Makar shook Link awake as they approached the island.
"Swordsman, wake up, we're getting close." the boy sat up and lowered his sail. The boat slid to a stop as the two hopped out. The eager little korok flew over the water to the forest entrance and sat down to wait for Link. Link grappled and swung his way to the entrance, following Makar in. The Deku Tree smiled as the two entered. Makar spoke first,
"Great Deku Tree, I'm home!"
The tree's smile only grew bigger as the littlest korok skipped gleefully around. Link stepped on the lily pad that served as a sort of hand to the mighty tree.
"Great Deku Tree, I am searching for three ancient stones, you seem to be one of the most likely to have one, what do you know about them?"
The Deku tree's smile faded slightly as the mention of the stone came up,
"The Spiritual Stones are not a matter to be given lightly, they are the source of the people's creativity and magic. Without that, the koroks would revert to their human forms, kokiri, and that wont work for the sea environment."
Link thought a little.
"Great Deku tree what about Farore's pearl, could you use that instead of the spiritual stone?" the tree swayed back ad forth
"The pearl was given to you after the ceremony, do you not remember?"Link nodded
"I will return the pearl after the Tower of the Gods has been submerged, I need the spiritual stone to reactivate the tower guardian."
The Deku Tree grimaced, "Then it's true, the old world is truly gone, there's no point in keeping these ancient relics, throw the pearls into the ocean, that's where they belong, with the other ancient powers."
The forest seemed to Darken as a column of green light appeared , it grew almost too bright to look at, then the lights returned to normal and Link was holding the stone. The Deku Tree smiled lightly as Link nodded to him,
"I will return sometime soon, I promise." as Link walked out of the Forest Haven, the smile falling from his face, as his sails were raised and he headed north, towards the Tower of the Gods, hoping his new idea would provide enough power to the statue, even without the Goron's Ruby