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Before anything else, you decide to take the opportunity to nourish yourself. You'd already planned on doing so before entering the catacombs, but hadn't expected the trip over to be quite so arduous towards the beginning, and this seems a perfect spot to have a lunch.
You sit quietly, enjoying some of the salted pork your purchased earlier, and listen to the wind in the trees and the not too distant sound of waves caressing the shore. A pair of dragonflies dance around each other across the clearing a couple of times, and you feel a great peace come over you. You have a sense that you have been here before, and also that you will be here again.
When you've finished eating, you gather your things and take some additional time to collect some of the <span class="mu-s">Golden Spider Lilies</span> growing along the edge of the clearing. They look so delicate to you, but their stems are sturdy and their petals are firm, they aren't too fragile to bunch together or even place in your pack. You work carefully, if not quickly, and eventually have an excellent bouquet in hand. You suspect it could sell for at least fifty rupees, maybe even a hundred. You also suspect that it would make an unforgettable gift to <span class="mu-s">Kyokimi</span>; they weren't in bloom when she underwent her own <span class="mu-s">Trial</span>, and may not be again for many years. For now, you put these ideas out of your mind, however, as you have rested long enough, noticing the sun beginning to approach noon in the sky.
Continuing down the trail, you eventually begin to see more weathered stones on either side of the path, some broken or crumbling, all of them overgrown with moss and lichen. They are great big blocks for building, twice your height and the same in width, and some even have worn engravings along their surface, images of monsters, heroes, and the frequently present <span class="mu-s">Eye of Sheikah</span>.
You see also, another set of tracks, which meander from the forest and onto the trail, and then back off of it. These ones are different than the others, however, even smaller and closer together, appearing to you to belong to some manner of quadrupedal animal. Perhaps a deer? Hopefully not a lone <span class="mu-s">Wolfos</span> or other predator...
While the thought causes you some concern, it doesn't deter you at all. It is your duty to complete this pilgrimage, and you will defend yourself in so doing if you must. You proceed down the path, noting that now small patches of worn, mossy cobblestone are appearing underfoot every so often along the way.
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