Npc_Zora_007

Don't make me tell you again!

This is the royal audience chamber. If you are here
to play, please do so elsewhere.

You are Princess Ruto's savior. I hope I need not
repeat myself to such a celebrated figure...

I request that you be on your best behavior.

This is the royal audience chamber. If you are here
to play, please do so elsewhere.

Although you may be Princess Ruto's savior, I must
ask that you still act with proper respect.

I request that you be on your best behavior.

This is the royal audience chamber. If you are here
to play, please do so elsewhere.

The king is currently deeply concerned about the
condition of his daughter.

Have some compassion in these difficult times.

This is the royal audience chamber. If you are here
to play, please do so elsewhere.

The king is currently deeply concerned about the
condition of his daughter.

Please be considerate in these difficult times.

Stop that at once!

I don't think we can possibly thank you enough for
returning Princess Ruto safely.

I imagine that Lord Jabu-Jabu may be agitated for
some time, after all that has happened...

To avoid further incidents, I will be exercising
caution upon my visits to Zora Fountain.

In any case, you are the savior of our domain!

Once again, I must express my deepest gratitude.

But if you approach the princess, please don't be shy. I ask that
you remove any eyewear that might keep Her Highness from
seeing your face clearly...

She'll be much happier if she can see you unobstructed!

Even though we would do anything for the sake of
the princess, our fins were bound...

It would be unthinkable for any of us to trespass
within the sacred body of Lord Jabu-Jabu, our
guardian deity...

Had you not been here, who could say what
Princess Ruto's fate may have been.

Or indeed...what the fate of our domain may
have been.

My, my! If it isn't the honorable messenger.

We are deeply moved by your visits.

It's all thanks to you that we have our Princess
Ruto back safe and sound...

On behalf of all of the king's loyal servants, you
have my deepest gratitude!

We royal attendants are always at the mercy of
Princess Ruto's whims, but...

I was drying out with worry this time.

And all along, she was inside Lord Jabu-Jabu...
No wonder we failed in our search for her!

But thanks to you, our domain is saved.

Apologies for not finding you sooner to express
my most heartfelt gratitude.

Thank you for saving Princess Ruto.

We failed as attendants, and now our princess is
in danger.

I am too ashamed to face either King Zora or
Princess Ruto.

I wish I could wear a hood over my head like
you, messenger.

We are deeply grateful for your assistance in the
search for Princess Ruto!

Thanks to you, we now know where Princess
Ruto is... Though it defies belief that she could
be inside our Lord Jabu-Jabu.

Perhaps he swallowed her on accident when she
went to make a fish offering.

I hope she's not hurt.

This is no time to be playing around!

Besides, I've seen enough... Go show King Zora!

I've seen enough...

Go show King Zora—quickly!

This is no time to be wasting time talking to me!

Go show Princess Ruto's message to King Zora!

To speak with King Zora, you may stand atop the
central dais.

But know that he has been beset by worries and
has been unable to sleep for days.

For his sake, I would request you be as brief
as possible.

And if you could, it would be best for you to
remove your headdress in the king's presence.

Your concern is appreciated.

Princess Ruto is very smart, but she is still
quite young...

It seems her curiosity outstrips her sense of her
propriety, and she forgets herself.

If she had given us any word of warning before
she left, that would be one thing, but...alas.

I hope Princess Ruto isn't in danger...

Is there something else you need from me,
young messenger?

To speak with King Zora, you may stand atop the
central dais.

But know that he has been beset by worries and
has been unable to sleep for days.

For his sake, I would request you be as brief
as possible.

It's the princess of our domain, Princess Ruto...

She is still quite young and is, shall we say, filled
with curiosity. Or perhaps free-spirited is a more
accurate descriptor...

Put simply, if you take your eyes off her for even a
moment, she's suddenly off to who knows where.

Which is the situation we find ourselves in now...

While it's not unusual for her to slip away, I worry
over Her Highness's safety.

Princess Ruto sure can be a handful... Hm?

Ah, it's you, messenger. My apologies yet again.

How many times has it been... Princess Ruto should be
growing out of this phase of hers by now... Hm?

Ah, forgive me...

Wait—it was YOU that played the song of Hyrule's
royal family?!

O-oh! Forgive my rudeness.

I had not expected that the messenger would be
wearing such a headdress.

O-oh! Forgive my rudeness. I had not expected
that the messenger would be a mere child.

Wait... It was YOU that played the song of
Hyrule's royal family?!

What is to be done...

Yes, I see! You've already shown me the note from
Princess Ruto...

Now please hurry and show it to King Zora!

Yes, I see! It's a note from Princess Ruto, yes?

Then stop wasting time showing it to me and go
show it to King Zora!

Is that a message from Princess Ruto?!

Well? What does it say?

Oh no... Take it to King Zora at once!

What are you doing?!

That's not safe!

Stop that right now!

Have you gone mad?!

Cease your violence!

That won't be tolerated.

What insolence!

Cease your violence!

That won't be tolerated.

What insolence!

I hope someday Princess Ruto will settle down with someone
like the messenger here...

The Gerudo caused this whole mess, I know it...

Something about them makes my fins twitch.

You needn't disguise yourself as one of us Zora.
You are always welcome here!

You needn't disguise yourself as Princess Zelda.
You are always welcome here!

I should get one of those masks and hang it on
the wall as a tribute to our savior!

But if you approach the princess, please don't be shy. I ask that
you remove any headdress that might keep Her Highness from
seeing your face clearly...

She'll be much happier if she can see you unobstructed!

We failed as attendants, and now our princess is
in danger.

I am too ashamed to face either King Zora or
Princess Ruto.

I wish I could hide my face like you, messenger.

If you, the messenger, were able to find the
princess again, like you did before...

Then you two would finally be reunited, and—

...Perhaps I am too close to the situation.

It's just that the princess has been telling me
stories about you for years, so...I can't help it.

Do you still have business in our domain?

Could it be? Are you searching for Princess Ruto
as well?!

No, no... That is our duty as her royal attendants.
Leave that to us.

How could we ask any more of the messenger
who has already saved us from disaster twice?

Nevertheless...

Aha, I knew it! It IS you! Do you remember me?

I guided you to the audience chamber when you
visited as messenger seven years back!

Thank you for your help all those years ago!

Back then, you were just a child, barely bigger
than my fin, yet you've grown into a proper man.

Princess Ruto has spoken of you often since...
Every day, in fact.

So I remember your exploits quite clearly!

And now I hear you've saved our domain from
disaster yet again!

If the princess were to hear of your adventures,
she would surely be delighted beyond words.

And yet, once again...it seems she is nowhere to
be found.

And still no word from any of the Zora stationed
at Lake Hylia either... Where could she have gone?

Aha, I knew it! It IS you! Do you remember me?

I was beside the king in his audience chamber
when you visited as messenger seven years back!

Princess!

If you, the messenger, were able to find the
princess again, like you did before...

Then you two would finally be reunited, and—

...Perhaps I am too close to the situation.

Nevertheless...

The Gerudo are causing quite the stir in the wider
world right now...

Seeing that mask makes my fins twitch.

There's no need for you to disguise yourself as
one of us Zora. You are always welcome here...

There's no need for you to disguise yourself as
Princess Zelda. You are always welcome here...

I was planning to make a mask of you, the
messenger, to teach future generations of
Zora the story of our domain's savior...

But it's been one problem after another around
here since then...

Once Princess Ruto returns, I'll make sure to get
it finished!

If the princess never finds another partner who can match her
spirit, it's possible she'll refuse to ever settle down...

Of course, she is unlikely to ever truly settle down...

It's up to us to provide an environment that allows Princess
Ruto to follow her heart...

Even grown, you haven't lost your youthful spirit.
That is truly admirable.

Tough times ought to bring the best in us to the
surface, right?

Just as I'd expect from Princess Ruto's chosen!

Phew...

We made it...

That was a close one...

So peaceful...

How pleasant...

What a musician!

It makes my heart race...

How pleasing to hear...

Was that an ocarina?

So...relaxing...

I feel it in my fins.

Makes my scales tingle.

Stunning...

It makes my fins tingle...

That was good to hear...

Ah, it makes me smile...

So sweet a song...

The beauty of song...

Is that what's popular?

What is that song?

What a strange tune...

Beautiful...

I feel it in my scales...

So enjoyable...

It makes my heart race...

So pleasing to hear...

An ocarina, eh?

You're quite good.

Music can be so nice...

How pleasant...

I recognize that song...

Oh! I know that song!

An old Zora melody...

You're so talented.

A perfect song!

Such a royal melody...

Watch out!

Fin shield!

Hey now!

Get out of here!

Shh!

Uwaaah!

Hot! Hot!

Fin shield!

Calm yourself!

Uwah?!

What?

Yow!

Whoa!

Ahh!

Urk!

Cold! Cold!

Fin shield!

Settle yourself!

Fin shield!

Hyah!

How barbaric...