"Young one, are you alright?" Gismay's voice called to Girl as she approached him. "Did you find-" Looking up from the water to see Girl's expression, Gismay halted his sentence.

He slowly lifted himself out of the water and allowed her to sit back down on his back. In her hands she clutched a ragged doll and a bellflower. "Hyrule?" Was all Gismay asked her and Girl nodded.

Gismay slipped back into the water carefully, keeping Girl and her possessions dry, though she didn't realize how much blood she was covered in now. Paddling along slowly, Gismay left the village, following the river farther downstream to an opening between the mountains in the distance.

The sun had risen by the time Gismay and Girl reached the mountain pass, and the water sparkled gold in the light. Girl had lain down on Gismay's shell and fallen into a troubled sleep halfway through the night. She slept still, clutching her possessions as if her life depended on it. In Girl's mind, it did.

Girl's eyes fluttered opened as Gismay slowed at the end of the pass and she gained her first sight of Hyrule. Gismay had banked himself on a large rock above a small waterfall and Girl could see clearly across the field. Looking every direction she saw a large tree one way, a tall mountain and windmill another way, a ranch directly ahead, and a castle off in the distance another way.

"Welcome… To Hyrule, young one…" Gismay said, both a hint of joy and sadness in his voice for Girl. Girl only stared, her eyes full of curiosity, and she held Gili up so the doll could see everything as well.

Turning, Gismay took them down a small stream off to the side, which wove around and ended at the base of the waterfall. He was not about to jump off a waterfall for any reason, especially not with Girl on his back and in such a fragile state of mind.

He rested at the edge of the bank and Girl got off slowly. Gismay inclined his head and looked towards the walkway above them parallel to the waterfall. "That leads to the Zora's Domain… I think we should stop here for a while." Gismay explained slowly to the child. Girl looked at him in confusion. Gismay chuckled in her mind. "You don't think I'm leaving you on my own now, do you?" Girl smiled faintly and the two of them walked up the path.

The Zoras were gathered together in their king's chambers and looked down at the small, bloody girl and her sea turtle companion. Gismay communicated easily with the Zoras and explained about Girl and why he brought her there.

The Zoras all murmured amongst themselves, nodding. Some regarded the ragged girl with understanding and some with pity. Either way, their words spoken to her were kind and not one of them suggested she leave there.

In a united decision, the Zoras took in the young orphan, Girl, and she was put under the care of a Zora woman, Karan, who had a son about Girl's age.

"What's your name?" The boy, Koran, asked Girl. Girl said nothing, keeping a small distance from the boy, and clutched her doll and flower tightly.

"You don't have one?" He asked in surprise. Girl shook her head quickly. Koran frowned and shifted his weight to one side, regarding her with a thoughtful gaze. His eyes were a shade of pale gray-blue; almost like his faint skin. He looked at the items in her hands.

"You like those?" He indicated to the bellflower that she had salvaged from her home along with Gili, her doll. Girl nodded quickly and Koran beamed.

"Well then, we'll call you Rindou. Mother says that means Bellflower." He fixed his eyes on the girl's for a long moment. Rindou smiled.