Aloy and Link appear before the entrance of Gerudo Town. They look around to see that Naboris is now to the east atop the hills upon a mesa with their back to them while shooting a beam at Hyrule Castle. They also notice that the sun is about to rise.
"W-We were inside that Divine Beast all night?!" Aloy marveled.
This time it is Link's turn to quip how time flies when one is having fun.
They turn to regard the Gerudo guards who stare in awe at the sudden appearance of Aloy and Link.
"There, we managed to get Naboris free of what was troubling it so that it got up there and is shooting a beam at Hyrule Castle," Aloy said while extending an open hand toward it. "Now surely you can overlook this and allow Link to enter and report this to Riju."
"The law is clear," one guard stated.
"No voe allowed in Gerudo Town," the other stated.
"This is ridiculous!" Aloy sighed with exasperation. "You allow those Gor-"
Link is quick to grab her arm and get in front of her, then tells her that he has an errend to run as he gives her a wink.
"So be it," Aloy sighed. "You go and run your . . . errand, while I go talk to Riju."
Link nods and walks off toward the south as Aloy enters Gerudo Town then makes a beeline for the palace to see Riju. Upon entering, Riju is sitting upon her throne with Buliara near her.
"Hey, Riju," Aloy said as she approaches.
"Oh, you're back?!" Riju gasped as she leans forward with hands on the thrones arms. "Where's Link?!"
"Don't worry, he survived and he'll be here," Aloy assured her. "He's just changing into something more appropriate . . . What are you doing up this early anyway?"
"I could barely sleep knowing that you two were aboard Naboris," Riju answered. "I got up at dawn when I heard Naboris roar and then saw it walk toward the east and perch atop the mountains over there. Then, I prepared and came down here to await you both."
That is when Aloy notices a certain "female" climbing up from behind the fountain in the back.
"He's here," Aloy pointed to him, making Riju look.
Link walks around the throne and stands alongside Aloy in that Gerudo costume.
"I'm glad you're both okay," Riju said. "Truly, I am . . . Naboris is no longer a threat to the town . . . I'm still worried about the larger threat to Hyrule, but at least my people won't be troubled by Naboris anymore. I want to offer you these as thanks for your help."
As two treasure chests are lugged out to be stationed on the rightside of the throne and just behind.
"I trust you'll accept them," Riju continued. "These pieces of equipment are priceless treasures of the Gerudo people. They were once worn by Lady Urbosa. Since you, Link, and Lady Urbosa were friends, it's only right that you have them."
Link walks up to the chests and opens them. One contains an elegant scimitar with a golden handle called the Scimitar of the Seven, and the other contains a pink buckler shield with a green rim and intricate golden floral design in bas relief that has gemstones in it, and is called Daybreaker.
Upon taking the items, Link stops to stare at Riju.
"What's wrong?" Riju asked. "Are you still worried about the safety of this town? Or have you grown so comfortable here that you can't imagine leaving?"
"It gets too hot in the daytime and too cold at night," Aloy said.
"Whatever the case may be," Riju continued, "you two are needed elsewhere. You both must eventually leave. You know this." Then ponders. "That being said . . . When it's all over, if you both were to drop by here . . . I think we'd all be pleased to see you."
"Not unless Link were to be transformed into a female," Aloy quipped. "Do you people really have to exclude men from this place?"
"It's the only way," Riju said.
"The only way?" Aloy retorted. "It seems it would be easier on the Gerudo if men were allowed to come here."
"No, it wouldn't, Aloy," Riju countered. "If that were to happen then we would not be able to spread out and preserve our kind. And then . . ."
Only to stop as a troubled look overcomes her face.
"And then what?" Aloy inquired.
"Enough!" Buliara snapped as she jabs her swordtip into the floor. "We may be grateful to you for ending Naboris's rampage, but don't push your luck! That law will always stand!"
"Enough, Buliara," Riju stated wearily with a wave. She then sighs. "Aloy . . . Link . . . What I am about to say is something that I hope you do not speak of if you suspect someone else might hear."
"We won't speak of it in the presence of others," Aloy said, with Link agreeing.
"The reason we want the Gerudo to spread out is to insure against genocide," Riju answered.
"Genocide?" Aloy inquired.
"You see," Riju began uncomfortably, "there was a time when the Calamity Ganon once had a mortal form . . . And it was in the form of a male Gerudo."
"What?" Aloy mused.
"The Hylians know about that," Riju continued. "Do you know that the Hylians turned against the Sheikah?"
"Yeah, I was told that," Aloy said.
"Well now there you go," Riju explained. "And the Sheikah were the least threatening."
"Oh, so what you're saying is that the Hylians might turn on the Gerudo," Aloy surmised. "But what does that have to do with not allowing males into Gerudo Town, Riju?"
"By not allowing males into our town, Gerudo are forced to go out into the world in order to look for mates . . . Now, some Gerudo do return with their progeny, as you can see about the town, but that means having to leave their husband behind. So those who remain with their husbands are essentially choosing exile. This insures that the Gerudo are scattered throughout Hylia so that the Hylians won't be able to slaughter us all."
"I had no idea," Aloy said. "But what about your father then? Surely your mother went out there into Hylia to search for her husband and mate with him. How else would she have had you?"
"In the case of the Chief of the Gerudo, she has to set up an appointment to meet with the intended man outside of Gerudo Town for a tryst. Then she returns to Gerudo City after the deed is done. Sometimes . . . there can be countless trysts afterwards . . . Link, " as Riju leans to her left and raises her right leg to rest her foot on her throne, exposing her bare leg through the slit of her dress, "perhaps after completing this quest of yours we could meet elsewhere near Gerudo Town for awhile?"
Link blushes intensely and rubs the back of his neck while stammering that she is a little too young still.
"But I am the same size as you," Riju said as she stands. "In several years, I will be much taller," then sits once again. "Anyway, you can go your way."
"A lot happened, but," Buliara next added. "We are truly indebted to you. The Champion's arms are treasures of the Gerudo, much like the Thunder Helm. If anything happens to them, you must let me know immediately."
Link asks her about that.
"What?" Buliara teased. "Are you getting cold feet after discovering how precious these items are? You can relax. Though they may be precious, it is within my power to remake them, if needed. I must have a diamond in order to make one, however. Only one diamond, but they are the highest quality of gems. They're just as precious as the Daybreaker or the Scimitar of the Seven! It's best if you just try not to break them."
Link tells her that is all he can do, try.
"Since we're finished here," Aloy said. "I guess it's best we take our leave."
Link nods and takes out the Sheikah Slate.
"So where are we going to next?" Aloy asked, then looks up to regard Riju and Buliara. "This slate can warp us to wherever a warp tile is, usually at activated Sheikah Shrines."
"Sheikah technology is amazing!" Riju gasped.
Link looks through the map, staring at where the last Divine Beast is located. That being the Divine Beast Vah Medoh at Rito Village. The problem is that there are no active shrines anywhere near the place and Link will need to select the conquered shrine that is the closest to their next destination.
For this Link selects Oman Au Shrine and tells Aloy to ready herself, but not before they say one final goodbye to Riju. With Aloy holding onto one part of the slate, Link presses a button and they turn into blue motes and rise up through the roof before a surprised Riju and Buliara.
Aloy and Link reassemble upon the blue warp point of Oman Au Shrine. Link changes his outfit and urges Aloy to follow him. Together, they run over to the edge of the Great Plateau and he jumps, whipping out his paraglider. Aloy follows suit.
They glide down the plateau, getting ever lower. They get closer to the road that Aloy had first taken on her journey to Kakariko Village. The sun rises from the east and they gradually turn their backs to it. The ground is still far from them and Aloy wonders if her arms are going to hold up any longer as she can feel the burn in them increasing by the second, and the ground seems so far away. Every second they get closer to the ground is every second of the burning getting worse in Aloy's arms. She can feel the numbness creeping into her hands.
Come on! Come on! This is worse than when we were first heading out to the Gerudo Desert! Aloy thought desperately. This must be our exhaustion catching up with us! I don't think my Shield Weaver will protect me from this height!
She watches as Link suddenly drops by tilting his paraglider forward.
He must be close to exhaustion as well! She realized. Better do the same or it will be my death!
Aloy tilts her paraglider forward as well and the ground comes rushing up toward. She focuses intently to time at when she should pull back.
The ground gets rapidly closer as her hands are seemingly seconds away from failing her. Just as she is seconds away from hitting the ground, she tilts back intently on her paraglider. The suddenly jarring pries her fingers lose from her paraglider handle and she falls and hits the ground. Her shield turning red as a loud metallic twang is heard.
Aloy gasps with relief as the burning in her arms seep away and she kneels there for a moment. She then thinks about Link and looks around to see him getting up, just as a spirit circles around him while rising. It then comes to her that it is the spirit of Mipha.
Of course, her power is to heal him! So that must mean that he fell and hit with enough force to injury himself! So if he never had that power . . . He would've been serious injured or worse!
Aloy gets up and puts her paraglider away then walks over to Link.
"Are you alright?" Aloy asked rhetorically.
He answers yes and that it was Mipha's Grace that had saved him.
"So if ever you should suffer mortal injury it will heal you," Aloy said.
Link admits it so, but then adds with caution that it takes time for it to recharge after use, like her Shield Weaver.
"I think our exhaustion is catching up because we jumped off like that when we were heading towards the Gerudo Desert and we didn't feel that level of exhaustion," Aloy said.
Link tells her that Mipha's Grace also healed him of his weariness so that he won't need to sleep anytime soon. Also, that when the power recharges, he will heal her weariness away too.
"Ah, thank you in advance then," Aloy said, then looks down the road they are to take. "This is the road I took to get to Kakariko Village. And that was the direction I came from. Outskirt Stable is down that way, and there is a shrine perched on a hill just above it. It was next to that shrine I first appeared. Come on, let's go."
They walk down the road. Along the way, they eat some of the food that Link had prepared. By the time the sun is fully above the horizon, they arrive at Outskirt Stable. They get sight of the Shrine that is just up a hill overlooking the stable. They walk across stable grounds and climb up the hill to the shrine.
"It was here. It was right here that I appeared in this world," Aloy said as she stands on the spot for a moment. "To say that I was shocked is an understatement. I thought I was hallucinating, or that I lost my mind . . . I couldn't make sense of anything. When my head cleared enough, I then noticed that Sheikah Shrine and examined it, even tried to override it but it didn't work . . . Next, I looked out over the edge and saw Outskirt Stable. I next noticed Hyrule Castle, remembering it in my vision. I made my way down to the stable and learned about Hyrule Castle, you, and the Sheikah in Kakariko Village. I managed to get directions to the village, and the rest is history."
Link nods in understanding, then tells her how he was confused when he first awoke. Hearing Zelda's voice at times urging him to go somewhere. Meeting an old man who turned out to be the ghost of Zelda's father, the king of Hyrule, and telling him to go to Kakariko Village. That there is someone there from another world who will help him.
"Heh, how about that," Aloy mused. "They were watching me the whole time."
Link takes out the Sheikah Slate and uses it to open the shrine. Together, they go in and down into the shrine. Once inside they hear the telepathic voice of someone called Rota Ooh and that they offer this test in the name of the Goddess Hylia. Before them is a barred wall with a yellow door in need of a key to open. There are two pools of water before them at either side of the barred wall. Aloy walks to the right and plants her back to the wall in the effort to look up.
"I see the monk up there," she said. "I think we will have to walk up there somehow. But there is no opening. But first things first, we need to find the key to open that door."
Link takes out his golden bow and an arrow, takes aim, and releases at the yellow switch over to the right. The wall suddenly flips back to reveal a sphere with those glowing orange markings atop a slightly raised area and an open doorway before it they can easy walk through. Up where the monk is, the grating that had been blocking the way is now no longer there, which will allow one to easily walk inside. Link and Aloy walk over to the sphere and he is about to pick it up when he notices something to the left and walks over to see that a hallway is there, with Aloy following. They see a chest at the end with blue light poles on either side of it.
"I hope the key is in there," Aloy said.
Link opens it and shows Aloy the key, much to her relief. They return and go through the opening to see that there is a chest upon a shelf up high and to their right is an indentation surrounded by a high grate fence.
"That looks too high to throw the sphere over," Aloy said.
Link agrees and walks back out with Aloy following and they look around. Link stares at the side where the switch is located, then takes out the golden bow and an arrow as he tells Aloy to bring the sphere out. She does so and Link shoots the switch once again, causing the wall to flip back over. Link directs Aloy's attention to what looks to be a basket between them and the switch.
"So it has to be thrown in there then," Aloy said, then hefts the sphere and throws it into the basket. Link shoots the switch again and the wall flips back, causing the sphere to roll away. There is a sound and the slight elevation that they had found the sphere upon pops up, startling Aloy as she had been standing only inches away from it.
"That was close! So how are we going to use this then?"
Link looks between where the monk is, the popping platform, and the switch as it is now on top. He now understands what to do and shoots the switch to bring the wall back down and unlocks the door. Again, he flips the wall.
Timing it, Link steps onto the popping platform after it had gone down and is next launched high into the air. He glides over to the chest and opens it to find a broadsword called a feathered edge. He glides back down over to Aloy and they brainstorm over how to get up there.
"You leap high and flip it over so that you can land up top," Aloy said. "Then, I will throw up my grappling hook. Just like when I entered Ruta."
Link nods and readies himself to step onto the popping platform as it is less than an inch away from the tip of his toes. He finally jumps forward just as the block drops, landing upon it. Link gets launched up into the air and Aloy watches as he has his bow out and an arrow shot in the time it takes for her to blink.
I can't get over just how fast he is! Aloy marvelled inwardly.
The wall flips back down and Link lands upon the top. Aloy takes out her grappling hook.
"Alright, here it comes," she called up, then throws it upward and Link catches it. Steadying himself, he calls for Aloy to start climbing and she does so. She crawls over the top and Link helps her up. She puts her grappling hook away and together they enter the room where the monk is. He has a face covering and sits with his legs pulled across each other and his arms raised with his palms upward with brass rings hovering above them.
They get their spirit orb and return outside, from where they glide down from the hill to the simple road and continue northward, with Hyrule Castle as their unfortunate view, though with the laser beams of the three Divine Beasts upon it.