There is silence as Aloy stares down at Robbie, who in turn stares back up at Aloy.
"Remember our deal?" Aloy reminded. "We go get the blue flame and light the furnace so that Cherry can work, and you help me by making a paraglider like Link's."
"Hm! Oh yes, yes! That I will help you do! But . . ."
"But what?" Aloy sighed impatiently.
"I will need materials," Robbie answered. "Hm! Yes, I will need the materials to make it."
"Fine," Aloy sighed. "Just tell us what you need and we'll go get them for you."
"Hm. I need some cloth," Robbie mused thoughtfully. "The type used for windmills, yes . . . Then some binding, preferably leather. Yes, yes. Hm . . . and finally some metal for frames, yes, yes."
"What about that large glass casing that's outside?" Aloy asked. She turns and opens the door, keeping it open. "That." As she points to the lighthouse casing.
Robbie walks over and peeks out the door to look at the casing.
"The frames on that could be used to make the paraglider," Aloy said. "Link, show him your paraglider again."
Link takes out the paraglider and sets it down. Robbie looks from the paraglider to the lighthouse casing.
"Hm? Hm . . . ! Yes . . . ! Yes, that could be used!" Robbie exclaimed. "So I was able to find a purpose for that lighthouse casing after all . . . ! Yes! Hm! Hm. Yes."
"Now all we have to do is find leather bindings and a piece of cloth large enough for the job," Aloy said.
"Hateno Village," Jerrin added. "You should be able to find what you are looking for in Hateno Village."
"Ugh! We gotta walk all the way back there?!" Aloy groaned.
"Hm. Why do you have to walk there?" Robbie asked. "Is the warp feature on the Sheikah Slate not working?"
"Warp . . . feature?" Aloy asked.
"If you've conquered a Sheikah Shrine," Robbie began, "then the warp point on it will let you reappear on it. Hm. Yes . . . You don't need to stand on one in order to warp somewhere . . . You can warp away from anywhere. Hm . Yes . . . but the Sheikah Slate can only warp you to an active warp spot. Hm. Like that one there, yes." As he points at the glowing blue ring on the ground before the door.
As if to test his theory, Link takes out the Sheikah Slate and fiddles with it. For a moment, he does nothing, then presses something. As if hesitantly. He rapidly transforms into blue filaments of light and flows upward, disappearing.
"Um! What happened to him?!" Aloy asked Robbie in alarm.
"Hm. Relax. Link just merely transported himself to somewhere else. Hm. Yes."
"Transported to where exactly?!"
"To wherever an active warp circle like that one there is located. Hm. Yes. Those are at Sheikah Shrines, Sheikah Towers, and there's also one in front of the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab. Hm. Yes."
"Oh, yeah, I saw that circle light up," Aloy asked. "So, he'll be back then?"
As if to answer her question, filaments of blue light began to stream down from above over that blue circle and form into Link once again. Link stands there with a reddened face, discovering his ignorance over this mode of travel from the Sheikah Slate.
"So . . . where did you go to, Link," Aloy asked.
He answers Akkala Tower.
"Then we should go to Hateno Village next," Aloy said.
Link agrees and has Aloy hold onto one side of the Sheikah Slate as he holds the handle. He presses a button and blue light floods Aloy's eyes as she feels herself being taken apart. Aloy feels herself being reassembled again and the blue light fades from her vision. This time they are looking out over Hateno Village from the Myahm Agana Shrine.
"Whoa! That . . . was crazy!" Aloy gasped. "And you didn't even know about this warp feature?!"
Link apologizes and blames it on his amnesia. He brings up the map once again to see all of the active warp rings.
"At least if we need to return to those places we can use the warp feature," Aloy sighed. "Be that as it may, we got some leather and cloth to pick up."
Link tells Aloy to hold on a moment as he looks up at the Ancient Tech Lab on the hill. He then tells her that they should go up there and get those upgrades that Purah had promised if he obtained the necessary materials: three ancient screws; three ancient gears; and three ancient cores. All of which he reveals that he possesses.
"Alright, if that is what you need," Aloy said.
Instead of warping up there, they simply walk up to the tech lab and enter. Sure enough, Purah and her assistant, Symin, are there.
"Hey!" Purah proclaimed. "Did you bring me any ancient materials?"
Link answers yes and shows them to her.
"Now then," Purah said, "in exchange for those ancient materials . . . I'll power up a rune on your Sheikah Slate."
And so it goes. Link has each rune powered up. Sensor, enabling the Sheikah Slate to detect not only Sheikah Shrines, but also anything else that is tuned to it, of which Symin expressed interest in seeing afterwards. Bombs, so that the Sheikah Slate will create bombs that are more destructive than ever and even recharge more quickly too. Stasis, so that enemies can be frozen, along with larger objects too.
Afterwards, Link goes over to talk to Symin about the sensor and was told to get a picture of a sunshroom, since there are some right outside the lab next to the wall. After searching outside, Link takes the picture and returns to Symin to show. He in turn tells Link that he could have pictures downloaded into the Sheikah Slate's Compendium, and even gets some.
"Okay, now I guess we can go into the village and get those materials to make my paraglider," Aloy then said.
"Oh, so you found someone who can make one?" Purah said.
"Yeah, that Robbie guy," Aloy answered. "And he's a real weirdo too, along with his wife, Jerrin. Would you believe they are fifty years apart and have a son?"
"Oh yeah! I heard Robbie married his assitant," Purah mused. "And that they have a son named Grante. Don't know where he is though."
"Anyway, we gotta go and gather those materials so we can return and help Robbie make my paraglider. Come on, Link"
They leave and head down into the village, to the general store. Inside, they inquire about the items they need. Link even takes out the paraglider to show to the storeclerk.
"I have the leather bindings that you will need," the clerk said. "As for the cloth you want, the only place you could find cloth like that is at the dye shop."
Link asks how much the leather bindings are.
"One hundred and seventy rupees," the clerk answered.
Link hands him a silver, a purple, and a red rupee and gets those leather bindings in return. They next visit the dye shop, where the man running it has a bulging forehead.
"Do you sell cloth here as well?" Aloy asked him.
"Yes, I do, strange lady," the dye clerk answered.
"Let me guess, it's my ears," Aloy said dryly.
"Yes, it is," the dye clerk answered. "Now as for the cloth, I mainly deal in dyes, but sometimes I get patrons who wear clothes not suitable for dying. So I have to sell cloth that is appropriate for that as well."
"Ah, good, then we were wondering if you would be able to sell us enough cloth for something like this," Aloy said, and Link takes out his paraglider once more.
The dye clerk examines the paraglider closely.
"I have enough cloth for such an endeavor," the dye clerk said. "But it will cost you."
Link asks how much.
"Six hundred rupees," the dye clerk answered.
"S-Six hundred rupees?!" Aloy stated.
Aloy and Link pool their resources but they are still short. Link then tells Aloy to wait there because he has some stuff to sell that should cover the cost, then hurries off. Aloy awaits him.
"You know," the clerk said, "if you agree to do something, I could lower the price."
"Absolutely not," Aloy snapped.
"A pity," the dye clerk answered. "I figured that dying your outfit certain colors and patterns would bring out the redness of your hair more."
"Oh, um," Aloy began embarrassingly over misreading him, then recovers. "In any case, this can't be dyed."
"I suppose you're right about that," he answered.
Link soon returns and reveals one gold, two silver, and two purple rupees for a total of six hundred rupees.
"Yes, that should cover it," the dye clerk said eagerly. "And I'll even thrown in a free dye job, if you happen to have the right materials for it."
Aloy thinks on that. "Maybe later after we get these materials to Robbie," she finally answered.
"Very well," the dye clerk answered.
Link pays for the materials and Aloy takes them. The duo leave.
"Let's go out of town before we warp back to Robbie," Aloy suggested, and Link approves.
They go outside of Hateno Village, out of sight of the inhabitants. Link takes out the Sheikah Slate. With Aloy holding onto the other side, they warp back to the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab, just outside its door. They see Robbie and Jerrin outside who have since dismantled the light frame and have a length of the metal frame ready for use.
"Wow, that was quick," Aloy mused.
"Hm. Yes. I see you have the cloth needed," Robbie said. "What about the leather bindings?"
"Got that too," Aloy said.
"Hm. Yes, yes. Hm," Robbie mused. "Now let's get to work."
Robbie, Jerrin, and with help from Link and Aloy, build the paraglider. They shape the frame, place the cloth, and weave the leather binding in to lash the cloth to the frame. By evening, they finish their creation. Link takes out his own paraglider for comparison and it is revealed to be approximately the same size and shape of his own.
"And now to test it," Aloy said.
Link suggests that she go down the hill with it. He even gives her pointers on how to handle it.
"Okay," Aloy said. "Wish me luck."
Aloy runs and jumps with her paraglider, and ends up soaring down the hill. She gets a feeling of exhilaration without incident. She stops it and lands, then goes back up the hill to them.
"So far so good," Aloy said. "But I will do the ultimate test and jump off from behind the lab."
Aloy goes behind the lab where she first saw the blue flame as she can still see it burning brightly off in the distance. This is a higher point with a sheer drop. Aloy steels her nerves and readies herself. She jumps with her paraglider and ends up soaring, once again feeling the thrill of flight. She steers the paraglider about, enabling to glide in different direction. She tilts the paraglider to gain either a slow descent or a quicker one. She positions the paraglider so that she ends up circling around, following the path she and Link took earlier with the blue flame to return to the lab.
Aloy touches down in the area with the lit lamp post and the ruins that are within sight of the road up to the lab. She returns to the lab, meeting up with Link, Robbie, and Jerrin.
"That," Aloy rasped, "was wonderful . . . ! Thank you Doctor Robbie, Jerrin. Link."
"Hm! Yes! You're quite welcomed, Aloy! Yes! Hm!" Robbie answered.
"I'm glad I could do my part," Jerrin said. "And . . . Check it out!" Doing her poor imitation of Purah once again.
"Ah, yeah," Aloy said dryly, then looks toward the horizon where the sun is about to set. "It's getting late. Hey Link, should we stay at that stable down there for tonight?"
Link tells her that there should be just enough light left in the day for them to make the journey to the stable that he had seen just up the road past the sign that read, Maw of Death Mountain. Akkala.
"But that's still pretty far away," Aloy said.
Link assures her that they can make it there if they warp to the top of Akkala Tower. After saying their goodbyes to Robbie and Jerrin, Link warps to the top of Akkala Tower with Aloy alongside him.
"Oh, now I get it," Aloy said. "You want us to glide as far as we can down that road."
Link nods.
"Oh, but before we take off, where is it that we are going to next?" Aloy asked.
Link answers Death Mountain.
Aloy sighs. "Let me guess, that is where another Divine Beast is located and we have to take control of it back."
Link nods, causing Aloy to hang her head.
"Great, why couldn't it be located at a place called Life Mountain?"
Link smirks, but tells her to keep her chin up and together they will accomplish this deed. He gazes out at the direction they are to go and jumps off as he whips out his paraglider.
"Hey, wait up!" Aloy shouted as she runs after him and also jumps off as she whips out her new paraglider. I hope it don't fall apart while I'm in midair.
The duo drift ever downward and Aloy begins to worry.
I hope we make it far enough past that gorge. She fretted inwardly. Especially far enough past those monsters camped out near the side of the road. I really don't want to have to use one of my corruption arrows because it will be the only thing that will get us out of that fight.
The duo glide past Akkala Span, past the monsters, much to Aloy's relief. But now another new concern is developing.
My arms and hands! Aloy grunted inwardly. They're starting to tire!
The duo finally touch down, well past the monsters. And none too soon as Aloy feels the intense burn in her arms and hands.
"That . . . was profound," Aloy gasped. "I just hope that we don't need to go that far anytime in the future because any longer in the air and my hands would've given out."
Link confirms that he too began having that problem as well. The duo walk up the road toward their next destination of one of the stables that they had seen near the threshold of Death Mountain.
