"I should ask Purah where to find research on that, that must be so weird."

Link shrugs. He peers out the window at the evil storm engulfing Hyrule Castle and frowns.

Unless Cam has more to say, he'll spend the time until they hit the Great Hyrule Forest going around the windows, marking locations on his Sheikah Slate, and studying his map.

Cam eventually puts on some quiet music.

At the forest he drops a drone that could pick up a sword and go real fast and will not be instantly wrecked by sudden temperature increase.

Is there a screen Link can watch on?

The heart of the Great Hyrule Forest is pretty densely forested. From above it looks a great deal healthier than the shadowy woods that made up the periphery on their flight over. The drone can approach the canopy and dive through without much issue if it doesn't mind picking fights with branches and startling a few birds.

Did he conjure to aim them directly on top of the sword, or is he just picking a spot?

He was aiming for on top of the sword but he isn't super confident of his aim! The drone can crash through some branches.

The quantity of branches the drone is crashing through seems... hm. It takes a while.

But eventually, the leaves open up and the drone falls through into the depths of a lush, green forest. There's sunlight filtering through the leaves somehow, just enough to cast the world in a quiet glamor. There are signs of wildlife: animal footprints in the dirt, the twitter of birdsong, the odd bit of hair, even a glimpse of something furry darting through the shrubbery. It doesn't look very inhabited. There are bits of decrepit signage.

Over thataways between the trees the drone might glimpse a brighter clearing with some stones, .

"Huh."

"Something notable?"

The drone steers for the clearing.

"It's Korok Forest."

Then he's suddenly leaning very intently forward.

"That's it."

At the center of the clearing is a low, triangular pedestal of moss-worn stone. In it stands a sword of gleaming sky-metal. Its hilt is a deep, lustrous blue, its guard shaped in shallow wings. A small, clear gemstone is set in its center, glimmering beckoningly.

It shines with an uncanny vibrance, as if the blade itself is alive.

...okay, if no firebreathing centaurs are in immediate evidence he's gonna direct the drone to scoop it.

Link stands up abruptly.

The drone makes it a few feet before it... stops? It struggles for a few seconds before it topples backward and skids into the ground. The camera isn't showing anything except trees and sky.

"That's Hestu—you can't see him. Don't hurt him." He's organising his pouches and unfurling his paraglider. "I'm going down. Last time we could leave on foot, up to you if you're coming. It's safe."

Cam powers off the drone's engines. "Who's Hetsu?"

"Forest spirit. There's a lot down there but most people can't see them."

"I certainly can't. Will it be useful in any way for me to come with you? Are you going to just walk out and want to be picked up on the edge of the forest, or I guess I could drop you a rope ladder?"

Link shrugs. "The spirits might teach you something."

"If I can't see them? Seems tricky. I'll stay up here and drop you a ladder, here, take a transmitter in case the drone gets squashed or something."

"Sure." He will take the transmitter and go for the door.

Cam hovers the shuttle. Drops the ladder.

Link jumps out and drops like a rock through the dense canopy.

The drone is still pinned firmly on the forest floor, rocking occasionally to and fro, when enough time passes for Link's tramping footsteps to come within hearing range.

He's still out of view, but his voice carries: "Hestu!"