TLoZ: Oracle of Ages #7 - Ambi's Palace, Zora Seas
2Before we head over to the next dungeon, a golden opportunity to rescue Nayru presents itself. Queen Ambi is currently away, so security on her palace is lower than usual.
(So yeah both videos this week involve breaking into a castle and rescuing someone important!)
Using tips from Ralph, who seems to know a lot about the castle for whatever reason, we manage to sneak in via an underground escape route. Although I forget to explore the castle a bit more in-depth.
Once inside, we find the possessed body of Nayru, and exorcise Veran out of her with the power of Mystery Seeds and our trusty Switch Hook. Nayru then teaches us the ultimate song for her harp, the Tune of Ages- which allows for free movement back and forth between both eras anytime, anywhere.
With this completely broken tune, we're able to free the Zora Seas from the pollution that plagues it... After a series of convoluted steps, of course; it's not as simple as it sounds. But it's one of those memorable parts of the game.
Did you know? This section of the game basically shaped the current lore for the Zora species: it divides them into the monstrous River Zoras and the much more human-like Sea Zoras for the first time, and also establishes them as a very long-lived species. The Sea Zoras you meet at their castle (King Zora included) are mostly the same individuals between both ages, and they very much remember you and your good deeds.
This detour somewhat messed up our current tradition of gaining access to a dungeon and then doing the dungeon in the same episode, but it's more of a blessing in disguise, because the next dungeon will absolutely need an entire video for itself alone.
As usual, the software belongs to its owners, I only record my gameplay for my own enjoyment.