Ed frowns a bit. "Who said all of the tests would be the same?" he tells Clark. "Maybe there are no 'wolves' this time. Maybe the goal this time is different." He looks over at Drusilla. "The... illusions, I guess, we experienced when we first came through the door. That was one of the tests, wasn't it?" He lays his left hand on the Alchemically-sealed pouch containing the hope gem. "We—" he stops himself, remembering how Clark had been singled out for the Courage test, and what Drusilla had told Ed about it 'not being his turn anymore' when they broke free of the illusions. "—I had to find reason to hope in the darkness, didn't I?" he finishes.