to see either Ferrin or Arma in action, they carried themselves with an air of confidence that implied that, at very least, [i]they[/i] felt they were capable people, and it was through that confidence alone she felt she could trust in them. Eloween quietly vowed to herself that she would learn to carry herself in a similar fashion.

Once they had finished their meal, Eloween and the rest of the group made their way to the spire the old draik had previously pointed them to. As she had upon entering the castle, she kept a hand on Wyler's tail, both for comfort and to stop the gallion from wandering off. Eloween kept her eyes on the path ahead of her, trying not to stop and gawk at her surroundings and instead thought only of what was awaiting them in the spire. Neither the advertisement she had found nor the draik had explained what the trials were, nor what they were trials [i]for[/i], which only now did she start to realise was a little bit shady. She wasn't one to question royalty, but if the king required a certain level or set of skills, why hadn't that been mentioned? Why all this fuss, why all the secrecy? She spared a glance towards her companions to see if they were thinking the same thing, and was tempted to ask if they had any idea of what they were supposed to do. However, as quickly as she had opened her mouth to speak, she closed it again and averted her eyes away from them. No... it was likely they didn't know either, and if they somehow did, did she really want to admit she had no idea what was going on? Admit she didn't even know why she was here? That would make her look so stupid...

Eventually, they arrived at the room, where a blue Lenny was awaiting them. Eloween took a moment to take in the splendor of the room before the Lenny spoke up, daring them to enter what appeared to be some kind of study. One word that the bird-like Neopian said surprised Eloween somewhat. "Puzzles?" she repeated. She had expected these trials to be tests of martial skill or strength, things her and her companions had discussed while they had been eating their meal. However, 'puzzles' implied that the king was looking for something particularly specific, a certain amount of knowledge and finesse, which only further confused Eloween about what exactly they wanted adventurers for. Once again, she glanced towards her companions, attempting to get a read on what they thought on this situation.