Link maintained eye contact with Lloyd until he vanished from the platform. Now it was just the two of them, and the fate of those who remained could very well rest on how much time he and Sora were able to buy.

He faced the door beside Sora, knuckles white from their grip on Soma's sword as the door rattled and threatened to snap open. The sounds that came from outside... At the very least, they had the starting advantage that the enemy only had the span of the doorway to enter. As long as they kept that secure, they might be able to last.

Link glanced to his roommate, his friend, as he spoke. He responded with a grim smile and a shake of his head. No, they weren't going to die.

At the very least, he would make sure that Sora didn't.