======Chapter 2: You Can't Go Home Again======

Now that they had a better idea of how little they knew about their situation, they knew there was nothing to do but make camp, rest up, and try to sort things out in the morning. They set up a watch rotation, which notably did not include Bo - though the farmer wanted to do his part, they knew he was the most worn down of the group, and Ignatius volunteered to take his watch instead so Bo could get plenty of rest, even if that meant Ignatius himself didn't get enough sleep.

In the morning, as Bo prepared a meal for the group, they were startled by a kingly figure standing among them. He bore the sigil of the Royal Family of Hyrule, immediately commanding respect, and asked the group who they were. He was startled when they answered, and though their answers confused him as much as his questions confused them, everyone eventually managed to work out that they had come here from __ten thousand__ years in the past.

The King - King Rhoam - was indeed sorry for their predicament, but expressed that their timing could not be better - Hyrule was in desperate need of champions, and he could not leave his current post watching over the apparently injured Hero who wields the Sword that Seals the Darkness. He told them to seek out Impa at Kakariko Village, who could tell them how best to be of help, and also who stood the most chance of being of any help to them.

Then, he faded away - he was, apparently, a ghost, holding an unending vigil even in death.

The Great Plateau, though, had high cliffs on all sides and was difficult to descend. It took them the better part of a day to figure out a good way down, and a few of them took some lumps as they fell part of the way.

At the bottom, they encountered a guardian stalker - once weapons of defense against Calamity Ganon, now possessed by the very same to wreak destruction against agents of goodness and justice. It was a difficult fight to take it down, and this one wasn't in great repair - what would they do against the veritable army of guardians Ganon had control over?