She got the impression she was being rather slow at this task, Diane. Admittedly, she was not half as anxious... or was it eager? Than the others. Then she became again trapped in a web of pink and branches. She looked everywhere for a way back or maybe...

Then she saw it. Finally, she found the kind of twisted weed that looked like gillyweed. This one had already been parted from the branch in question, but was not collected. Diane stood on tiptoes with what her height allowed, and tried to find-- there, the light of sun reflected on water. The pond was left from where she was. Collecting the left gillyweed, she started for the pond. It was just her luck one of her sleeves got stuck in pink vines.

She started to have a hard time de-tangling herself. The initial tug would probably have damaged the plant. She had to stay with one hand stuck in air, feet kind of rooted to the ground, twisting her body so her other hand could reach the first. It was hardly the best position for collecting weed...

Still in this position with purplish plant tugging on her sleeve, trying to get out on her own, she wondered... Now, the professor had said you could either go through the labyrinth or the pond, or was it both? Nonetheless, the time limit must be around one hour. What a problem.