Chapter 3

Link, it seemed, was asking a lot of questions~which I was not very thankful for. But, it seemed that the old man seemed to be able to answer them~although it was sometimes in a cryptid message. What really frustrated me, however, was the fact that Link was also very, very curious about me.

No matter how many times I told him that I was a Hylian-Zora hybrid, Link always seemed to not understand. He kept saying that it was impossible for me to exist~which I usually replied that it was impossible and I was some kind of odd thing that the Goddesses decided they should try. After all, who had heard of a hybrid like me before? Maybe I was a test run.

Eventually, we walked down to a small hill, where the old man stopped. "You see that cave over there?" he asked, pointing his staff to said cave. "I want you two to go to it, and investigate."

I tilted my head. "I thought you were going to explain what is going on," I said.

"All in good time," the old man said.

Sighing, I trudged onward~and Link followed, although at first he seemed to be pulled along by some force before he rushed to catch up~until I stood in front of the cave.

Looking in, I saw a place where I could register the Sheikah Slate~a guidance stone~and paused. This old man sure seemed a little suspicious, and I wondered who he was truly. How had he known this was here? Maybe he knew the whole of the Great Plateau, but something was… off.

"Um?" Link asked, slightly confused.

Sighing, I shrugged, and walked over to the guidance stone, placing the Sheikah Slate into the slot. As soon as it registered, I expected the stone to give the info~but then I was warned of… falling rocks?

And then, the ground rumbled, causing me to jump, as I suddenly felt weightless~falling on my rear~as the ground went up.

Soon, when I felt gravity again, I looked to my left. I saw a gorgeous view, and then realized that I was high in the air. I was on a tower, it seemed. And there were others.

Then, the guidance stone started glowing~before a small drop of blue liquid fell onto the Sheikah Slate. Pausing, I looked at the Slate~and saw that part of a map had been registered! Then, it allowed me to take out the Sheikah Slate, which I put onto my belt once more.

"What the heck…" Link said.

"I have no freaking clue…" I responded. "First of all, that old man is really, really, starting to be creepy."

"He… actually reminds me of someone," Link said after a moment. "He's~"

And then, the old man appeared~floating down to us on a glider. Pausing, as it was quite a sight, Link and I fell silent.

When the old man landed, he chuckled at our expressions. "I take it that you didn't expect that?" he asked.

"How the heck~ wait, where did you get a glider?!" I yelped after a moment. "Those are so freaking rare! They're~ they're collectables these days!"

The old man smiled. "I got it some time ago. But, I think it could be useful in your journey," he said. "But, I will not give it up for free." He turned around and pointed at a shrine in the distance~and that made me notice that it was glowing. "How about we do a trade. There is sure to be treasure in that shrine, don't you think? If you could get me that treasure, I will give you the glider in return."

For a moment, I stood there, a little stunned. Sure, this glider would be very useful~making it so I wouldn't have to use so much energy climbing in the rain in Zora's Domain and risk falling to my doom~but this old man was starting to freak me out.

Link seemed to get how I was feeling, but he, too, was quiet.

Sighing, I caved. "Fine, since it would make getting down the cliffs easier," I said. Then I paused. "How am I going to get down from here though…"

The old man pointed to a hole in the floor. "The platforms should make it easy," he said.

Once more pausing, I sighed. Then I walked to the hole, looking down, and saw that there was, indeed, a platform. Taking a deep breath, I jumped down, then looked for the next platform.

After about ten minutes, I finally reached the ground. Looking about, I spotted the shrine, then grudgingly trudged on, with Link following.