The man in the clearing showed a surprising amount of calm whilst the cacophony of noise littered what he would call his home. The surprise however, had worn out soon after seeing the zora sleeping quite soundly in the grove. Quite literally a fish out of water, but Daphnes soon recovered upon meeting the sleeping girl and set her things in order as she slumbered. To make it through the wood was not an easy feat, and the rest was warranted. Despite her weaponry she was clearly no harm to him or his family. As the new arrival rested, Daphnes went about his day as usual.<br/><br/>A quick patrol was easy enough, though more necessary than usual with his guest having arrived without his notice. He feared he may be slacking, so doubled the time for it this morn. The path through the wood ever clear for him, the trip was easy enough. The fog clearing as he approached with each step, he plodded through in his search and found and heard many new things in his forest. The thumping of quite large feat and the distant screams of a man in distress. On most days he would immediately seek out the possible threats, but something was off about this day. An old tale came to mind and the man gaped slightly. The zora makes one; steps in one direction two; and the screams is three. A story, no perhaps a prophecy, repeated through his mind and the old man smiled.<br/><br/>He returned to the clearing, smile still painted on his face, and sat atop the ageless stump amongst his old brothers and sisters. "I think the day has finally come." he spoke softly. If any had heard, it would be easy to tell it had been some time since the spoken word had crept passed his lips. "I know not of the fifth," he continued, "But four in one day can hardly be coincidence Mido." he looked to the largest sapling at the base of the stump, closest to him. "To be sure, I never thought this day to come. It has been so long." His head dipped back as he sucked in a heavy breath, eyes closing as a serene calm wrapped around him. "It is here regardless, and the freedom we have all hoped for may finally be within reach. May Father's Courage guide us." He clasped his hands before him in a soft prayer before opening his eyes once more.<br/><br/>"Well as we wait I suppose I can relinquish one more story." A strong gust rushed through the clearing just then, causing all the leaves to jostle to and fro. The sound they created caused Daphnes's smile to widen. "I know, it has been too long but know that it may be the last. You know as well as I that if this truly is the event Father spoke of, I will leave the forest." The wind stopped as suddenly as it began. "I know. Listen well then, for I hate repeating myself." He grinned wryly, and began his tale.<br/><br/>Half-way into the tale he noticed from the corner of his eye his zora guest awaken. He was pleased to see her remain calm, and continued his tale as if she was unnoticed. The next arrival, or arrivals rather, caused him to halt his story a few minutes later. A small squeak from his left was quickly interrupted by a strained but forced hello to his right. Making note to investigate the first later, he stopped the tale and turned to meet the new visitor. It was a Hylian male from the look of him, but garbed in something Daphnes had not seen before. Daphnes moved to respond to the guest, but was quickly interrupted by a thundering crash as a large Goron fell face first into the soft earth.<br/><br/>Prophecy, chance, fate, whatever name one would call such events meant very little to Daphnes at the moment as he could not help the bubbling laughter from staying in his stomach. It was a rich sound, full of mirth and humor and it was easy to see the the force of it was nearly causing him to collapse. He held firm however, and composed himself as quickly as one could hope in such a ridiculous encounter.<br/><br/>"My, my my. I was not expecting such dramatic entrances. Please, calm yourselves and join an old man for a while. Your journey was most certainly strenuous. Please, sit an-" He cut himself off as his gaze reached a small mound of rock that was new in the clearing. "Well now there's our fifth. Come young one it is safe here. Join me won't you?" His final words reached all four of them one by one, as he swept his arms through the clearing as if in invitation. His voice cracked some, his age showing, but it did little to lessen the joy on his face. For Daphnes was truly happy at this moment.