Once leaving the stalfos room, Link limps down a hall lined with doors. Each one patterned in a different shade of glowing amethyst. Reaching for the darkest handle, he is immediately squashed flat by the imposter door. "Aw, shit." He kicks the door off and tries for the near-blue door to the next left. "Aw, shit." Using his fist, he knocks the door to the side and begins on the next few. "Aw, shit." Next one. "Aw, shit." Next one. "Aw, shit." Last one. "Yes! …aw, shit." After flinging the last door from his chest, Link turns to the other side of the hall. "Damn, more doors." He twists the lilac handle on one and ambles inside. "Who're you?"
"Oh, you don't remember me? Elena, the girl who got you lost in the first place?"
"Oh. Um-hum."
"Now prepare to be killed." She presses him against a brick wall.
"I like the word kissed better than killed, but-" Elena cuts him off.
"So you're the brave Hyrulian hero? You're pathetic. I expected better." She hoists her rapier with an exceedingly muscular arm and starts to bring it down on him.
"Yaaaaah! …ah? That's a giant candle snuffer."
"Look kid, we got budget cuts to follow." With one hand Link draws out his master sword and situates the tip on Elena's throat.
"So you're the brave Gerudo warrior? I expected better. Now let me out that door, or I'll kill you."
"Dammit, I should've been up hours ago."
Tadaki emits a nervous whinny. A storm was coming, she could probably stay at Lon-Lon farm, but they might send for her father. Wait, she's sheik now. No one will know. A part of her wishes to go on, but in the approaching storm, she could perish before even nearing Link, or the Gerudos.
"Lon-Lon ranch will shelter us, Tadaki." Sheik stood to stroke his nose and feed him the last carrot. "We'll have to get supplies too. I brought money, don't worry." She jumped Tadaki and lead him east to the nearby ranch.