You hack at the vines desperately, and try to wriggle free from their iron grip before your limbs go numb. When you free yourself from one vine, another tries to entangle you. Everyone is on their own, fighting for their lives, and you barely make it out. Stumbling away from the grove, your hearts still beating in your chests like drums, you realize you are missing someone. You turn around and see her - Merilla is still in the grove, a large seed in her hand. Vines have wrapped themselves tightly around her neck, lifting her up from the ground. Before you can intervene, her assistants rush to her rescue. As soon as they reach the grove however, they fall under the raging assault of the plants onto the fruitful ground, never to rise again. Merilla's body jerks one last time. Then her hand lets go of the prize. Unmoving, she hangs there, while the Grove Maiden continues her work. With one last look at the ones you were charged to protect, you back away into the woods.