Passing through both Lon Lon Ranch and the area where the Roc had long ago fallen to the ground, the group moves on in search of the next riddle that has been left for them. Since the eighth clue had only said they needed to move past the Roc's burial ground, they kept walking until they neared the caves that were rumored to lead to the Lost Caverns.

The clue is spotted easily again: in fact, efforts have been taken to make it even more noticeable than before. The note rests in a bottle again, and this time has a red balloon tied to it. Alpha almost wonders if it is some sort of a trap, but when his scar fails to activate - and when Shada runs over to and picks it up - he decides against the possibility.

Shada removes the note and reads it:

'Holy shrine glowing from Goddess’ gaze,
The light shining forth through both nights and days.
All creatures sing praises to she who is wise,
Her light shines on that which now must arise.'

Blank faintly overheard the odd riddle as he passed by. He had never in all his life expected to find such a large group concentrated in one small area. Are the caves finally opened? Treasure time, Blank! Much to his dismay, however, the Lost Caverns had not been opened to the adventurers. Instead he found a gathering of adventurers, most of them familiar, and identified the ones that he only faintly remembered.

Grenada and Arco, I believe. Where was it... Aha! Parapa Palace, of course! thought the surprised nomad, recalling his earliest of adventures in Hyrule. He had not seen the Deku or Sheikah since then, and ow felt badly for having forgotten them. He strolled boldly into the group, looking around and feeling quite insignificant amongst the large group of people, all of whom seemed to be following a familiar face: Alpha. Beside him was another person whom Blank had met only once. Shada, Alpha's good friend, recalled Blank, smiling at his seemingly capable memory. He felt pleased with himself that he at least remembered the names and locations of meeting.

Without greeting anyone, Blank made his presence known by answering the riddle as best he could. There could be only one possible destination, but he couldn't help but wonder what all of this was about. He had unknowingly barged into the group's gathering uninvited, and felt obliged to help the group, although he knew the others were capable of answering the riddle. Child's play, he thought as he stepped towards Alpha.

"Easy enough, Alpha. Nayru's Temple in North Castle, where else?" The nomad knew his entrance was far from stunning. No golden aura shined from his clothing as spoke; no deep bass voice exploded from his throat as he voiced his answer to the riddle. He felt confident, nonetheless, that he had answered the riddle correctly.

"Hey!" Shada shouted playfully, pretending to be annoyed at Blank's response. "I was going to say that!"

Alpha smirks at her. "Yeah right, Shada. Good call Blank. I guess we're headed back to where we started this whole deal - North Castle." The group heads back that way, ready to find the tenth riddle.

OOC: You may remember me saying that their were only 10 parts of the Prelude...

Well, here's Clue #10!