24th Entry: Malon, the Goron Tour Guide

January 11th, the 7th year in the reign of King Ganondorf I

Dear Diary,

This week has been absolutely crazy, but so great at the same time. If I told you about every single day, we'd be here all night, so I'm just going to get you caught up on what goes on each day.

I wake up at five in the morning (just like old times, eh?), and get dressed in my "Goron Tour Guide Uniform". I have to make sure I'm leaving the city at five-thirty, otherwise I'll be late. The first couple of days it was a little scary walking down the mountain while it was still dark, but by the third day, had pretty much memorized the path and had no problem navigating.

I take two tours up each day, one at eight in the morning and one at one in the afternoon. One Goron always accompanies the Tour Group, just so the people get used being around them. Business was a little slow at first, but by the end of the week, word had gotten out and the each tour group was a fair size. As we walked up the trail, I would give information about this or that, and, to my surprise, everyone found it all very interesting.

Once we came to the city, I would show them around, the various sights, restaurants, and everything else. We would have lunch at one of the places to eat, and after that, the people who were staying would be lead by one of the Gorons to their rooms. I would lead the ones there for the day back down the trail after that. We'd get back around one in the afternoon, and I'd complete the same process, getting back in town around six in the evening. One could trust that I was thoroughly exhausted by the end of the day.

Anyway, today was my last day on the job, and Link decided to throw me a little going away party. Several of the Gorons I had befriended over the week came, and they brought rocks for the Gorons to eat and a small cake for me. I had such a good time, and they told me that from now on I was an honorary Goron sister, and that I should come back when ever I got the chance.

After the party, I asked Link if he Kokiri Forest or Zora's Domain was closer. He told me of an entrance to the Lost Woods here in Goron City that leads to both places, and I ought to take that. So tomorrow I'll be off again, but to where, I'm not exactly sure. We'll just have to wait and see.

So here I am, in my room, more than ready for a good night's sleep. I'll write back tomorrow, and hopefully I'll be...somewhere. Oh well, talk to you tomorrow!

-Malon Astira