Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

Rome smiled Revali’s way before drawing his sword. “As long as you can promise not to blow us up again…” He begins, honestly still a little salty from the aforementioned incident. “You can use the flame enchantment of my blade to create the fire you desire… or, as long as the liquid on the floor isn't combustible, I can always do a spinning slash with the enchantment, though everyone would probably need to step out if we risk that.”

"Dangerous places can still claim the lives of seasoned adventurers. Experience may help your odds of survival, but not all places are made the same. As you will note, this place is not a temple of fire or a mountain nor it is a lake. It comes with its own dangers that we know nothing of, yet. Please, do not take our warnings as criticism. It is our utmost desire to want us all to be alive, here." Mipha speaks of Gatu's circumstances with kindness, but a firm concern.

She looks at her hand once again, "I don't know what it was that I felt, but i can check again to see." She moved to where she was before, searching for the substance. When she thought she caught a glimpse of it, she lowered herself further to see what it might be. A soft gasp leaves her person. "This is...this is blood."

She drew her hand back and clutched it to her chest. "This place has been visited before us."

Irina touches the wolf's head when he tries to comfort her, and looks around the room with the torches and platform.

She listens to the conversation while trying to look for something they may have missed in the room. Then she remembers something --She has the lantern from earlier, so she lights it up. "My lantern still has some oil, but not much more. We can decide whether we want to use it for the torches or to continue providing light."

When Mipha discovers what the substance is, Irina gasps and widens her eyes, covering her mouth with the hand that is not holding the lantern. Just like she remembers, this place is a nightmare.

_Gatu goes over to where Mipha is to investigate the blood with the lighting of his torch to see it better. He kneels down and touches it before bringing to his mouth to sniff it, then taste it before spitting it out to the side. He stands up soon after wards with a concerned look on his face._

"It's blood, defiantly not oil. Hylian. From how dark it is yet still some bright red areas in it from when it was drawn either willing or not, I'd say this splotch has been here for about two- maybe three days." _Gatu says, before turning to Mipha and puts a gentle hand of comfort on her to ease her anxiety of this disturbing discovery._ "I never said I took your warnings for criticism. You and the others have seen your share of battles, I am sure of it. I was merely explaining I have as well, and expressed not to be underestimated. My friend, were he here right now, would vouch for me in... less than pleasant words I feel after everything the two of us have been through."

_Taking his hand back gently from Mipha, he looks around to the others._
"The soot here is much like the blood, about two or three days old from the feel of how powdery, yet crisp and settled it is. There are no signs of oil other than in the standing metal braziers that need to be lit to activate the door. I have a spell my friend taught me that should open it. I'll need you all to move back and up the stairs some so you don't get hit by the spell, since it has a bit of a range to it."

Mipha had to look very carefully, for the briefest of moments, to determine if Gatu had touched with the same hand he'd touched the blood with. Not only that, but she hadn't met one that would also taste it, as well. As encouraging as his words were intended to be, her mind was currently flooded with what she'd just witnessed.

"This room is rather small. If we need to stand back, we don't have enough clearance. I think I would prefer a more measured approach to the opening of this door. We've already been through a circumstance with fire in enclosed spaces."

Revali "I stand by my solution and we're here now because of it. From here until the end of time," he pointed out to Rome in defense of his wonderfully explosive idea from earlier. "So, I'm not going to share it again because its greatness is just too much for this room."

Red chimes in jokingly, "The room is too small to really capture its essence."

"Exactly! That is exactly right. So, its brilliance will remain contained in my quiver. So, we have two people who can use fire. Let's see wha the new guy has up his sleeve and if we manage to survive, I won't be the only one to have lit anyone on fire anymore."

Wolf Link watches the scene unfold silently. Had he Din's Fire, and had the room been empty, this would have been an easy task for him, but none of those facts are true. He steps back towards to give space to the stranger and crouches low. He muses to Mipha, "This would be a good moment for your brother's water protection."

_Once everyone clears out of the way and gets back into the staircase tunnel that takes them back outside the the graveyard so they're out of range, Gatu taps into his Magic to create a simple spectral sword that swirls with shades of blue with a predominate white core through it. Getting in a slight crouch, he concentrates energy into it as sparkles and swirls of blue and fiery orange travel up the spectral sword's blade to culminate at the tip before he thrusts it skywards._
*"Bombos!"*
_Eruptions of fire swirl around Gatu and spread out from around him from where he is stationed on the platform, creating several beads of light that each take up one of the situated and inset metal firepit torches, before then exploding in mini-fireballs in unison; managing to light the torches all at once._

As the flames erupt and the torches ignite, the fire flares violently — but the heavy stone doors do not open.

Instead, the flames gutter strangely, as if the temple resists the force applied to it.

"Huh. That was a neat trick." Revali watched the torches light and then turned his attention to the door expectantly. He could heard it moving and then...nothing?

"Now we know fire can make the door open, but in this case, it hasn't." He grumbles. "I still don't think my option is going to work here. But, we can't give up. The remainder of our goal is just past here. Others were here before us, right? Maybe they had something to do with this."

Red wasn't liking how this was unfolding. "Is this room going to trap us in here?' He didn't know that was a possibility, but it was a plausible thought. "We can at least get back out the way we came in if anything happens, maybe."

Mipha chuckled. "My brother would be pleased to have heard you say that. He knows how useful it is and would want to try it out at any given moment."

Thankfully, there'd be no need for any protection spells as the torches were lit without fanfare and the door should be opening in a few moments. Or...maybe not.

"I wouldn't put it past this place to try and close in on us, but if that's the case, I don't suspect others would have made it through the door if that was the case. That and I believe we'd see evidence of that." She was still minding her hand when she gave it one last look. "We do have a wolf among us." Turning to face him, she kneeled down and extended her hand. "Would you mind giving this blood a sniff. I only ran into a small amount, but maybe there's more here?"

The wolf whines when the room erupts in flames. He looks expectantly at the door, but then looks to the rest of the party.

He listens to Mipha's request and gives her an approving nod. He walks back into the room and looks around, then sniffs around the torches, then finally sniffs the blood in Mipha's hand. His eyes close as he tries to identify it, and also identify from where it came from. He follows the scent to the part of the floor where Mipha originally found it and sniffs it again, this time getting a better signature of the scent so that it doesn't mix with Mipha's scent.

Still affected by the uncertainty of whose blood that is, Irina approaches the torches and observes them.

"We have sticks and oil... Maybe we can light the sticks and have several people try to light the torches." She turns to the door, "Or maybe we can try forcing the door open. If we can get some water under it, I can freeze it. That might push it up just enough to get through."

She looks around the group, "Any other ideas?"

Several scents are present in the room, each with their own familiarity and flavor, wafting past one another with exception to one. A trail emerges and then a pattern. At their bases, a few torches are tinged with a scent the others do not share.

Wolf Link stops at the torches that have the distinct scent. He pauses, pointing his nose at them. He walks around the circle of torches and then signals to the group the ones that have the unique scent. His ears flicker then he says something to the group. "These... torches. They have been tinged with the blood that the princess found."

Fallon could feel the warmth of life in his body from the squeeze she was given. "You are! Last I saw you, you were asleep! I have to admit, I didn't know what you'd remember when you woke up, but you've remembered my name and everything," she laughed, bringing a hand up to the corners of her eyes to clear them of tears. She didn't want to start crying too soon.

"You left something for me in the forest? I think you've already given me so much, I have the stone and the papers you left me with. There's more?"

She instinctively jotted down the orders for water without missing a beat in the conversation.

"Two waters, got it. And I'll relay your message shortly here," she looks from Saria to Aio.

"Saria says she will teach you her language if you teach her yours. She also wnts you to know that the children in the forest are your friends and that they protect one another."

The boy smiles broadly to Saria. He seems very excited about everything he is hearing and seeing. "I will teach her everything!"

He watches Fallon taking orders. "Do you have any milk?"

"He says he'll teach you everything," Fallon relayed his response to Saria.

"Milk, was it? Of course. You got it. I'll be back with those drinks." Fallon heads over to the kitchen to grab some water and milk for the trio. When she comes back, she sets the water and milk down before each of them. "I tried to bring the smallest glass we had for you, but I understand its still pretty big," she explained to Ion. "I'll take a look around and see if there's anything here I can bring that would be smaller to drink from. For now, water and milk is covered. Is there any food you desire to have?"

Saria grins at the translation. “How fun!” When the drinks come, she first thanks Fallon before thinking about what to eat. Then she just shrugs. “Please surprise us! But I only have a few rupees I found in the bushes. I hope that is enough!”

About Ion, Saria giggles. “I have thimbles for him at home. Anything small will work.”

She then starts pointing at everything and naming it for Aio. First at her glass. “Water.” Then at his glass. “Milk!” Then at the table. “Table.” Then at the fairy. “Ion!”

Knowing how quickly children learn and how smart Aio is, he will probably be speaking Hylian in no time!

Heeeeeere comes trouble. 83

Naomi comes tripping (almost literally) down the stairs and rounds the corner into the tavern, looking for something fun to interact with like Crispy or a fishy-man or Mommy's wallOOOOOO, OTHER KIDS!!! 8D And they have a glowy-ball too! Naomi trots up and rests her chin on the edge of the table. "Hi, I'm Naomi! Wanna play when you're done eating?"

The international language of children is play. Even though he didn't really understand the girl, he understood the offer. He drinks his glass of milk in a single action and wipes his mouth with his arm, then jumps up. "Play!" He repeats a word he just learned, and runs out of the Wolfos into the field. The feeling of the sun and cool air on his skin amplifies his excitement.

Saria giggles and nods to Naomi. "Let's go!" she drinks her water in one big gulp and follows after Aio, forgetting about the food, the adults, and everything else.

Ion jumps up. "But... but... Saria!" He follows after her, making sure he gets out the door before it closes.

"Tell you what, I'll think of a surprise and it'll be on the house." Fallon replies to Saria, jotting down 'surprise' and circling it. "Okay, that ought to take care of things and--" her head lowers to see her little one at the table. "Play? That is what you are offering after they have just arrived?" She smiles, giving way to the table so they can all take off. "Of course, they wouldn't say no to that offer."

She chuckles and clears the milk and water cups while she determines what would be good for them to eat. "Make sure you stay close by!!" She called out to them, ensuring her voice could be heard through and beyond the door.

"Okay, now what to feed to them... Perhaps some cuccoo tenders. I think that'll be good. Side of greenery and that ought to cover it."

That in mind, she quickly heads to the kitchen to drop off the glasses and put the order in. She then hustles towards the exit so she could watch them and wait for the order to finish.

"Okay Mommy!" Naomi says as she follows the other two, her brain immediately filing the instruction under 'Things that have been responded to and thus require no further thought'.

Out in the field, Naomi spreads her arms to the others. "So what should we play? How abouuuuuuuut" (points at Aio) "you're the heroic knight," (points at Saria) "you're the pretty princess," (points at self) "and I'M the ferocious dragon?" >:) Naomi raises her hands high like claws and stomps dramatically toward Saria. "IIIIII'M GOING TO EEEEAAAT YOOOOUUUUU!" >:O

Aio stares at Naomi blankly. He clearly didn't understand her. He wonders why this girl is threatening the other girl.

As he doesn't quite understand the rules of the game, he does the same and chases after Saria, holding his hands up like a dragon as well. He calls out "Raaawr!" and something unintelligible in his language.

Saria lets out a scream as both come after her and laughs, running. She looks at Aio and points at Naomi without stopping. "Attack HER, not me! We are the good guys! Dragon! Dragon! " She repeats, hoping to teach Aio a new word.

Aio begins chasing after Naomi, too, and calls her by what he thinks is probably her name, "Dragon! Dragon!"

Fallon opens the door and is immediately met with screaming and shouts of a dragon. She hurries outside, checking the sky and surroundings to see if one had suddenly popped up. Thankfully, there was no such creature and further processing allowed her to realize they were just playing out here. Of course, that's what they intended to do in the first place, but flashbacks of moldugas and spiders said otherwise. Briefly, anyway.

So, she heads back towards the walls of the inn and leans against them, watching them play and enjoy life for the time being. A refreshing change of scenery to what she knows lies beyond.

Naomi blinks at the swift derailment of her CAREFULLY CRAFTED FANTASY WORLD. o.O; At least Saria seems to get the idea and is trying to explain it to Aio -- but it looks like he still thinks _he's_ a dragon. Okay, well, maybe he can be a knight AND a dragon! Like some kind of...dragon man!

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"Ummm...OHNOES IT IS THE DRAGONBORN! BUT YOU WILL NEVER DEFEAT ME UNLESS YOU FIND THE, ummm, MAGICAL HELMET OF RAINBOW FLAMES! IT IS IN, ummmmmmmmmm...aaaaaa SECRET PLACE THAT--THAT ONLY THE ROYAL FAMILY KNOWS ABOUT!" Yeah, Naomi is totally engaging in AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION and not dumping her DM responsibilities on Saria. n.n

Saria follows Link through the structures. Despite being deeply connected to the forest, she has already lost her way. But they can solve that problem later. She runs behind the stone to hide with Link and watches the Wolfos family gaping widely. She looks at Link, amazed at the cute pups.

When the family has finished eating, they run off again into the forest. Link runs after them but is stopped because they happen upon a big stone structure. It's a temple deep in the forest, one that has been lost to time. It is almost not visible as it is overgrown by plants, but there is no mistaking that he mountain before them is man-made and not a natural structure.

Saria runs after the Wolfos family with Link. When they arrive at the temple, the kokiri's interest switches from the animals to the building. She runs to it, touching the wall and looking for the door curiously. "What is this place? Have you been here before?" she asks Link.

Link shakes his head. "I haven't. And from the looks of these vines, it doesn't look like anybody has been here for a while." He looks up at the stone walls and tries to peer into an opening. "Let's explore it!"

Saria grabs one of the vines to make a small climb to one of the openings. "Hellooooo!" She looks inside and hmms. "I am so curious to see what is in there..." She follows you, wondering if you fit into the opening.

Link barely fits but he squeezes in, pushing past vines and other plants. There is a sudden drop but plenty of vines to hold onto. He climbs down. Some light filters in from other windows and a hole in the roof. He reaches a large central room and calls out to you.

Saria almost falls as well, and not as gracefully as Link. She grabs onto the vines, almost getting trapped in them, but climbs down after Link and looks around. "This is place is so mysterious! I wonder how long it has been empty. We should be careful; there might be some skulltullas and deku babas around."