Save your game when you exit the Swamp Palace. For your next destination, let's head northward to the Vacant House, then use the fissure portal to return to Hyrule. From there, go east and cross the bridge, then head northward through the rock formations to find a tower. Merge onto it and use the portal to return to Lorule.
Eastern Ruins
Over in the eastern region now, head southward to the next area. You will find there is no bridge connecting to the south now, so you are fairly isolated here. Go east and you will find what appears to be a palace entrance. Next to it is a cracked wall; bomb it and you can capture faeries inside with your Net. If you continue east and south along the side path, you can reach a chest containing
100 Rupees. Anyway, enter the maze area next to the cracked wall you blew open.
Hedge Maze
When you enter, you can merge and pop off a baby Maiamai right away. As you turn the corner, you will notice there are guards watching you. If you head all the way eastward, you can exit to the southeast to explore more of the region. There is a jail cell nearby, which is where you end up if a guard captures you. Anyway, when you see the first guard ahead, merge onto the hedges south of the guard, then pass right by him. Pop out behind the guard, and the next part will have two guards patrolling on the other side. Merge onto the middle wall and move to the north side, then as the two guards walk past with their backs turned to you, pop out and continue.
To the north, head west and defeat the enemy before spotting the next guard. If you take a detour to the south and merge past the guard watching the rupees, you can open a chest above to get
20 Rupees. To the north, two guards will be patrolling a hallway. Merge onto the side walls and make your way past, switching walls when the coast is clear to continue. After you get past them, go right and around the corner to a second jail cell.
You will see guards patrolling the ledges above. They simply walk in a circle around a center pillar, so watch the first guard before going up the stairs and merging onto the wall to the south. Pop off on the right side and wait for the second guard ahead to turn northward, then run to catch up and you will see two narrow ledges jutting out. Walk to the end of the right one to find a
Heart Piece. Stay at the edge until the guard you just passed turns to the south again, then go south and down the steps, making sure to free the Maiamai hanging there.
Merge with the east wall and go south until you pass another guard. Defeat the flying enemy when it swoops down and continue east until you see two more guards patrolling to the northeast. Wait for the first two guards to pass each other in the middle, then merge with the center wall and go around to either of the northern corners of that center wall. After the third guard in the middle finishes looking around, quickly pop off and merge with the north wall to sneak past him.
Follow the path to the next part, where a guard is patrolling rupees below. Go down the steps and merge with the south wall, then follow it all the way around to pass the guard. At the end of the maze, activate the weather vane and save. You will need Bombs, so make sure you have them. Bomb the cracked wall, then enter the Dark Palace.
NEXT: DUNGEON: Dark Palace
