Taking a few more steps into to guild it quickly became clear to Stepney something was up, for one the hall seemed empty save for one or two guild members floating about. Where was everyone? Even the old man seemed to have buggered off some where, its not like they had days off and the usually bustling hall's silence left him uneasy.

[color=fdc68a]"Shit..."[/color] Stepney let out a sigh as the memory of what was on today came rushing back to him, with a stretch of his arm he slowly made his way through the mostly empty guild and out the front [color=fdc68a]"Better get a wriggle on or I'll be left in the dust"[/color]

In no time at all Stepney was racing down the path towards what he hoped was the first challenge, trust him to forget about an important event like the tournament even after all the reminders leading up to the day. When he arrived at a small pack of mages that he recognized to be fairy tail, this obstacles must be a rough one if its kept them here this whole time. Looking it over is seemed to be nothing but a simple riddle, I guess thinking was still one of this guilds weaker suits. 

The riddle was a bit of a classic, nothing as iconic as the sphinx's what walks on however many legs one but still held enough presence for Stepney to recall this riddle and it's appropriate answer.