Luz could relate to that: there were lots of friends she'd made here, and some of them HAD gone away, which was pretty sad. It made Luz all the more grateful for the people who still WERE here, that she could count on.

"We are! But you know your Palisman won't ever change their shape, right? Only mine can do that, that's why it's a snakeSHIFTer. Most people carve their Palisman to the animal that speaks to them, and then the Palisman becomes your companion! I didn't think mine would be able to change shapes though. I guess if they ARE supposed to be like their person..."

Well. It explained a lot.

"I think we ought to go east first. We can go to the Goron later. I'm just super curious about visiting another underwater place. I must still have Atlantis on the brain."