>>5983843>>5983847>>5984017>>5984032>>5984344>>5984457The road from east to west takes the prince's party through Hyrule's heartland. Making the march to the Rito's home in the western mountains is a pleasant one. Peasants till the soil and prepare the ground for this year's crop. Many of them stop to stare or wave at the Jinom’s group as they pass by. The warm spring weather aids the journey, but rain storms hinder the group turning hard packed dirt roads into muddy bogs. Jinom slogs on though and eventually reaches the foot of the Madayru Mountains. The Sheikah scout the nearby foot hills and find a small Hylian village. The leader of the village, man named Aemon, shuffles nervously and wrings his hands when he is told the prince's purpose for being here. "I don't know about this your majesty. The Rito are... skittish and nervous around strangers. They mostly keep to themselves unless they need something and even then, they aren't the most talkative. I've gotten to know the ones who come to trade here pretty well, so I could vouch for you but they might only give you a short conversation."
"I don't need much, I just need to speak with their leader about giving us aid against the Gerudo, or at the very least a get them to promise to stay neutral in the conflict."
Aemon's eyes widen "Forgive me for saying this your grace, but you don't know what you're asking for. The Rito aren't led by just one person. There tribes of all sorts on this mountain. There's the Hawk tribe, the Owl tribe, the Raven tribe, the Drillbeaks, and Songbirds just to name the big ones and they all have their own leader. Not to mention you can't just visit these people. My family has been here for generations and even we haven't been to, let alone seen one of their villages. The mountain is pretty inaccessible even in the best of weather and the Rito make their homes in the peaks and valleys high up in the mountains.” Aemon pauses for a breath and try to calm his nerves a little, “Listen if you just want neutrality, I can guarantee it that the Rito have no interest in our conflict, and if I spread the word among the traders that visit here that the Gerudo are our enemies, or aren't trustworthy and there will be almost no chance that they'll make any friends among the Rito. If you insist though I can see about getting one of the traders to talk with you. Maybe if you're lucky, and if you make a good impression, they might put in a good word for you and you can go from there.
>The Rito's neutrality is good enough, their support isn't that necessary.>Speak with a Rito trader and see if you can't push for greater cooperation.>Head up the mountains and find a Rito village you don't have time to play diplomatic games. You need the word of the Rito leaders themselves.>[Write In] 