Princess of the Zoras
Disclaimer: This is annoying. I DON'T OWN IT! STOP TORTURING ME!
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Ruto and Noran go down to the bottom floor of Zora's Domain. Ruto starts for the exit leading to Zora's river when Noran gently taps her shoulder.
"Not that way Highness." She says.
"Huh?" Little Ruto doesn't know of any other way. Noran motions for her to jump into the water. Ruto does so, and Noran comes right after. After making sure they are still together, Noran leads Ruto to the warp portal under the water. Ruto hesitates.
"Highness?" Noran asks. "Don't worry, this way is a lot faster."
"Daddy said not a-posta go that way. Says I'm too little." Ruto responds. Noran thinks a moment, then motions for another Zora to bring something. The Zora nods, then dives behind a rock. She comes back out with a transparent bubble with a cord.
"If you are in this, no one will have a problem." Noran says to the little Zora's confused look.
"Not a baby!" Ruto yells. She does get in, holds Noran's pack, then they warp to Lake Hylia.
**Lake Hylia, oh boy here we go.........**
"WOW!" Ruto got out of the transport bubble as soon as she could. This is her first time at Lake Hylia.
"Highness, before you start tearing all over the place, I need to show you something." Noran makes sure Ruto is following her. She swims out to a lonely island, staying on the surface. Ruto wants to dive, to see how deep the lake is, but stays with Noran. She doesn't want to get stuck somewhere. Suddenly, Noran stops. Ruto almost crashes into her, but somehow manages not to.
"What's so special about this?!" she asks. "It's a stupid island. I seen lots of pictures." Ruto doesn't see much that could be special. Noran looks at her and smiles.
"Go onto the island and tell me what you see." She says. Ruto looks at her funny, but goes onto the island. The first thing that catches her eye is the lone tree. She sees bridges that eventually connect to the shore. She looks around some more and sees a platform with the symbol of the Water Temple.
"Hey, that's the symbol Daddy said is important!" Ruto cries. Noran comes up onto the island.
"That's right." She says. "Listen carefully, because you will need this someday." Noran goes through her pack, and finally pulls out a small flute. Ruto is immediately interested. Her interest intensifies when Noran pulls out a second one and hands it to her.
"Mine?" Ruto asks. Noran nods.
"Think of it as an early birthday present."
"My birthday isn't for 4 months."
"A VERY early present."
Ruto smiles. Then she looks at the little instrument. "Um, I don't know how ta play..." she says.
"Then I'll teach you." Noran replies with a smile. Very carefully, she teaches Ruto the 'Serenade of Water'. After a bit, Ruto finally gets it well enough to play without any help.
"Pretty." Ruto says. Noran gives her a sort of sad smile.
"Your mother had a really pretty flute. She wanted to give it to you." At the mention of her mother, the tears come flooding back. Ruto's face sort of scrunches up. Noran notices and comforts the little princess.
"Mommy..." Ruto says. Noran gives her a moment.
"You can talk to your mommy through your prayers, although she may not be able to answer you directly." Noran finally says. "Do you know where you are?" Ruto looks around.
"Lake Hylia." She finally says.
"I mean besides that."
"What be...sides that?" Ruto asks. "What does 'besides' mean?"
"Look down." Noran says. Ruto shrugs.
"Island." She says. Noran shakes her head.
"Not quite." She guides Ruto back into the water, and takes her to the bottom of the 'island'. That is when Ruto sees the open door at the base.
"This is the Water Temple." Noran tells her. Ruto is wide-eyed. Silently, Noran guides Ruto inside and into the sacred chamber. The room has a pool of water with many platforms. Zoran Priestesses are around the room offering prayers to Nayru.
"What's this place?" Ruto asks. One of the priestesses turns to them.
"Ah, Noran. Long time." She says. Noran nods.
"I thought I would let the Princess see this place, if it is all right." Noran says. Ruto is just staring around the room.
"Hello little Princess." The priestess says. "My name is Plole. I'm the Head Priestess here."
"Mommy here?" Ruto asks. Plole looks at Noran.
"Highness," Noran starts, "that wasn't quite what I was trying to say."
"You say I can talk to mommy here." Ruto says stomping her feet.
"You can, through your prayers. You may not be able to see or hear her though. The Light realm is pretty far away." Plole says. Ruto looks up at her.
"But she can hear me right?" she asks.
"Yes, Nayru makes sure our prayers get through." Plole says smiling. Ruto looks around again.
"I wanna talk to mommy." Ruto says. Noran gets worried.
"It must be getting dark now, and His Majesty said he wanted you home by nightfall." Ruto looks like she wants to start a fit.
"If it pleases Your Highness, you can come up anytime." Plole says. "There is always at least five priestesses here. One of them can show you." Ruto calms down.
"OK." Ruto looks down as her stomach reminds her that she skipped lunch. "Oopsie..." Noran smiles.
"Let's go home and we'll get something for your dinner." She says. Ruto waves to the priestesses as she and Noran leave for home.
Disclaimer: This is annoying. I DON'T OWN IT! STOP TORTURING ME!
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Ruto and Noran go down to the bottom floor of Zora's Domain. Ruto starts for the exit leading to Zora's river when Noran gently taps her shoulder.
"Not that way Highness." She says.
"Huh?" Little Ruto doesn't know of any other way. Noran motions for her to jump into the water. Ruto does so, and Noran comes right after. After making sure they are still together, Noran leads Ruto to the warp portal under the water. Ruto hesitates.
"Highness?" Noran asks. "Don't worry, this way is a lot faster."
"Daddy said not a-posta go that way. Says I'm too little." Ruto responds. Noran thinks a moment, then motions for another Zora to bring something. The Zora nods, then dives behind a rock. She comes back out with a transparent bubble with a cord.
"If you are in this, no one will have a problem." Noran says to the little Zora's confused look.
"Not a baby!" Ruto yells. She does get in, holds Noran's pack, then they warp to Lake Hylia.
**Lake Hylia, oh boy here we go.........**
"WOW!" Ruto got out of the transport bubble as soon as she could. This is her first time at Lake Hylia.
"Highness, before you start tearing all over the place, I need to show you something." Noran makes sure Ruto is following her. She swims out to a lonely island, staying on the surface. Ruto wants to dive, to see how deep the lake is, but stays with Noran. She doesn't want to get stuck somewhere. Suddenly, Noran stops. Ruto almost crashes into her, but somehow manages not to.
"What's so special about this?!" she asks. "It's a stupid island. I seen lots of pictures." Ruto doesn't see much that could be special. Noran looks at her and smiles.
"Go onto the island and tell me what you see." She says. Ruto looks at her funny, but goes onto the island. The first thing that catches her eye is the lone tree. She sees bridges that eventually connect to the shore. She looks around some more and sees a platform with the symbol of the Water Temple.
"Hey, that's the symbol Daddy said is important!" Ruto cries. Noran comes up onto the island.
"That's right." She says. "Listen carefully, because you will need this someday." Noran goes through her pack, and finally pulls out a small flute. Ruto is immediately interested. Her interest intensifies when Noran pulls out a second one and hands it to her.
"Mine?" Ruto asks. Noran nods.
"Think of it as an early birthday present."
"My birthday isn't for 4 months."
"A VERY early present."
Ruto smiles. Then she looks at the little instrument. "Um, I don't know how ta play..." she says.
"Then I'll teach you." Noran replies with a smile. Very carefully, she teaches Ruto the 'Serenade of Water'. After a bit, Ruto finally gets it well enough to play without any help.
"Pretty." Ruto says. Noran gives her a sort of sad smile.
"Your mother had a really pretty flute. She wanted to give it to you." At the mention of her mother, the tears come flooding back. Ruto's face sort of scrunches up. Noran notices and comforts the little princess.
"Mommy..." Ruto says. Noran gives her a moment.
"You can talk to your mommy through your prayers, although she may not be able to answer you directly." Noran finally says. "Do you know where you are?" Ruto looks around.
"Lake Hylia." She finally says.
"I mean besides that."
"What be...sides that?" Ruto asks. "What does 'besides' mean?"
"Look down." Noran says. Ruto shrugs.
"Island." She says. Noran shakes her head.
"Not quite." She guides Ruto back into the water, and takes her to the bottom of the 'island'. That is when Ruto sees the open door at the base.
"This is the Water Temple." Noran tells her. Ruto is wide-eyed. Silently, Noran guides Ruto inside and into the sacred chamber. The room has a pool of water with many platforms. Zoran Priestesses are around the room offering prayers to Nayru.
"What's this place?" Ruto asks. One of the priestesses turns to them.
"Ah, Noran. Long time." She says. Noran nods.
"I thought I would let the Princess see this place, if it is all right." Noran says. Ruto is just staring around the room.
"Hello little Princess." The priestess says. "My name is Plole. I'm the Head Priestess here."
"Mommy here?" Ruto asks. Plole looks at Noran.
"Highness," Noran starts, "that wasn't quite what I was trying to say."
"You say I can talk to mommy here." Ruto says stomping her feet.
"You can, through your prayers. You may not be able to see or hear her though. The Light realm is pretty far away." Plole says. Ruto looks up at her.
"But she can hear me right?" she asks.
"Yes, Nayru makes sure our prayers get through." Plole says smiling. Ruto looks around again.
"I wanna talk to mommy." Ruto says. Noran gets worried.
"It must be getting dark now, and His Majesty said he wanted you home by nightfall." Ruto looks like she wants to start a fit.
"If it pleases Your Highness, you can come up anytime." Plole says. "There is always at least five priestesses here. One of them can show you." Ruto calms down.
"OK." Ruto looks down as her stomach reminds her that she skipped lunch. "Oopsie..." Noran smiles.
"Let's go home and we'll get something for your dinner." She says. Ruto waves to the priestesses as she and Noran leave for home.