uguuu all the Konrad stuffs =03. I do like their interactions, and he's been putting in work for 4 years, so he deserves to get a bit of that happiness with Leslie.
In regards to the chapter, I guess the main component to the trial is that one has to take care of his or her self; something Leslie is very adapted at handling. Hate to give credit to her, but Eli has also probably gotten accustomed to taking care of herself in many facets. That, and the addition of wanting to become Arabella to appease the crown prince fiancee, I'd guess she'd be the biggest competition so far among the candidates; at least of those shown so far(they haven't shown anyone yet).