With her spoils stuffed in her bag, Evelyn made her way back to the starting location of the second trial where she would hand in her goods and receive a passing mark.
She was one hundred percent sure that she would succeed in completing this trial, as she even had enough to pass twice over and then some.
However, while she was in a good mood from her large haul of valuable items, she was nonetheless staying cautious.
Success bred complacency, and complacency bred failure. So, she made sure to keep her guard up the entire time, having already experienced how quickly things could turn against her when she relaxed even just a little.
If she failed in the last stretch after gathering so much, by either having it stolen or being delayed for too long by another owl seeking her items, it would have made all her efforts for naught.
