So I don't forget again

Entry 105: Gerudo Summit

The sunrise from up high in the Gerudo Highlands is gorgeous. Kass told me that if I thought this was beautiful, I'd love the view on the mountain tops around his home on a clear day. Though, he admitted that there's no view like being on snowy highland next to a desert.

I rode atop Kass' back as he flew around again. I swear I really did try to search but... Even with my paraglider it's rarer to see sights like this. As I was enamored by it all my eyes were tracing a cliff face. It was literally a face in the cliff. We had found it! A gigantic statue of a woman huddled and hidden away. Even with a bird's eye view we didn't find it till evening!

While still in the air I froze her in the Sheikah Slate to show that guy. I do realize I only inquired about his boots to avoid where he was steering the conversation but those and the snow boots I'm currently wearing would be very useful when traveling. I'm not sure if there are too many sandy places other than the desert, but there could be.

Something odd about the statue is that a part of it seems to be missing. She holds her hands out and they look as if they should be resting on something. I have no idea how, but it seems there used to be a sword there which somehow ended up sticking up out of the ground from the top of the cliffs above her? If it was below her I could understand but, above?

I froze it on the slate too just in case that guy wonders where it could be.

Kass and I were planning on camping out at the sword till we hear a ferocious roar I recognized. A Lional with white fur. Like the one in Zora's Domain it was incredibly skilled. Every time it swung it's mighty blade down snow was kicked up high into the air sending it flying and obscuring our view. I told Kass to get away but he tried taking me with him, grabbing my clothes with his talons as he flapped his wings. The beast took aim with its bow. It was aiming for Kass! I wasn't able to reach any of my weapons in my compromised position. Then the strangest thought came to me. Lionals breath fire from their mouth and this Lional had done so when attacking with so much snow about some had melted with was very quickly freezing again. I only had the Sheikah Slate within reach, so I used the ice power creating a pillar on the freezing water that was under the creature charging at us. The ice pillar shot out of the ground, throwing the beast into the air. As it tumbled, I snatched it's bow and fought back.

When the battle was over Kass was right by my side. He helped me collect the Lional's dropped equipment. The quality of their weapons matches their skills, tough and sturdy, very durable. As Kass helped me he spoke of Sidon. Of how Sidon praised my skills and how I always protect others with everything I have. He spoke of how it was one thing to hear it but another to experience it. He told me that moments before the beast roared, I told him to get away and hide behind the sword and to NOT fly away.

I... don't remember that. It's just as Kass said what Sidon said. Sidon engrave several moments into my memories in which I had saved him that I... Well, I know that it happened, but I don't give a second thought to it. It just happens.

We ended up speaking about Sidon when we were eating dinner. I asked Kass when was the last time he had seen Sidon. It was not long after we had met on Death Mountain. When he asked why I was curious I told him about Sidon coming to my rescue, killing the Yiga clan's leader together, the Yiga being more aggressive when trying to attack Gerudo town and my worrying about Sidon's and the Gerudo ladies safety. All this came as a shock to Kass though he said that as he thought about it, it wasn't unlike Sidon, somewhat. To him Sidon would have a cooler head about the situation, but Sidon is a very compassionate and empathetic person, and Kass said that because it was me of all people he wasn't surprised to hear that Sidon charged across a desert without so much as a warning to any Zora soldier or anyone else just to reach me sooner.

Kass and I decided that as soon as the sun rises Kass would drop me off at the Highland's base and go search for Sidon, and the Gerudo women. If anything happened to them, he'd go tell the Zora's then me. If nothing happened, then we'll just meet whenever and wherever we meet next as we seem to just bump into one another naturally.

I never thought I'd ever think this, but after tomorrow morning, I hope I won't see Kass any time soon.