[ For a moment, her elbow comes to rest on the head of the hoe's stick, and her other hand comes to rest on her her. She doesn't need to say it; "you're no help!" is conveyed in her body language entirely. A moment of silence passes from Zelda, then, considering... and the scarecrow taps the mirror again.
A light bulb moment. ]
It might not be able to talk, but it can hear and understand us, right?
[ Leaving the hoe where it is, she approaches the barrier, and addresses the scarecrow: ] Can you hear us well? If so, tap twice for yes, once for no.
[ A pause.
The scarecrow taps twice— yes.
She swivels, then, to Eustance, gauging his reaction. ]
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A light bulb moment. ]
It might not be able to talk, but it can hear and understand us, right?
[ Leaving the hoe where it is, she approaches the barrier, and addresses the scarecrow: ] Can you hear us well? If so, tap twice for yes, once for no.
[ A pause.
The scarecrow taps twice— yes.
She swivels, then, to Eustance, gauging his reaction. ]