Waking of Thursday, May 11, 2017 ~ 3
Farosh did move slowly. Before he
had even touched back down into the water after first rising from it, I climbed
and floated my way down to the little dock, and its raft.
The mighty bridge stood to my left,
its near end connecting with a much higher part of the land only a short
lateral distance away, and its far end angling somewhat rightward across my
view before it connected with the opposite shore.
In this part of the lake I could
see almost the entire shoreline. It was mostly just a grassmossy green all
around, steep, and hilly, and unremarkably empty. The only things of import I
imagined were those little islets out in the middle.
To my left, the other part of the
lake, striped by the bridge’s huge dark pillars, seemed to go just a little bit
further, bending away out of sight, oblong and obscure.... The river had to course further south from there....
I would explore the islands first.
The sun sank as I made ready to
launch. One octorok some way offshore gave me a bit of trouble as I did
this—they are devilish hard to see
after dark, out there in the rippling water. I spent quite a few arrows pinning
it down, dancing my way round its own pounding projectiles all the while; but eventually
I dispatched it, and was soon blowing my way across the water’s surface,
heading for the small cluster of green islets.
The rain came back as I neared
them. And.... it was the queerest thing—I found some Lizalfos roaming around
the little slips of land, but.... I’d never seen them act this way before....
I do believe they were playing! In the rain!
One of them was, anyway. He
splished around in the water near a steep, rocky little beach—and then he would
get up onto the land, climb a tiny bit onto the rocks.... and then jump back into the water! Whereupon he
would splish around some more! :D
He did this like four times while I
watched! Cannonballs!
I must say it was quite adorable. I
almost regretted having to kill them all. But I really did want to explore
these islands thoroughly.
Unfortunately all I found were more
Lizalfos, a devious land-crawling octorok
of a breed I’d never seen, which alarmed me something vicious before it escaped, and a shrine belonging to one Ya Naga.
The Ya Naga Shrine is the FUNNEST and also the SHORTEST shrine I have ever been through. Hahh.... like a
rollercoaster over too fast.
The skies had cleared again by the
time I came out, and I steered my little raft over toward the bridge. I sailed
right between two of its mighty pillars, one of which had completely crumbled
away; a Korok gamboled in the remaining foundations.
And the second half of the lake....
seemed empty.
But I kept on.
Surely the waterway had to continue....
I pressed my course on toward the
south, the rolling moss-green shorelines passing by in bending hills, teasing at what lay behind them....
But there was no more river. This
seemed to be the end.
There.
On the far shore. The farthest shore.
A tree.
One, single, tall, thick tree.
The only landmark touching the
water.
I was forcibly reminded of the time
I met Sasan after drifting downstream from Zora’s Domain. Surely this was the place where I would find
Mei, here at the last edges of this body of water—was this Lake Hylia after all?
This was where I would find her,
and she would be so despondent, possibly injured, and I would have to escort
her all the way back.... Would she require a horse ride? And Fronk would be so
relieved.... their family would be so happy to finally be together again....
The large tree drew nearer.
I blew my raft right up onto the
shore.
There was nobody there.
Only a few castaway wooden treasure
chests bobbed dimly in the light of the moon, just off the shore.
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