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Moria caught up quickly with Link, then pushed ahead. She seemed determine to press forward, and as such was the first to the door, which she violently pushed open. It revealed a large courtyard, complete with a little stream, vines growing up the walls, and a well on the far side of the stream. Some of the vines, however, were inhabited by spiders practically as big as Moria, and some of the plants on the ground looked awfully large and suspicious. Moria paid no attention to this, pushing onward towards the bridge across the stream.

Several things happened at once. First, one of the suspicious looking plants suddenly extended, revealing itself to have a fine set of teeth and a quite moderate range. Second and third, two odd creatures popped up from the stream, both leaping into the air and spitting rocks with extraordinary speed. One rock glanced off of the top of Moria's skull; the other planted solidly in her stomach, and she collapsed backwards, towards the plant.

((I'm aware it can be changed. I'm just setting you up.))

The two Octoroks, for so they were, swiveled in the water, both violently spitting rocks just as quickly as they could. They smashed into Link's shield, then oddly bounced back with just as much force. Each received its own rock to the face, and sunk back into the creek.

That was not the end of their issues, though; the plant (I can't remember the stinkin' name.) had struck, sinking its teeth into Moria's right shoulder. With a cry, she tried to pull it off, but it wasn't working, and she was about to go for her sword when it picked her up and slammed her back to the ground with some force, winding her and sending the half-drawn blade flying away.

Zelda shot Link a quick look that may or may not have been reproachful and moved to help the other girl. "Are you alright?" she asked, checking Moira's shoulder. The wound didn't seem too deep, so she carefully helped her to her feet. "Next time try not to rush into an unsecured area like that." She sent the younger girl a reassuring smile to soften the rebuke, then turned back to Link. That odd flash of undefined emotion flitted across her face again, so quickly it was possible to pretend it had never been there at all. "So, what now?" she inquired, her tone just a shade cooler.

(( I don't mind taking over at all. ... Erm... Do either one of you remember what page she left off on or what she was doing?))

Zelda shook her head. " I don't think it's range is longer than 30 feet," she replied slowly, "Don't you have anything else to-" Suddenly she blinked, then dropped and began digging through her saddlebag. After a moment, she came back up; clutched in her fist was a small wooden slingshot. She stood, holding it out for him to take. "You can use pumpkin seeds," she said quietly, "That's what I used when I was small." She had wondered, when she'd first dug through her supplies, why the Sheikah boy had packed something as useless as a child's slingshot; now she couldn't quite suppress an involuntary shudder.

Moria sighed. Zelda was right; she'd let the guy take the fall this time. Right behind them she came. "I guess our best hope is up the vines," she said, rubbing her shoulder and gripping the vines, waiting for Link to take the lead.

At the top of the vines was a balcony. There were two doors, one painted red, the other painted blue. There was no obvious reason for this; that was just the way it was. The red one, however, had apparently been used recently, because no vines grew across it like on the blue one. It almost seemed inviting, for once.

Moria caught up with Link. "Well, I guess we go through one," she said, catching her breath.

His hand was on his chin as his eyes shifted from one door to the other. "I ain't so sure, what would that man be doing behind an unused door," Link reasoned. But still, as Link grasped the nob, he could not hgelp but turn back, "Moira, what do you think?"

"But it's not him," Zelda replied, her voice harsher than she'd intended. She was immediately ashamed of her tone, her eyes dipping down to find the ground, but when she spoke again, he voice was filled with quiet certainty. "You may be right about the door; I'm not used to this sort of thing. That said, basing decisions on the belief that you know our opponent will get us killed." Her cool blue eyes flicked up again, meeting Link's. "It's your call, Hero of Time."