Elise entered the second room incredibly late and although there were still people stuck in the first room, she would need to hurry up and answer this riddle. Peering at the words of the riddle, she shook her head.
One thing that she could gather was that he used to be a wizard, and he was obviously male. Scanning the next few lines, summing up would indicate that he was friendly and fun to be around. She knew for sure that it was neither The Bloody Baron nor Sir Nicholas, but her mind got the answer almost instantly after she'd ruled out the impossible answers.