Sighing in relief, Saria looked up at the building in front of her.
Half overgrown with plant life, the Forest Temple seemed to be just another embodiment of the forest that surrounded it. Saria wondered how old that building really was, and who built it.
She turned around to see if there really was nobody following her. But she doubted it. Mido wouldn't let her down. While he could be tedious at times, he was a reliable guy when the situation was dire.
And on top of that, he was indeed the master of 'blocking the road'.
Looking back at the temple, Saria couldn't help but think of the Deku Tree. Would he have anticipated any of this, were he still alive?
She closed her eyes and folded her hands. "Great Deku Tree..." she whispered. "Wherever you are now, I know you are watching us. For all those years we had to live without your protection, I did my best to lead the Kokiri onto the right path. There have been hard times, and often I had wished more of my friends were around me, but I did my best. Today, more than ever, I wish you were here to guide me. I know you can't do that from where you are right now, so I ask of you: Bring me good luck so my pursuers won't spot me."
She then opened her eyes again and nodded. "Yes, I won't give up. As long as they haven't caught me yet... there's still hope. And within the temple, they won't find me."
Saria took a small pod out of her pouch, with several, colorful beans within.
She took one magic bean and planted it in a spot of soft soil. Almost instantly, a small leafy sprout came out of the earth. The Kokiri girl then took out her Ocarina... and wondered whatever happened to her first one, the one she gave Link as a present.
Putting the instrument to her mouth, she played a short tune. She heard this song from a travelling Hylian once, who had gotten lost in the woods. Fortunately, Konatsu had been able to guide him out of the forest.
Before the little Deku ninja had appeared, the man had played a small tune with his flute... exactly the same song she was playing right now. She clearly remembered what happened that day: As if the skies themselves wanted to share the man's sorrow, it started raining when he played on his flute.
Saria, who had always been adept with the ocarina, quickly taught herself the musical tune and called it the 'Song of Storms'.
Right after Saria had finished playing the song, it started raining. She smirked as she imagined how Ganondorf's minions would get soaked by the rain.
At the moment the raindrops were falling on the small sprout, it grew into a bigger plant with broad leaves... big enough for a person to stand on.
Saria stepped on the Hover Plant and instantly, the magical plant started hovering, as its name indicated. When it reached the upper part of the broken stairs in front of the temple entrance, she jumped off.
She smiled. As long as her pursuers weren't able to fly, they wouldn't be able to catch up with her now.
Satisfied, she turned around and entered the Forest Temple.
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It was dark inside, almost a bit gloomy. But Saria felt safe. Not a single soul had been around here for ages. In here, she could wait until Ganondorf's monsters grew tired of the search and left the woods. Afterwards, when it was safe to leave, she would return to her friends in the village.
After walking through a corridor whose walls were covered with moss and ivy, she came into a big hall. In its middle, she could see four torches.
"This must be the temple's main hall," she murmured to herself and looked around. She pondered. Maybe she should go and explore the temple...
She yelped in surprise when all of a sudden, a cold hand touched her backside. She spun around and nearly got a heart attack when she saw how a translucent figure was rising out of the floor... a floating figure with a black face and glowing eyes.
'A Poe,' she realized instantly. 'A cursed spirit of evil...'
The Poe was female, as she could see. Brown hair came spilling out of a straw cap sitting upon her head. She was also dressed in the tatters of a pink gown.
The ghost smiled. "Ooooh, a little new toy for me to play with! Come to little Azusa!"
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