Alexandra may have arrived, but you’re still waiting for William to appear in Servant of the Lake. In the meantime, you’re expected to make tea and begin the reunion. In this complete walkthrough for the evening activities of Day 1 at Rusty Lake, we’ll take you through all the tasks you’ll be expected to complete (including optional ones for hidden achievements), as well as puzzles, guidance, and solutions.
All Day 1 Evening Tasks, Optional Tasks, and PuzzlesServing Tea
As Alexandra has now arrived, you can serve tea while you wait for her brother to get here. When you get back to the entrance, you’ll see Rustie curled over. Ignore the cat for now. Instead, take the door on the left into the kitchen, where you’ll find the maid.
Speak to her, and she’ll tell you she doesn’t want to be around Alexandra. She asks you to serve the tea instead. She’ll hand over Sugar and tell you to be careful with it.
Click on the table to her right and pick up the Tea, then click on the Stove and get the Kettle with Hot Water.
Exit the room and go back to the entrance. Now click on Rustie. Give Tea to the cat and click on it, and until it throws up a Sticky Substance. Exit, and Rustie will leave.
Proceed onwards through the room with the portraits of William and Alexandra, then forward again to the hall. You’ll find Alexandra waiting for you. Tap to Reveal
Now, take the stairs to the right of Alexandra and click on the cabinet next to Aldous’ room. Pick up the Tea Cup, and it’s time to serve Alexandra some tea.
Getting the Tea RightShow Spoilers For an optional achievement, follow these steps first: Give her the Tea Cup. Add in the Green Powder. Add in the Tea. Add in the Sugar. Add in the Hot Water. Add the milk. Then, when you follow the steps below, double the sugar.
Return to her and:
Give her the Tea Cup firstAdd in the TeaAdd in the SugarAdd in the Hot WaterAdd the Milk
Then click Alexandra to drink it. Of course, she says it’s not sweet enough.
She then also drops the glass, so you’ll need to pick it up and repair it. Gather the pieces together until it forms a cup, then add the Sticky Substance to it.
Give it back to her and repair the tea again, this time giving her two lots of Sugar rather than one. She’ll send you off to the living room, which is the room to the left of the crate. The door will now be open, and you can go through.
Opening the Reunion
If you interact with Aldous as he stands by the fireplace, he’ll tell you that he wants to make a toast and to fetch him a glass. Move to the right of the room and open the bottom cabinet to reveal a glass and two boxes.
Take the Glass and give it to Aldous. He’ll ask you to fill the glass, so return to the cabinet. Interact with the top box and read the note.
Tap to Reveal Pick up the Bottle of Champagne. Take it to Aldous and fill his glass. Interact with him, and he’ll tell you that William has arrived.
Move over to the right, and you’ll see him standing by the window, which is totally normal! Open the window and let him in. Interact with him, and he’ll also tell you that he’s thirsty.
Show Spoilers Before you hand the bottle of Champagne to William, give it to James, the baby.
When he sits down, interact with him and hand over the bottle of Champagne. He’ll tell you to grab his favourite cigar, but first, let’s deal with the mess he just made.
Interact with the smashed bottle pieces on the floor. Join the pieces together, Tap to Reveal
Give William his cigar and light it with matches. Keep clicking it. He’ll eventually swallow it, and his mouth will be on fire. Tap to Reveal
Put out all the flames and get the Spoon from inside his mouth. Speak to Aldous again. He will ask you if everyone got their bite. Head to the right side of the room and inspect the table. There’s a note about preparing fish.
Fish Puzzle
Hint: Where is the fish?
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Solution: Go to the picture above the fireplace. Click the objects in the order they’re listed.
Get the Fish, then pick up the pile of Wood on the left side of the room. Use your Matches to light the fire. Throw the Fish onto the fire to make it Grilled Fish. Return to the tale and drag it onto the toast.
Now, there’s one final step to completing the fish dish, and that’s to find the protein. There’s only one thing left to interact with in this room, and it’s the top part of the cabinet. Open it up to reveal a tree.
Tree Puzzle
Hint: How can you direct this scene to your advantage?
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Solution: You need to make the fly go through each of the flowers. Click on the fly to make it move. To change its path, interact with the four tabs in the bottom right. Starting from left to right, here’s how to get the fly to go through all six flowers.
Flower 1: Tabs 1, 2, and 3 left. Tab 4 right.
Flowers 2: Tabs 1, 2, and 4 left. Tab 3 right.
Flower 3: Tabs 1 and 4 left. Tabs 2 and 3 right.
Flower 4: Tab 1 right. Tabs 2, 3, and 4 left.
Flower 5: Tabs 1 and 2 right. Tabs 3 and 4 left.
Flower 6: All four Tabs right.
Completing the puzzle will mean the fly drops Fly Eggs. This is your protein! Return to the small table and add this to the Fish on Toast. Pick up each piece and take it over to Aldous, William, and Alexandra.
When you’re ready to hear Aldous’ speech, tap his glass with the Spoon. Not long into the speech and James will begin crying.
Click on Alexandra, and she’ll ask James to close his eyes, so help her out with that by shutting his eyes.
As she goes into a poem, follow her steps:
When she mentions the moon, Tap to RevealWhen she mentions her sacrifice, Tap to RevealWhen she talks of gold, Tap to RevealWhen she talks of a gem, Tap to RevealWhen she mentions her smile, Tap to RevealWhen she mentions the clouds, Tap to RevealWhen she mentions crying, Tap to Reveal
When she hushes you that James is sleeping again, return to Aldous. After downing a bottle of Champagne, William has fallen asleep. You’ll find that there are multiple parts of his face that you can interact with.
He’ll respond to certain actions like pulling his ear or lifting his hat. The key here is: Tap to Reveal
When you’ve roused him, speak to Aldous again.
It’s getting late and your evening chores are all finished, but there’s still the matter of the night tasks.