Well he'd been right about one thing; it had been a creature and not a person. He'd spend enough time around creatures (including those of a more humanoid existence) to have a feeling.

A sphinx however wasn't quite what he'd imagined.

He was pretty useless here. Quick on his feet? Sure. Fairly intelligent? Yep. Logical? Not so much. Clever? Nope, not all. Unless it involved an inappropriate joke or prank.

Professor Darrow seemed to have the best idea so far. "Leaving the sphinx is highly illogical, as we have a town full of residents to worry about, however I'm going to be useless to answer its questions. Clarifying the terms is a good start." Eugene was not going to pretend he was clever enough for this and sphinx were notoriously to the letter in their questions and agreements. He was hoping that among the group they could figure out any riddle thrown their way.