With four dungeons behind me, I decided it was time to return to Skyloft for a bit. I finally took those gratitude crystals to Batreaux, and he gave me a piece of heart. Nice. He told me to return again when I had 30 crystals.
I did a little shopping and upgraded some of my equipment, including my shield and bug net. The big bug net is HUGE! I could catch Midna with that thing. 😉
When I was done in Skyloft, I went on to the Isle of Songs. After striking the Quake logo with my charged up sword, Smurf-Fi suddenly remembered a message for me from the goddess. She then taught me the new song, Nayru’s Wisdom.
She told me I needed to return to Lanayru Desert and use my dowsing ability to find the gate to the second trial. So that’s what I did. I found the spot, whipped out my harp, and played the new song.
I had to thrust my sword into the ground and then the second trial, Nayru’s Silent Realm, began. It works the same way as the first trial: You’re transported into an ethereal, spirit world and you have to collect 15 Tears of Nayru. Collecting one freezes the vicious enemies for 90 seconds. You have to find them all and return to the entrance gate before being hit by an enemy. After you’ve collected a tear, it appears on your map. So even if you don’t pass the trial on the first try, you want to collect as many as you can so you can plan out the next trip.
After completing the trial, I got a reward…something I’ve wanted for a long time: The hookshot! Well technically it’s called the clawshots in this game, but it’s the same thing. I’ve been seeing the clawshot targets since early in the game, and I’ve been waiting for a chance to use them.
After a little exploring, I saved my game.