"faria, huh? That's a kinda nice name." link commented, smiling slightly at the wolfos. Faria smiled back, before she scratched at her neck fur absently.
"so, uh link? what's going to happen now? I mean, you're a cat. And I don't know what you were doing in that shrine, but maybe that has something to do with this. Maybe we need to-" faria was suddenly cut of as a familiar voice shouted out.
"Ho there. So, I see you have obtained a spirit orb. That, and you seem to have… changed as well. Do you know what caused this exactly?" the old man asked, pointing at link, who frowned. Faria frowned as well, noticing something that the old man had said.
"hold up. How do you know about what link got in that there shrine? Are you magic?" faria asked the old man. He frowned in response and turned to link.
"would you possibly mind translating what the wolfos said, please? I'm rather afraid I do not understand her speech. But it seems that you can." The old man asked. Link swished his tail, and repeated what faria had asked, surprised that the translating cam easy to him. It was almost as though he had been doing it before…
"clairvoyance my dear wolfos. Oho, or perhaps just something similar. As one gets older it can become more difficult to see what's right before one's own eyes... however, that which was once hidden from view can often be crystal clear. But perhaps that is not true for everyone! oho Ho!"
Faria rolled her eyes, and snorted, as the man continued, link listening carefully.
"the appearance of those towers, and the awakening of this shrine… it is all connected to the sheikah slate that you carry with you my dear boy" the old man frowned, looking over link before speaking again. "where is it, though? Could it be that it does not appear in this form that you take?"
"um, what do you mean, it's all connected?" faria asked through link. the old man sighed, before continuing.
"it has been quite some time since I have seen the sheikah slate you now carry… long ago, a highly advanced tribe known as the sheikah inhabited these lands." Faria's ears perked up, as she looked to the old man with questions burning in her mind. "the great power of their wisdom saved this kingdom time and time again. But their ancient technology disappeared long ago… or so it is said. It is interesting however to think how something like that survived all this time, hidden away in a shrine" the old man pointed with his stick once more, as he sighed. "these shrines are tucked away in numerous places all across this land. On this plateau alone, I believe there are still 3 more. Bring me the treasure from each of those shrines… and I will give you my paraglider.
Link snarled at this. That wasn't fair! Only one treasure for the paraglider the old man had said. And now he wanted more? Faria seemed annoyed as well, since she had crouched down, and growled, her eyes shifting ever so slightly into weird colours. Link didn't even notice.
"that wasn't the deal!" link shouted at the old man. The old man didn't even wince at the fury coming from link.
"oh? Well, I suppose I changed my mind. I'm sure that won't be a problem for a young go-getter like you!" the man explained. "since I'm feeling generous, I can also teach you a trick for finding shrines. But you would need to be hylian once more, before I can help you. It is always good to look at things from a high viewpoint, such as the tower you climbed down from. I would teach you to warp there, but it seems that you cannot yet, since you appear to have a lack of slate. So, I will tell you this. Climb the tower and meet me there when you are hylian again. Then I will teach you the trick. Farewell." The man stated before walking off slowly. Faria snorted at the man's back, then turned to link.
"so, we're in a bit of a pickle, are we not? Old shaggy beard want's us to climb a massive tower, and you have no slate, or hands to speak of. Maybe we should try and find a shrine on our own?" faria suggested. Link sighed and nodded. It wasn't as if there could be anything they could do to turn the young cat hylian again.
The cat and wolfos both walked away from the Oman au shrine and made their way over to the large decrepit looking temple that was stood some distance away, and not too far away from where link had started off from.
As they neared the temple, link suddenly yawned, exhausted even though he had been sleeping for so long. He dragged himself over to a patch of grass, and collapsed onto it, yawning loudly. Faria raised an eyebrow and picked up the cat in her mouth, before hoisting him up onto her back and making her way to the temple.
As she got to the temple itself, faria started to feel a little tired. Yawning, she dragged her paws into the building to a spot near a chest in the corner. Placing link down carefully, she curled around him, and closed her eyes, falling asleep immediately.
The wolfos opened her eyes to see a strange figure, taking on the form of a large ish wolf. The wolf stared her in the eye, unafraid by her large size or frown. It was gold in colour, with a piercing red eye that glowed gently, and white fur rimming its head somewhat. The other eye it had was strangely closed. Maybe the eye was hurt in some way?
Another wolf sat beside the first, and gazed at the wolfos with hard, blue eyes. This wolf was greenish grey in colour, with a lighter underbelly, and a blue earring for some reason. Faria snorted, as her sense screamed at her that she should recognise those eyes. But why did they look so familiar?
The gold wolf barked and stood, the other following suite. They both turned and walked away, leaving faria behind. The wolfos ran after them, and the trio walked for a while through the murky fog, until they came across a piano, of all things. And a strange man, sitting at the piano, and wearing a yellow fox mask with pointed ears. At the wolves' arrival, the masked man looked over, and laughed a little.
"well now, you've all met with a terrible fate, haven't you?" the man asked, rubbing his hands together. Faria backed away, terrified as the man lifted the mask to reveal his own smiling face. "I know just what happened to you my dear. And I know that you are in dire need of some help. Well, I can help you." The man nodded and turned back to his piano. "just howl along to this, and you will find a way to help those in need." The man played a weird tune on his piano, and the two wolves howled along. Then they repeated it once again, before the man turned to faria. "your turn" he stated and played once more.
Faria lifted her head and howled the tune. It seemed a little sad, but at the same time, peace flowed into her mind. She felt herself drifting away, and as she went, the man waved to her.
"remember my dear, that song shall help you. You will know when to sing it, after all…"
