Possible Clues:

• One of the men admits Eliot is courageous
• How to be brave in the way of those inside
• Bold fellow digesting Eliot, initially
• Full of determination
• Full of daring
• Windy - as time advances, now courageous
• Courageous, having been windy before time was up
• Marked by courage
• Stout tummies before end of day
• Sort of (non-standard)