The issue isn’t the difficulty of the riddle—it’s that the clues conflict with what’s shown in the room. The phrase “silver eye shapeshifter” doesn’t match relevant object, which is clearly gold and described as such in the dialogue, so it leads players to rule it out entirely.
If the intention is for that object (keeping this spoiler free) to be the answer, the clues should consistently point toward it. Adding something like “in the sky,” matching the described color, or including confirming dialogue when the object is clicked would make the puzzle feel more fair and intuitive.
Right now, it feels less like solving a riddle and more like guessing past misleading information.