Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

Fred smiles to Irina and says, “We get hungry here at sea. Come on down and have a bite. I hope you like it.” He disappears back to the bottom deck.

Upon descending to the lower deck, the Revalis are greeted with the rich smell of food cooked with a popurrí of exotic spices. Several plates of seafood adorn a table, accented by colorful and fragrant types of seaweed and vegetables.

Link is helping Fred carry a large stockpot of seafood soup to the table.

Many of the crew have already made their way down and can be heard conversing. Someone scolds the young Zora sailor who has stolen a large crab-like leg from the table. An accordion suddenly starts to play and the deck fills with song.

Irina does not go to the lower deck immediately. Instead, she finds a small room where she can quickly change from her armor to her regular clothes.

Once changed and more comfortable, she joins everybody at the lower deck and takes a sit on the side, smiling to the group while they enjoy the music.

Link offers Irina a bowl of soup and then sits down next to her taking in the sights and sounds. He smiles and says , “I am glad that you were able to get more comfortable.”

Irina takes the bowl of soup with both hands and blows on it, steam coming out. “Thank you. I imagined we wouldn't need to swim or fight for a while. At least, I hope not.” She grins, although it's clear fatigue is taking over now that the pace has slowed down.

“How do you feel?” She asks Zora Link before taking a sip of her soup.

_Gatu joins the festivities last, just looking out to the expanse of water from the railing of the main deck for awhile, wondering what sort of civilization used to be here in this section of the Twilight Realm... He can't wait to get back to Hyrule and properly restock, since slaying a lot of those monsters have yielded a fair amount of rupees to cover his costs thankfully enough. Better than mowing down grass or breaking pots unless he's in real need to buy something important._

_Finding a place to sit, he gets a bowl of soup and quietly eats it, feeling better and refueled with good food in his stomach. The wonders of a good meal are boundless._

Link raises his glass to Gatu as he sits then turns to answer Irina. “I feel… like I won't remember what happens between this meal and wherever I happen to sleep tonight.” He smiles sleepily to her, the food already having an effect on him. “How about you? I can imagine more or less the same.”

The bokoblin chef hobbles over to Gatu and serves him a spiny crustacean. He takes a small mace and cracks it gleefully and says, “These are a rare catch. They are said to give a boost in strength as well. Enjoy!”

After serving the strange crab he walks over to Link and Irina and points to a ladder that leads to another deck below. “There are extra cots in the crew's quarters. Help yourselves!”

Irina watches the strange crab. “We definitely don't serve those at the Wolfos. But Fred, I feel that this soup could heal any injuries. It's so good!”

Then she turns to Link, still smiling and in a good mood. “I feel the same… It has been a long day.” In reality, it’s probably been several days by now since they arrived at the temple. “I should go downstairs before I fall asleep here,” she grins.

_Gatu eats the delicious meal served to him and the others, politely accepting it in thanks. He has his fill, and once done and even cleans up after himself, he heads down to the crew quarters to find one of those extra cots or hamics. He needed full hearts and a magic meter for later... Once he finds one, he flops down face first into it without falling over or off._

Link stands and says, “Of course. I think we all need to rest.” He accompanies Irina down below, following Gatu’s lead.

When they reach the lower deck they see several hammocks and cots, and a dim lantern illuminating the space. He leaves some of his belongings on one of the cots but has every intention to return above with the food. “Pleasant dreams. Hopefully the rocking of the boat isn't too muck.”

Irina bows her head to the royals before following Link down the ladder.

Seeing the cots downstairs makes her smile. "I think the rocking will help me sleep even better,¨she chuckles and offers a hug. "I hope you have a good night."

Link squeezes Irina. His body language suggests he is tired but excited about everything that has occurred. “Good night.” He bows to her and returns to the upper deck. The music and chatter from above can be heard below but the sound is drowned a bit by the thick planks that make up the floor. The waves can also be heard as they brush against the side of the ship. While they have been below deck, a storm seems to be brewing above. Distant thunder can be heard.

Irina gets on the cot. Her eyes start to close instinctively, but the distant thunder makes them open again. She listens thoughtfully for a while before the combination of exhaustion and the boat’s motion makes her fall asleep.

Mipha wanted to answer, to give a reason, but she held her tongue. She wasn't certain if it would make things better or worse or maybe even exacerbate what already is. She looked to the hand placed on her shoulder and then to Kala as well as Kayo. "Of course," she began. "It is my pleasure to have helped."

Quietness filled the air between them as she attempted to gather herself enough to speak once again. If Ruto had seen her like this, she'd probably scold her a bit. This is a time for celebration, not tears. "The vessel in the water, there." She pointed out the one she used to travel in the sky. "There are more like it. I think it would be worth looking into others like them. There is potential there to be reclaimed."

_Gatu runs over and looks downwards to see what Mipha sees._
"Something important must have fallen into the water after what the others did over on the Floating Island. It's hard to tell, but... I think they went down to retrieve it. I think I see a craft of some sort down there, near the farthest stream of light over there." _Gatu said, pointing it out to Mipha if she hasn't spotted it._

"They went down? Are you certain?" Mipha inquired, her voice elevating as she'd stepped closer over the edge to take a look at where Gatu was looking. She couldn't quite make it out in the same way, but it didn't matter. They could very well be in danger. "But the waters... I thought--" She shook her head. "Nevermind, that. I'm going to go after them." She hastened towards the cliff that Link jumped from before. Looking over the ledge, she studied where the guiding light was leading towards. Without further hesitation she dove off the ledge and slipped through through the surface of the sea as smoothly as a knife through butter.

"Be careful Mipha!" _Gatu said after her, wishing her all the luck as she leap and dove down to see what's going on._

Kala crosses her arms and mutters something under her breath... something about "she is going to get herself killed" and "spoiled princess".

She walks to the edge then turns and gives Gatu a sharp look. "Well, are you coming or not?"

Revali came gliding in from above, circling over the area before coming to a landing. He didn't want to run into any issues on his way down. "Hey!" He calls out in greeting. "Me and Red have finally returned. We're coming to pick you guys up and fly you back to a boat out there. Seems a lot has happened and it'll be too hard to explain. Best way I can put it - A whale of light is tugging the boat." He shrugs.

"Don't ask me more, I just got there and got yelled at by Mipha."

Red comes landing soon after Blue and stretches a bit. "We've been doing a lot of flying..." He states. "But yeah, what the Blue guy says is correct. All the others are okay, though. That we know of, at least." He confirmed.

"If you all are ready, just say the word and we can carry you back. No need to get into the water."

Kala was about to jump into the water, maybe grabbing Gatu with or without his permission, but she stops when she sees the two figures on the horizon. She points and then runs to them as they land. "Boat?" She asks confused.

She stares out at murky water and frowns, then turns to the birds. Then the other thing he said clicks in her mind, "Whale... of light? What?" She looks more confused now. "Are they in danger? The people on the boat?"

Revali sighs, lifting his wing to his head to hold it briefly. "Yes, a boat. Whale of light. You heard it right. No one is in danger, thankfully. I'm not making any guarantees, I don't know anything about these waters, so they might not stay that way. But, for now, folks are fine. In fact, a lot of the crew looked like you," he pointed to Kala.

"We should probably get going before we lose sight of the boat. I don't think that whale is intent on stopping anytime soon."

Red grumbled, "I'll pick up from where he left off. There's a boat that's currently manned with a crew. Some of them look like you. Whatever happened on that island there is also responsible for the light in the water. We think they're headed towards its source." He eyes Blue. "It really wasn't that much to describe..."

He then returns his attention to Kala. "But if we stay here, they're probably going to get further away and I don't really want to be stuck here, so can we start flying off?" He thumb points in the general direction of were the boat is.

Kala crosses her arms. This wasn't exactly helpful dialogue, and she doesn't seem to enjoy small talk.

She immediately quips as soon as Red finishes, “Look, take these two…” she points at Gatu and Impa. “I can manage. A few sea serpents don't frighten me. Just try not to get eaten out there. I don't know what your kind tastes like but I am sure our local species would find you all delicious.”

She seems suddenly agitated and impatient to get to that boat. With that brief monologue, she jumps into the water with her spear. She disappears into the sea mist, practically flying across the surface of the water.

"I don't want to find that out. This is exactly why I want to fly away from here and eventually, out of here entirely." Red slouched a bit, thinking about being some sort of sea serpent snack. He took off and grabbed up Gatu, leaving Blue to pick up Impa. "N-not without helping out. I mean, we did sort of make an agreement and I'd hate to be the one to break that..."

"I'm in peak form and I take very good care of myself, so I would assume my taste would be sublime. But, I'm not about to be anyone's snack. I work far too hard just to become some mince meat for a sea serpent out here. Should it come to pass that I am unfortunately eaten, I will make sure the sea serpent that did it will have the worst stomach pains of its life every step of the way." Revali flies over to grab up Impa. "Alright, just hold on and we'll get back to the boat in no time."

"Let's head out. The faster we can go snag that orb of light that fell off the island, the faster we can hopefully stabilize BOTH realms." _Gatu replies, willing to head down and rejoin the others. The sooner they get the Master Sword out of the Twilight Realm, the faster it can stabilize._