"We should be fine," Stanisek assured Mathew.  Then he turned to Kera.  "Let's not overdo it, though.  We should just complete one trial.  Otherwise, we'll just be making a lot of enemies.  We might even disqualify ourselves from joining."  His smile strained itself a little.  "Though we should analyze the area around a trial carefully.  The winners and losers are all popped out together, and a bunch of them won't be happy.  So we should find a trial where we can at least get a chance to run for it, in case they're not in the congratulatory mood."<br/><br/>Upon being conveyed to the inn, Stanisek's first order of business was to take a good look around, check for ways out.  Once he'd gotten a feel for the place, he got himself a quick meal (sniffing his food before eating) and an abbreviated bath (his weapon in the water with him the whole time).  After he'd scaled the roof, he spent a lot of his time carefully scanning the area.  Given the castle gate trial, he kept checking various doors, in case they turned into something.<br/><br/>Boy, was he surprised by what he found.<br/><br/>He wasn't paying attention to the fireworks, instead keeping his eyes open for anyone who might use them to try a sneak attack.  Thus, the landing golems didn't quite surprise him as much as they scared the crap out of him.  Seeing one land on a rooftop, leaving civilians to scramble out of the way made him pause.  If the King was behind this, he seemed to have very little regard for his subjects.<br/><br/>At Mathew's question, he scowled.  "We have to stop it," he said.  "I think if we finish the trial, it might shut down, but first we have to render it immobile.  Kera, Syl, do you know any spells that might stick it to the ground or make its arms fall off?"  Meanwhile, he started scanning the area.  In a pinch, they might try getting its arms stuck inside their inn, but that would be a last resort.