Bank 23: Percy

The swamp in Castor Wilds is
bottomless...I say.
To get across that swamp, you'll need
to run as swiftly as the wind blows...

A dark room settles my soul...I say.
Do not turn on the lights...I say.

Oh, dear. You found me out!
Don't tell anyone!

Hello. I am Percy, poet laureate
of Hyrule.
And you are Link? Oh, no,
no! The pleasure is mine!
I travel all over the realm, writing
verse wherever I go.
But here I am, returning after a long
absence only to find the road blocked.
It wouldn't feel like such a waste if
I hadn't lost half of my Kinstone!
When misfortune rains down upon
my head, it pours in torrents!
I think I may have dropped it in the
inn I stayed at last night...
I see no other course than to put
these tragic events to verse.
  I see stars beyond the rainbow,
  But I cannot reach them.
  Though the stone I lost is small,
  Large was its place in my heart.

My way home is blocked. Alas!

And making matters worse, I lost one of
my stone fragments in my travels.
When misfortune rains down upon
my head, it pours in torrents!
I wonder if I dropped that stone
fragment in the inn last night.
I see no other course than to put
these tragic events to verse.
  I see stars beyond the rainbow,
  But I cannot reach them.
  Though the stone I lost is small,
  Large was its place in my heart.

Unfortunately, I only have one
fragment. I'm sorry.

Oh, my! That fragment looks just like
mine! They might even fit together!

Oh, perfect! They fit!

That's it! I've got it now!
The perfect verse!
  Apart or whole,
  These two are one.
  Two lost and broken halves,
  Like me and my beloved.

Oh, dear! Link!
Won't you listen to my verse?
When I finally returned to my home,
sweet home, a stranger was there!
I'm an extremely shy person, and I just
can't talk to someone I don't know!
So...I had to put my feelings to verse!

  While I was gone, did you break in
  To practice your thieving art?
  Even if you rob my home,
  You can never steal my heart.

Oh, my! Link! Thanks to you, I can
finally go back in my house.
It's been totally rearranged, but I
think it's a good look!
I've put my feelings of gratitude
to verse...
  The way made safe, I came back home
  To find me inside, all alone.
  In my chest, my poor heart aches,
  But for you I feel the deepest thanks!

What? You're going to quit?
Well, come again.

Oh, Link!

Did you come all the way here just to
fuse Kinstones with me?

Oh, just a moment...

My dresser is entirely stuffed full
of these icky blue seashells.
Would you clean them out for me?
They're so...smelly. Please?