He chuckled at her mention of torches.
"Maybe it's something about being 'one with the Dark side' or some crap like that." Yerbol raised his right hand, the familiar pale blue light that guided him in the previous challenges now aiding both of them as they proceeded into the chilled hallway. There weren't any furnishings, idols or even a hint of where they needed to go up until they could see beams of sunlight cascading into an opening up ahead. As Yerbol lowered his right hand, he let out a whistle. 
"Well...this is going to get confusing in a hurry." Staircases. So many staircases. They wound around each other and separated at various intervals, some of terminating after a few steps while others snaked far above them. Looking above, he spotted a wide stone platform that one of the staircases led to, the platform leading to a doorway further into the rock wall that this was etched into. Above the platform was a natural opening, the brunt of the sun's fierce rays blunted by the cliffs on either side. 
"Ascend was the first order of business, so we just need to figure out how to get up there, right? Easy." A clicking noise came from behind, Yerbol turning his head. The once open passageway was now sealed by a heavy block of stone. No way to turn back, no way to escape on the ground level. He had to give credit to these True Sith for designing ways to ensure their acolytes couldn't evade the trials. 
"Right then, so should we just obliterate the staircases that don't lead upward and start from there?" Yerbol shot his right hand out at a staircase only two steps high, the thing crumbling with ease. A sudden gust of chilly air flew down at them, then an all too familiar shriek. 

Their movements were jerky and uncoordinated, but they ambled down from the opening, mouths open to display sharp teeth, their noseless faces glaring down at the duo. Yerbol's lightsaber crackled to life.
"If there's one thing we know about them, it's that they can be killed." There were five of them, using the staircases as platforms by which they could lower themselves. 
"Let's show these beasts what Conquering means, eh?"