Ferrin let out a groan as he heard the Lenny's words from the other side of the door. So, then this was the trial after all? Ugh...that was annoying. Well, hopefully the group would be able to get this over with quickly enough. However, his attention was soon grabbed by Eloween's unexpected cry. He watched from his spot in front of the bookshelf, his reflexes clearly not being quite as sharp as the Ixi's. He took a step forward as though to help the Ixi restrain Arma from doing something stupid...but he stumbled to a stop as it turned out that the Bori...somehow [i]wasn't[/i] on fire...?

The Scorchio blinked in bewilderment. "What...?" he murmured lowly. However, before he could react further, Arma had...completely disappeared into the fireplace!? "H-hey, what're you-!?" he exclaimed, rushing toward the fireplace now as well, ready to rush straight into the roaring flames to pull his companion back out if he had to! However...by the time he reached the flames, he could see the Bori starting to emerge through them again.

Wait...so none of it was real? That was the only explanation, right? But...he could see them. The roaring, crackling fire was definitely real! But...if the flames were real, then why wasn't Arma burned at all...?

He shook his had. There was only one way he was going to get to the bottom of this.

"Let me take a look," Ferrin said simply, hesitantly stepping through the flames himself...only to find the ladder on the opposite side, and his gaze followed it upward and to the locked door overhead. "Huh. Wow. The fire's fake, and there's...a locked door up here? Heh. Well, we'll see how long it stays that way. Don't worry guys, this shouldn't be a problem." 

Then, without hesitating, he climbed the ladder and, when he got to the door itself, he would attempt to slide the shield off of his back and onto his arm. It was time for his own brand of lockpicking. He shoved his arm upward, attempting to [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/22919]bash the lock with the shield in a likely-futile attempt to break it[/url].