Walkthrough:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess/VicGeorge2K9/Part 9

This part will take you through the escort mission to Kakariko Village and finding the Lakebed Temple.

Hyrule Castle Town
Earlier when the spirit of the Zora queen Rutela spoke to us, she spoke of sending her son Prince Ralis to Hyrule Castle to inform Princess Zelda. Could the prince be the fallen Zora boy we saw being watched over by Ilia and the older woman in Telma's Bar? Only one way to find out is to get back to Hyrule Castle Town, but first we have to get out of the lake, and since we're in Hylian form, we can't just warp out of there. Go over to the shop that's near the lake, and talk to the man who will tell you he's running Fyer and Falbi's Watertop Land of Fantastication. This guy who is called Fyer will give us a cannon shot toward the house at the top of the hill overlooking the lake for 10 rupees -- a rather cheap price for something that seems so dangerous, yet is so necessary. Accept the offer, and you'll see Link get into this contraption that Fyer will crank up before our hero gets shot up into the air toward the house, which is the location of his partner Falbi's other part of the whole amusement attraction called Flight-by-Fowl. But since we have no time for that, let's enter the house and then climb down to the ladder to leave it.

Take the path outside the house that will lead you to the north end of the Great Bridge of Hylia and blow on some horse grass you'll find there. Epona will come riding toward you so you can hop onto her and ride her back toward the east entrance of Hyrule Castle Town. To the right of the entrance on top of a stone tablet you'll find the glowing golden wolf. Climb up to the platform and he will charge at you, taking you to the white misty place where the Hero's Shade will teach you your next hidden skill after you've shown him you've mastered the Shield Attack. This next hidden skill is the Back Slice, which has Link roll around his adversary very quickly to attack his backside when he least expects it. (This is similar to the parry attack found in The Wind Waker.) As usual you'll have many tries to get this move done correctly.

Go inside the town and head for Telma's Bar where, inside, you'll see a visiting doctor leave, who is unable to do anything for the fallen Zora boy. Ilia will see Link at the door, but surprisingly she will act as if she's never seen him before in her life. She will then turn to the older woman and say they must do something about the Zora boy. The older woman says there's a shaman in Kakariko Village who's tended Gorons and Zoras, and they can take the boy there. The soldiers in the bar are all gung-ho about escorting them to Kakariko Village, but when the older woman tells them they will have to travel through two plains infested by dangerous beasts, they all show their true colors and leave, much to her disappointment. That's when the older woman turns her eyes toward Link, and goes over to him to say that Ilia found the Zora boy despite not knowing what her own name is and that we need to lend her our strength at a time such a this. Link finds the older woman so attractive that he doesn't know what else to say.

Finding Lakebed Temple
NEXT: Going through the Lakebed Temple.