Rose follows Shada and grabs some hearts and magic jars for herself. Her exhaustion leaves her body, and she feels ready to face whatever comes next.

Alex happily drinks a couple of that weird tasting green juice and slowly recovers his magic, then he takes a couple of hearts with him, now he's ready to move on

Grenada kneels down by the side of the pool and after one quick glance dips his sword into the water to clean it off. He didn't need it to stick in the sheath during the next battle. Standing up, he replaces it into the sheath, and notices some are walking. Subsequently, he follows Shada and Tayro back into the previous room, and after ingesting three delicious hearts he massages his muscles to test their endurance. Deciding they're good, he's ready to go again.

Once again, when Alex attempts to leave the room with the hearts found in the side room, a barrier appears to force him backwards. The words appear again:

'None of our life-granting items may leave this room.'

Blank re-entered the chamber that he simply referred to as "The Healing Room." He stepped past Shada and Tayro and reached at the hearts lining the shelf, making sure to take enough to heal himself to his capped point. Courtesy of the Hakiems, he thought, still beaming. He stepped back, away from the shelf, nearly scorching himself on the mystical torches. He turned towards them, staring into the raging fire that danced miraculously just inches from his face. "I'm starting to think these torches are only here to light the room. But why are they so... magically enticing?" he asked Shada, the only one who had enough experience dealing with the Hakiems to perhaps understand the workings of their magic.

Alex curses as he notices the sign, where was he when that appeared?(OOC: Oh yeah! grandma's house); he bitterly throws the hearts at the floor
"Shada? Where are we going next?"

"Beats me, Blank," Shada says calmly as she finishes healing herself. "The Hakiems normally do not use spells like these on mere flames. Some of them do indeed specialize in fire-based techniques, but still...

"I get the feeling that there isindeed something special about these torches, but...I can't say what."

At Alex's question, she turns and looks at the Zora. "I guess we go the only way still open to us: that other door in Dyquis' chamber."

"Well, I'm back at full potential," Rose says as she finishes up her last heart and magic jar. "Let's go find Alpha."

With everyone healed, as well as the now revived Link, Shada leads the way back to Dyquis' chamber. "Well then," she says as she draws her daggers again, "shall we?" She motions to the doorway, indicating that someone else should open it.

Blank looked at the mysterious wall. There was that loathsome word again: mystery. If there was treasure nearby, the Hakiems had hidden it well. He thought about the wall, examining it, and jabbing his sword into it for that telltale clang! that normally sounded out when a wall was hollowed out. He was never any good at this talent, and so he could not tell the difference. "Hey, why doesn't Arco just..." he began, but then sighed and shrugged. "Never mind."

Trudging out of the Healing Room, the nomad made his way down the curved hallway and back to the unique marble-floored chamber that once held the mighty Dyquis - and still did, in some way. He grabbed the door handle, pushing the door forward and stepping into the next room, hoping to be in awe at his surroundings.

OOC: Blank would have asked Arco to Dig at the wall, but weien isn't here at the moment, and there's no point in holding the dungeon up

Even if if they asked him to open the door, Alex knew he would refuse, looking at his recent luck with doors, he didn't seem to be the right person to open it
"Go ahead, I'll follow you"

The next room is a very welcome change from the room where so much fighting had taken place.

The chamber twinkles with sparkling blue lights, truly a thing of beauty in such a battle-scarred area. The room is circular, holding no exits other than the one you are entering from. The source of the lights is a beautiful tree standing in the center of the room. It's branches hold azure leaves and shining seeds. The roots of the tree are spread throughout the room, covering the entire floor.

Other than the tree, the only thing in the room is a plaque mounted on the ground:

Congratulations, initiates! You have surpassed many of our challenges, and have proved you are worthy to join the ranks of the Hakiems Tribe.

Above you stands the Tree of Winter. It bears the Arctic Seeds, the fruits of many years of spellcasting. Their power lies in the element of ice. Return to the beginning to claim your Hakiem Robe, and then present yourself to those in charge to be admitted.

-Master Jinur

"This was always Jinur's favorite way of testing possible students..." a woman's voice comes from behind the tree. "As is the Hakiems' custom, it was sealed away after his death, and the creatures within it left to rot away."

"Who -" Shada leaps over to where the tree stands, looking behind.

"You stand within the Water District, the area that holds the water flow of the entire base." Looking up into the branches, you can see a being clothed in a blue robe standing there. "You will certainly need these seeds if you are to survive this trek. They can freeze anything and everything, without fail.

"The key you seek to Keyru Varaudo's prison lies two floors beneath this level, past the cursed Moreks. I suggest you get going." A Deku Nut flies down from the branches, exploding in a brilliant flash of light. When the light fades, the woman is gone without a trace.

Blank rubbed his eyes as the woman disappeared, the Deku Nut flash blinding him temporarily. The first thing he did upon regaining his sight was grab a handful of the Arctic Seeds, a wild grin on his face. "I'll uh... be right back..." With that, he was off. Disregarding the calmness and serenity of the room, he bolted back to the Healing Room, throwing a few seeds at the magical torches with a bizarre feeling brewing inside him.

The nomad was glad that Alpha's location had been revealed, but he honestly felt that any treasure retrieved in the dungeon would be able to assist in rescuing the Sheikah. His slight greed was surely for the benefit of his ally. But in all seriousness, it was. Even as he raced back to the assured treasure, he felt glad knowing that Alpha was nearby. We're coming for you, Alpha!

After that awkward encounter, Alex rushes to the tree to pick some seeds, wondering if what that person said is true, he trows it to the wall, it instanly covers with frost
"Nice!" he claims as he watches the effects of that seeds "If I get out, I'm gonna plant one of this" Alex surprised himself saying "if I get out" was he loosing trust on himself?

While Blank and Alex rushes to grab the seeds, Rose instead turns to Shada. "Do you really think we'll need these?" she asks. "They sound helpful, but can we really trust a Hakiem?"