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Despite the fact that they had only emerged from the pyramid moments ago, Arielle was already feeling that the heat was too much to bear. How did people live in a place like this??? It was absolutely mind boggling, though she did know that after a time it was natural to get used to such things; she was not going to be one of said people because she was going to avoid hot places once this competition was over. What kind of torture were they in for next? That would be revealed soon enough, but for the moment they needed to focus on the task at hand and find the sphinx. On the plus side it wouldn't exactly be tiny.

"Sounds good," she told Levi cheerfully enough, feeling that even if she could die of sunstroke at any moment at least they weren't in that awful tomb anymore. "I'm not having any luck either," she added a few minutes later, after trying to reveal the sphinx in various locations. "I hope that we don't need to travel back on the camels?" WERE they even there anymore? Or were they gone now in some cruel trick? Even though they were far from Arielle's favourite form of travel, walking the entire way was something that she did NOT want to do.

Why couldn't there be any portkeys or broomsticks? Could they apparate?


“I wish there was a huge pool we could jump into right now,’’
Levi grumbled but loud enough for Ari to hear. He wasn’t a man of much complaints but this heat was too much. What exactly were the persons who ran this competition thinking? But he was not going to give up. “I certainly hope not. That sphinx must be around here somewhere…’’ Levi stopped in his tracks rather suddenly.

“Ari! Look!” One of his charms had revealed the sphinx! The relief washed over him. They could solve the riddle then just get out of the blasted sunshine. “Erm, Hi?’’ Levi made sure to stand a bit of a distance from the sphinx after approaching cautiously just in case for some reason it decided to pounce. One never could be too careful. “I think you have a riddle for us.’’
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Zephyr smiled as Austin spoke of Samara... Thank Merlin this trip was keeping him occupied. He missed his Tiny desperately when they were apart and he'd never been this far away since they had gotten together. " Oh yeah?... Good to know, Bro... I'm into anything that has to do with the outdoors too.. ", he asked and then claimed.

Slowly he walked closer as he was looking up at this magnificient beast."
I totally agree.. Just don't get too close until it tells us to approach fully?"
.. Truth be told he had no Idea what to say to the Sphinx, but he figured he'd give it a good ole American try..

" Oh great and Wise One... We come bearing you a gift from the Great Pyramid... A scarab artifact you seek... Please stir and to us do speak?... ", He called up to the sphinx as he presented them while Austin offered it the stone statue in his hand. He thought his greeting seemed rather clever being that they'd be having to answer some sort of riddle given to them by the sphinx.
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The smile that formed on his friends face each time he mentioned Sam made him smirk. Man this guy had it bad for his baby sis. "Oh, yeah. She was always the first that was outside getting into something, the first one to run off with Jer at her side getting themselves lost," he laughed remembering the numerous amount of times that Samara and Jeremy couldn't be 'found'.

Austin didn't need to be told twice. There was no way he was going to get himself attacked when there was no reason for that to happen. While Zeph greeted the sphinx for the both of them, Aus continued to hold the scarab out in his hand in offering. He wasn't entirely sure if their greeting was on point or not but it was something.

All they needed now was for the sphinx to accept or deny their offering and give them the riddle. One they could easily solve would be nice.
Silently, the sphinx watched the first of the two humans to approach her. Ridiculous things, humans were, and she let an amused smirk play at her lips as one of them spoke. She took her time answering, allowing her eyes to fall on the outstretched hand.

"A scarab, do you say?" she finally drawled slowly after what was surely to be a long and very uncomfortable silence to the humans. "Leave it at my feet." She would inspect it momentarily. "But before I can let you pass, you must answer me this -

"As light as air, I float through the skies. But a human's touch will find my demise. Who am I?" And they'd better answer wisely. Who knew what fate would befall them if they were incorrect.


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They had made it out!

Out and into the sweltering heat which made Levi positive that he was going to melt into a pool of glorious pudding. Or something just as delicious. When this was over, he was going to lock himself in a room that was fully air conditioned. As it was, at present they needed to find that sphinx. "Let's try both,'' he said, liking Ari's suggestions. "We can both try at the same time, that way we can cover more ground.''

Levi raised his wand. He walked a few paces then cast the Charm.

Nothing.

But he wasn't about to give up. He moved on to keep on trying. Hopefully Ari was having better luck than he was.
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Despite the fact that they had only emerged from the pyramid moments ago, Arielle was already feeling that the heat was too much to bear. How did people live in a place like this??? It was absolutely mind boggling, though she did know that after a time it was natural to get used to such things; she was not going to be one of said people because she was going to avoid hot places once this competition was over. What kind of torture were they in for next? That would be revealed soon enough, but for the moment they needed to focus on the task at hand and find the sphinx. On the plus side it wouldn't exactly be tiny.

"Sounds good," she told Levi cheerfully enough, feeling that even if she could die of sunstroke at any moment at least they weren't in that awful tomb anymore. "I'm not having any luck either," she added a few minutes later, after trying to reveal the sphinx in various locations. "I hope that we don't need to travel back on the camels?" WERE they even there anymore? Or were they gone now in some cruel trick? Even though they were far from Arielle's favourite form of travel, walking the entire way was something that she did NOT want to do.

Why couldn't there be any portkeys or broomsticks? Could they apparate?
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“I wish there was a huge pool we could jump into right now,’’ Levi grumbled but loud enough for Ari to hear. He wasn’t a man of much complaints but this heat was too much. What exactly were the persons who ran this competition thinking? But he was not going to give up. “I certainly hope not. That sphinx must be around here somewhere…’’ Levi stopped in his tracks rather suddenly.

“Ari! Look!” One of his charms had revealed the sphinx! The relief washed over him. They could solve the riddle then just get out of the blasted sunshine. “Erm, Hi?’’ Levi made sure to stand a bit of a distance from the sphinx after approaching cautiously just in case for some reason it decided to pounce. One never could be too careful. “I think you have a riddle for us.’’
Such basic charms did not work on sphinxes, even if the silly humans thought they did. This sphinx simply allowed them to think that it worked as she would reveal herself in her own time and not on the timeframe of those who thought they were superior to her.

Her tail twitched impatiently as one of the pair approached, her eyes trained on him ever so carefully. Hi? The sphinx rose one eyebrow as she continued to look at him silently, considering him. After what seemed like a lengthy time for her to weigh her decisions, she finally spoke. "I believe you have a gift for me. Present it first, and then perhaps I may bestow on you the riddle which you seek." Things worked on her terms here.
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“I wish there was a huge pool we could jump into right now,’’ Levi grumbled but loud enough for Ari to hear. He wasn’t a man of much complaints but this heat was too much. What exactly were the persons who ran this competition thinking? But he was not going to give up. “I certainly hope not. That sphinx must be around here somewhere…’’ Levi stopped in his tracks rather suddenly.

“Ari! Look!” One of his charms had revealed the sphinx! The relief washed over him. They could solve the riddle then just get out of the blasted sunshine. “Erm, Hi?’’ Levi made sure to stand a bit of a distance from the sphinx after approaching cautiously just in case for some reason it decided to pounce. One never could be too careful. “I think you have a riddle for us.’’
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Such basic charms did not work on sphinxes, even if the silly humans thought they did. This sphinx simply allowed them to think that it worked as she would reveal herself in her own time and not on the timeframe of those who thought they were superior to her.

Her tail twitched impatiently as one of the pair approached, her eyes trained on him ever so carefully. Hi? The sphinx rose one eyebrow as she continued to look at him silently, considering him. After what seemed like a lengthy time for her to weigh her decisions, she finally spoke. "I believe you have a gift for me. Present it first, and then perhaps I may bestow on you the riddle which you seek." Things worked on her terms here.
Yeeeeeah, Arielle couldn't disagree with Levi there. She felt absolutely disgusting. "The first thing I will do once we reach civilization is take a shower. I feel so gross." UGH. Anyway they were not going to dwell on that; instead they had more important things to do, namely find that sphinx.

Her eyes widened as what they were looking for popped out of what appeared to be nowhere. Had it been Levi's charm? Or had something else caused it to happen? Arielle honestly didn't care. All she wanted to do was be done with this and feel like a human being again. Slowly she approached the sphinx, wondering what this nonsense about a riddle was... Then she remembered. How could she have forgotten that sphinxes told riddles??? Wow, she was dumb sometimes... Blame it on the heat.

Figuring that the gift was the scarab (because it couldn't really be anything else), Arielle presented it. "Here you go." Now lay that riddle on them.
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Silently, the sphinx watched the first of the two humans to approach her. Ridiculous things, humans were, and she let an amused smirk play at her lips as one of them spoke. She took her time answering, allowing her eyes to fall on the outstretched hand.

"A scarab, do you say?" she finally drawled slowly after what was surely to be a long and very uncomfortable silence to the humans. "Leave it at my feet." She would inspect it momentarily. "But before I can let you pass, you must answer me this -

"As light as air, I float through the skies. But a human's touch will find my demise. Who am I?" And they'd better answer wisely. Who knew what fate would befall them if they were incorrect.



Zephyr about jumped out of his skin as the sphinx began to speak and move.. He looked at the huge beast and listened and then looked over at Austin... " Dude... Go and put it at at her feet..", he whispered. Clearly she was a female... " Austin... I'm pretty sure I know the answer... I think it's Lightening... It goes through the air and it'll kill a person?... Tell her after ya put the scarab thing down.. ".. Zeph was still suffering the near blinding back at the pyramid, he didn't need anymore near death moment or catastrophies..
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Silently, the sphinx watched the first of the two humans to approach her. Ridiculous things, humans were, and she let an amused smirk play at her lips as one of them spoke. She took her time answering, allowing her eyes to fall on the outstretched hand.

"A scarab, do you say?" she finally drawled slowly after what was surely to be a long and very uncomfortable silence to the humans. "Leave it at my feet." She would inspect it momentarily. "But before I can let you pass, you must answer me this -

"As light as air, I float through the skies. But a human's touch will find my demise. Who am I?" And they'd better answer wisely. Who knew what fate would befall them if they were incorrect.
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Zephyr about jumped out of his skin as the sphinx began to speak and move.. He looked at the huge beast and listened and then looked over at Austin... " Dude... Go and put it at at her feet..", he whispered. Clearly she was a female... " Austin... I'm pretty sure I know the answer... I think it's Lightening... It goes through the air and it'll kill a person?... Tell her after ya put the scarab thing down.. ".. Zeph was still suffering the near blinding back at the pyramid, he didn't need anymore near death moment or catastrophies..


Blink. Blink. Well, would you look at that. Their greeting actually did work. The Sphinx seemed to be taking her sweet old time in speaking with them but when she finally did, Austin did his best to keep his cool. What he really didn't need right than was to anger her and cause both himself and his friend any more problems.

The teen nodded once. "I do." He spoke quiet but sure casting a glance to Zephyr as he spoke before his blue eyes moved back to the Sphinx before them. Slowly but confidently he walked forward laying the scarab in question at the Sphinx's feet. "There you are..." Stepping backwards several steps he came to stand once more at this partners side as their riddle was given.

Aus turned to look at Zephyr when he said he knew he answer. Lightening was possible but that wasn't the first thing that came to his mind. He was thinking of a snowflake, once it was touched it melted but he wasn't entirely sure. There as also a butterfly but those more flew not float and well they didn't exactly disappear if touched so no that couldn't be it. "I don't know... I'm not sure it's lightening, man. I mean sure it moves through the sky but touching it would be our demise not the lightening's." Austin grinned a little bit thoughtfully mumbling the riddle under his breath yet again before looking at Zeph. "Dude! What about bubbles? Light as air and kinda float or drift through the sky... you touch one and it pops?" Yes? It made sense to him.
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Her tail twitched impatiently as one of the pair approached, her eyes trained on him ever so carefully. Hi? The sphinx rose one eyebrow as she continued to look at him silently, considering him. After what seemed like a lengthy time for her to weigh her decisions, she finally spoke. "I believe you have a gift for me. Present it first, and then perhaps I may bestow on you the riddle which you seek." Things worked on her terms here.
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Yeeeeeah, Arielle couldn't disagree with Levi there. She felt absolutely disgusting. "The first thing I will do once we reach civilization is take a shower. I feel so gross." UGH. Anyway they were not going to dwell on that; instead they had more important things to do, namely find that sphinx.

Her eyes widened as what they were looking for popped out of what appeared to be nowhere. Had it been Levi's charm? Or had something else caused it to happen? Arielle honestly didn't care. All she wanted to do was be done with this and feel like a human being again. Slowly she approached the sphinx, wondering what this nonsense about a riddle was... Then she remembered. How could she have forgotten that sphinxes told riddles??? Wow, she was dumb sometimes... Blame it on the heat.

Figuring that the gift was the scarab (because it couldn't really be anything else), Arielle presented it. "Here you go." Now lay that riddle on them.


Okay, so that was purely coincidental. At the exact moment the sphinx came into view, Levi remembered that sphinxes could not be affected by magic. How could he and Ari have forgotten that? He blamed it on the intense heat. Yes, that was the logical explanation. Confound this sun and heat.

He too had arrived at the conclusion that the sphinx meant the scarab. Or did it mean the amulet? Somehow the scarab seemed to make more sense anyway and he watched Ari prepare to hand it over. Now could they have their riddle to move on? Move on hopefully to somewhere a lot cool. Levi was convinced by now that he would die thanks to a heatstroke at any minute.
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Blink. Blink. Well, would you look at that. Their greeting actually did work. The Sphinx seemed to be taking her sweet old time in speaking with them but when she finally did, Austin did his best to keep his cool. What he really didn't need right than was to anger her and cause both himself and his friend any more problems.

The teen nodded once. "I do." He spoke quiet but sure casting a glance to Zephyr as he spoke before his blue eyes moved back to the Sphinx before them. Slowly but confidently he walked forward laying the scarab in question at the Sphinx's feet. "There you are..." Stepping backwards several steps he came to stand once more at this partners side as their riddle was given.

Aus turned to look at Zephyr when he said he knew he answer. Lightening was possible but that wasn't the first thing that came to his mind. He was thinking of a snowflake, once it was touched it melted but he wasn't entirely sure. There as also a butterfly but those more flew not float and well they didn't exactly disappear if touched so no that couldn't be it. "I don't know... I'm not sure it's lightening, man. I mean sure it moves through the sky but touching it would be our demise not the lightening's." Austin grinned a little bit thoughtfully mumbling the riddle under his breath yet again before looking at Zeph. "Dude! What about bubbles? Light as air and kinda float or drift through the sky... you touch one and it pops?" Yes? It made sense to him.



Zephyr watched through held breath as Austin stepped forward and presented the Scarab at the Sphinx's feet and backed away unharmed... Oh thank Merlin for that... Zephyr couldn't imagine having to call his girlfriend's folks and tell them their son had gotten himself squished by a great big sphinx in the middle of the desert.

They conversed for a few minutes on the answer to the riddle they had been given... Apparently Zeph had heard it way differently and after Austin had repeated the riddle a couple times aloud he realized that Austin was right..
Lightening wasn't at all the right answer... In fact it was so the furthest from the correct answer..

" Dude... No .. I think ya had it with the snowflakes.... The sphinx isn't gonna know about bubbles... But Snowflakes occur naturally.. She may have seen them in the past... ", getting all excited... Sure it was the answer as e prodded him.." Go on, Aus... Give her the answer.. "
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Zephyr watched through held breath as Austin stepped forward and presented the Scarab at the Sphinx's feet and backed away unharmed... Oh thank Merlin for that... Zephyr couldn't imagine having to call his girlfriend's folks and tell them their son had gotten himself squished by a great big sphinx in the middle of the desert.

They conversed for a few minutes on the answer to the riddle they had been given... Apparently Zeph had heard it way differently and after Austin had repeated the riddle a couple times aloud he realized that Austin was right..
Lightening wasn't at all the right answer... In fact it was so the furthest from the correct answer..

" Dude... No .. I think ya had it with the snowflakes.... The sphinx isn't gonna know about bubbles... But Snowflakes occur naturally.. She may have seen them in the past... ", getting all excited... Sure it was the answer as e prodded him.." Go on, Aus... Give her the answer.. "
To say he was thankful he wasn't harmed on the spot was an understatement but all was well as he stood there conversing with his partner and friend. Aus could see the wheel's turning in Zeph's head as he repeated the riddle they had been given several times. This was why he wanted to talk it out before going ahead and just giving the Sphinx the very first answer that they came up with. Talking things out was always helpful and it tended to make more sense when you heard it out loud.

Hearing Zephyr's take on his own thoughts made him think more closely about it. "True. Being as we're standing here in a dessert bubbles aren't very likely, are they?" Yeah, he wasn't entirely sure. "Alright, I'm going, I'm going..." Snowflakes it was.

Slowly stepping forward he looked at the Sphinx before him. "Snowflakes. We think the answer is snowflakes." Hopefully they were right!
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Her eyes widened as what they were looking for popped out of what appeared to be nowhere. Had it been Levi's charm? Or had something else caused it to happen? Arielle honestly didn't care. All she wanted to do was be done with this and feel like a human being again. Slowly she approached the sphinx, wondering what this nonsense about a riddle was... Then she remembered. How could she have forgotten that sphinxes told riddles??? Wow, she was dumb sometimes... Blame it on the heat.

Figuring that the gift was the scarab (because it couldn't really be anything else), Arielle presented it. "Here you go." Now lay that riddle on them.
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Okay, so that was purely coincidental. At the exact moment the sphinx came into view, Levi remembered that sphinxes could not be affected by magic. How could he and Ari have forgotten that? He blamed it on the intense heat. Yes, that was the logical explanation. Confound this sun and heat.

He too had arrived at the conclusion that the sphinx meant the scarab. Or did it mean the amulet? Somehow the scarab seemed to make more sense anyway and he watched Ari prepare to hand it over. Now could they have their riddle to move on? Move on hopefully to somewhere a lot cool. Levi was convinced by now that he would die thanks to a heatstroke at any minute.

The sphinx simply stared at the female of the pair, her eyes seeming to bore into the woman's soul. They both certainly seemed in dire need of a lesson in proper manners, but was now the right time to do that? The sphinx contemplated this as she continued to look between the two, a smirk playing at the corner of her lips. Such a lesson would likely not be pleasant for the humans but she would bide her time for now. She wanted to see how they would fare at her riddle. Then she would decide.

When she was ready, she began to speak her riddle. "I move very slowly at an almost imperceptible rate. And although I bide my time, I am never late. I accompany life and survive past demise. I am viewed with esteem in many a human's eyes. What am I?"


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Zephyr about jumped out of his skin as the sphinx began to speak and move.. He looked at the huge beast and listened and then looked over at Austin... " Dude... Go and put it at at her feet..", he whispered. Clearly she was a female... " Austin... I'm pretty sure I know the answer... I think it's Lightening... It goes through the air and it'll kill a person?... Tell her after ya put the scarab thing down.. ".. Zeph was still suffering the near blinding back at the pyramid, he didn't need anymore near death moment or catastrophies..
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Blink. Blink. Well, would you look at that. Their greeting actually did work. The Sphinx seemed to be taking her sweet old time in speaking with them but when she finally did, Austin did his best to keep his cool. What he really didn't need right than was to anger her and cause both himself and his friend any more problems.

The teen nodded once. "I do." He spoke quiet but sure casting a glance to Zephyr as he spoke before his blue eyes moved back to the Sphinx before them. Slowly but confidently he walked forward laying the scarab in question at the Sphinx's feet. "There you are..." Stepping backwards several steps he came to stand once more at this partners side as their riddle was given.

Aus turned to look at Zephyr when he said he knew he answer. Lightening was possible but that wasn't the first thing that came to his mind. He was thinking of a snowflake, once it was touched it melted but he wasn't entirely sure. There as also a butterfly but those more flew not float and well they didn't exactly disappear if touched so no that couldn't be it. "I don't know... I'm not sure it's lightening, man. I mean sure it moves through the sky but touching it would be our demise not the lightening's." Austin grinned a little bit thoughtfully mumbling the riddle under his breath yet again before looking at Zeph. "Dude! What about bubbles? Light as air and kinda float or drift through the sky... you touch one and it pops?" Yes? It made sense to him.

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Zephyr watched through held breath as Austin stepped forward and presented the Scarab at the Sphinx's feet and backed away unharmed... Oh thank Merlin for that... Zephyr couldn't imagine having to call his girlfriend's folks and tell them their son had gotten himself squished by a great big sphinx in the middle of the desert.

They conversed for a few minutes on the answer to the riddle they had been given... Apparently Zeph had heard it way differently and after Austin had repeated the riddle a couple times aloud he realized that Austin was right..
Lightening wasn't at all the right answer... In fact it was so the furthest from the correct answer..

" Dude... No .. I think ya had it with the snowflakes.... The sphinx isn't gonna know about bubbles... But Snowflakes occur naturally.. She may have seen them in the past... ", getting all excited... Sure it was the answer as e prodded him.." Go on, Aus... Give her the answer.. "
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To say he was thankful he wasn't harmed on the spot was an understatement but all was well as he stood there conversing with his partner and friend. Aus could see the wheel's turning in Zeph's head as he repeated the riddle they had been given several times. This was why he wanted to talk it out before going ahead and just giving the Sphinx the very first answer that they came up with. Talking things out was always helpful and it tended to make more sense when you heard it out loud.

Hearing Zephyr's take on his own thoughts made him think more closely about it. "True. Being as we're standing here in a dessert bubbles aren't very likely, are they?" Yeah, he wasn't entirely sure. "Alright, I'm going, I'm going..." Snowflakes it was.

Slowly stepping forward he looked at the Sphinx before him. "Snowflakes. We think the answer is snowflakes." Hopefully they were right!
The sphinx's eyes rested on the scarab at her feet as she waited for this pair of humans to answer her riddle. She could hear their whispers and she scoffed at what they seemed to think of her. Didn't know what bubbles were, please. She wasn't some mindless animal. Her riddles stumped even the wisest of humans, yet they thought she was ignorant of the world? And snowflakes certainly weren't any more likely to appear here in the desert than bubbles were.

Her eyes flashed angrily as one of them spoke. "Your answer is incorrect. And you insult my intelligence," she added with a snarl as she began to advance on them.
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Okay, so that was purely coincidental. At the exact moment the sphinx came into view, Levi remembered that sphinxes could not be affected by magic. How could he and Ari have forgotten that? He blamed it on the intense heat. Yes, that was the logical explanation. Confound this sun and heat.

He too had arrived at the conclusion that the sphinx meant the scarab. Or did it mean the amulet? Somehow the scarab seemed to make more sense anyway and he watched Ari prepare to hand it over. Now could they have their riddle to move on? Move on hopefully to somewhere a lot cool. Levi was convinced by now that he would die thanks to a heatstroke at any minute.
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The sphinx simply stared at the female of the pair, her eyes seeming to bore into the woman's soul. They both certainly seemed in dire need of a lesson in proper manners, but was now the right time to do that? The sphinx contemplated this as she continued to look between the two, a smirk playing at the corner of her lips. Such a lesson would likely not be pleasant for the humans but she would bide her time for now. She wanted to see how they would fare at her riddle. Then she would decide.

When she was ready, she began to speak her riddle. "I move very slowly at an almost imperceptible rate. And although I bide my time, I am never late. I accompany life and survive past demise. I am viewed with esteem in many a human's eyes. What am I?"
Errr...

Why did it seem that the sphinx was staring into their souls? It was rather alarming, and made Arielle want to look away. Still, she had to consider what the answer to the riddle could be. Biting her lip, she glanced at Levi, wondering if he had any idea of his own, but it didn't matter too much because she had certain ideas and he might very well agree with her on this.

"Okay, I think it's either hair or nails," she told him. "More likely hair since a lot of people value it. What do you think?" Before giving a proper answer to the sphinx, she wanted to make sure that they were on the same page. They had no idea what could happen if they answered incorrectly. If it resulted in them being eliminated from the competition, Arielle would be VERY annoyed.
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When she was ready, she began to speak her riddle. "I move very slowly at an almost imperceptible rate. And although I bide my time, I am never late. I accompany life and survive past demise. I am viewed with esteem in many a human's eyes. What am I?"
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Errr...

Why did it seem that the sphinx was staring into their souls? It was rather alarming, and made Arielle want to look away. Still, she had to consider what the answer to the riddle could be. Biting her lip, she glanced at Levi, wondering if he had any idea of his own, but it didn't matter too much because she had certain ideas and he might very well agree with her on this.

"Okay, I think it's either hair or nails," she told him. "More likely hair since a lot of people value it. What do you think?" Before giving a proper answer to the sphinx, she wanted to make sure that they were on the same page. They had no idea what could happen if they answered incorrectly. If it resulted in them being eliminated from the competition, Arielle would be VERY annoyed.


The sphinx was starting to definitely creep Levi out. Did they usually stare at humans this way as though they were going to be the next main course meal? Levi decided he wanted them to answer that riddle and be out of there pronto. He muttered it, trying to figure it out. Riddles were never his forte.

"Move very slowly at an almost imperceptible rate... never late... accompany life and survive past demise... viewed with esteem in many a human's eyes...'' The heck? He was drawing a blank all around. Levi looked to his partner and was not surprised that she had an answer already. Two, actually. "Hmmm.'' The man mulled her answers over, taking a good deal of time. He wanted to ensure they gave the correct answer. "Let's go with hair, Ari.'' Like her, he too had arrived at the conclusion that hair was more valuable.
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The sphinx was starting to definitely creep Levi out. Did they usually stare at humans this way as though they were going to be the next main course meal? Levi decided he wanted them to answer that riddle and be out of there pronto. He muttered it, trying to figure it out. Riddles were never his forte.

"Move very slowly at an almost imperceptible rate... never late... accompany life and survive past demise... viewed with esteem in many a human's eyes...'' The heck? He was drawing a blank all around. Levi looked to his partner and was not surprised that she had an answer already. Two, actually. "Hmmm.'' The man mulled her answers over, taking a good deal of time. He wanted to ensure they gave the correct answer. "Let's go with hair, Ari.'' Like her, he too had arrived at the conclusion that hair was more valuable.
The hair idea was probably not so bad seeing as Levi agreed with it pretty much off the bat. Good. Arielle was feeling more confident about the answer now, and she was pretty sure that it was the correct answer even though this was a subject that she knew VERY little about. Why would she study into this kind of thing? It was morbid and gross.

"Wonderful!" she told him with a smile before turning all of her attention back to the sphinx. "We think that the answer is hair." PLEASE let them be right about this or she was either going to yell or cry. Maybe both.
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Errr...

Why did it seem that the sphinx was staring into their souls? It was rather alarming, and made Arielle want to look away. Still, she had to consider what the answer to the riddle could be. Biting her lip, she glanced at Levi, wondering if he had any idea of his own, but it didn't matter too much because she had certain ideas and he might very well agree with her on this.

"Okay, I think it's either hair or nails," she told him. "More likely hair since a lot of people value it. What do you think?" Before giving a proper answer to the sphinx, she wanted to make sure that they were on the same page. They had no idea what could happen if they answered incorrectly. If it resulted in them being eliminated from the competition, Arielle would be VERY annoyed.
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The sphinx was starting to definitely creep Levi out. Did they usually stare at humans this way as though they were going to be the next main course meal? Levi decided he wanted them to answer that riddle and be out of there pronto. He muttered it, trying to figure it out. Riddles were never his forte.

"Move very slowly at an almost imperceptible rate... never late... accompany life and survive past demise... viewed with esteem in many a human's eyes...'' The heck? He was drawing a blank all around. Levi looked to his partner and was not surprised that she had an answer already. Two, actually. "Hmmm.'' The man mulled her answers over, taking a good deal of time. He wanted to ensure they gave the correct answer. "Let's go with hair, Ari.'' Like her, he too had arrived at the conclusion that hair was more valuable.
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The hair idea was probably not so bad seeing as Levi agreed with it pretty much off the bat. Good. Arielle was feeling more confident about the answer now, and she was pretty sure that it was the correct answer even though this was a subject that she knew VERY little about. Why would she study into this kind of thing? It was morbid and gross.

"Wonderful!" she told him with a smile before turning all of her attention back to the sphinx. "We think that the answer is hair." PLEASE let them be right about this or she was either going to yell or cry. Maybe both.

The sphinx waited patiently as the pair of humans discussed the answer to the riddle among themselves. She was a patient creature after all. She had all day and this was entertainment to her.

Lifting her eyes to peer at the female as she gave her answer, the sphinx bowed her head before lifting it up again. "That is indeed the correct answer. You may proceed."


Once the sphinx confirmed that their answer to her riddle was correct, she vanished and the host of the game, Antonio seemed to reappear in her spot. "Congratulations!" he exclaimed with a wide smile. "Arielle and Levi, you are the first team to arrive and complete the tasks correctly. You are the winners of our first leg of the race." He pulled a broken comb from his pocket. "Here is your portkey to a local hotel. Get some rest. You're going to need it." If they thought this was difficult, they would be in for a surprise.
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"Wonderful!" she told him with a smile before turning all of her attention back to the sphinx. "We think that the answer is hair." PLEASE let them be right about this or she was either going to yell or cry. Maybe both.
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The sphinx waited patiently as the pair of humans discussed the answer to the riddle among themselves. She was a patient creature after all. She had all day and this was entertainment to her.

Lifting her eyes to peer at the female as she gave her answer, the sphinx bowed her head before lifting it up again. "That is indeed the correct answer. You may proceed."


Once the sphinx confirmed that their answer to her riddle was correct, she vanished and the host of the game, Antonio seemed to reappear in her spot. "Congratulations!" he exclaimed with a wide smile. "Arielle and Levi, you are the first team to arrive and complete the tasks correctly. You are the winners of our first leg of the race." He pulled a broken comb from his pocket. "Here is your portkey to a local hotel. Get some rest. You're going to need it." If they thought this was difficult, they would be in for a surprise.


This had better be the correct answer. Levi wanted to get out of this sweltering heat and no doubt Ari wanted to as well. He watched the Sphinx closely, preparing himself should it launch itself at them for giving an incorrect answer.

But no.

They had given the correct answer! Levi laughed in relief and pride. They had won this round of the competition too! "Well done, partner! We did it!'' And he swept her into a hug, lifting her off her feet. If she wasn't too tired they could celebrate in their own back at the hotel. With the sphinx gone and Antonio there, Levi took the comb. He still had an arm around Ari. "See you later, Antonio. Ready, Ari?"
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Wow. Wow. Wow. Weren't they just the BEST team ever??? Not only had they managed to pass the challenge, they were the FIRST ones to do so; this just went to prove that they really were the best duo in the entire competition. Everyone else had all the reasons in the world to be super jealous of them.

Arielle laughed as she was lifted off of her feet, hugging Levi happily. "Well done to you too, partner! I knew that we would do it! We're going to win all the challenges." Because they were the best. "Oh, I am so ready! Let's celebrate." Grinning, she waved goodbye to Antonio before grabbing a hold of the comb.
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