The Captured Tent

Key takeaways

Use this quest as a compact guide to the sisters' second request.

• Start at Snowfield Stable Speak with Nat and Meghyn after completing Cave Mushrooms That Glow to initiate the request.
• Clear the cave Travel to Mount Drena Foothill Cave and defeat the Bokoblins and Moblin occupying the sisters' tent.
• Return for the reward Go back to Snowfield Stable after the fight and report that the camp is safe. The sisters offer a homemade meal if there is enough inventory space.
• Continue the storyline The Captured Tent is the middle part of a three-quest sequence involving Nat and Meghyn, with Who Finds the Haven? following it.

The Captured Tent: Overview

The Captured Tent is the second side quest in the three-part storyline involving the sisters Nat and Meghyn.

The quest begins at Snowfield Stable, where Nat and Meghyn explain that their tent has been taken over by monsters. Their camp is inside Mount Drena Foothill Cave, so the objective is a straightforward rescue operation: reach the cave, defeat the hostile group, and make the area safe for the sisters to use again.

The cave encounter includes Bokoblins and a Moblin. The quest does not require the player to solve a separate puzzle or make a branching decision in the supplied account; progress comes from clearing the monsters from the tent area. Once the enemies have been defeated, the sisters must be contacted again at Snowfield Stable.

Returning to Snowfield Stable completes the sisters' immediate request. Nat and Meghyn offer a homemade meal as thanks, although the reward depends on having sufficient space in the inventory. Completing this quest also places the sisters' storyline on course for the next side quest, Who Finds the Haven?.

Where this sits

Requirements

Complete the sisters' first quest before trying to begin The Captured Tent.

• RequiredComplete Cave Mushrooms That GlowNat and Meghyn become available for this follow-up request at Snowfield Stable after their first quest has been completed.
• RequiredReach Snowfield StableThe sisters are encountered there when the quest is initiated and when the completed objective is reported.
• RecommendedPrepare for combatThe target area contains Bokoblins and a Moblin, so bring equipment and supplies appropriate for a monster encounter.
• RecommendedLeave inventory spaceThe sisters' homemade meal is offered as the reward, but the supplied source notes that sufficient inventory space is needed.

Objectives

1. Speak to Nat and Meghyn at Snowfield StableThis starts the sisters' follow-up request after the prerequisite quest is complete.
2. Travel to Mount Drena Foothill CaveThe sisters' tent is set up inside this cave and is currently occupied by monsters.
3. Defeat the monsters in the tent areaThe hostile group includes Bokoblins and a Moblin.
4. Return to Snowfield StableReport to the sisters after the cave has been cleared so the quest can be completed.

Walkthrough

1. 01

   Complete Cave Mushrooms That Glow

   Finish the sisters' first quest

   Complete Cave Mushrooms That Glow before attempting to start The Captured Tent. The follow-up becomes available when Nat and Meghyn can be spoken to at Snowfield Stable.

   Location: Snowfield Stable and the preceding quest

   TipIf the sisters do not offer this request, confirm that their first quest has been completed rather than searching the cave immediately.

2. 02

   Learn what happened to the tent

   Speak with Nat and Meghyn

   Talk to the sisters at Snowfield Stable to hear that their tent has been overrun. Their conversation identifies the destination as Mount Drena Foothill Cave and establishes that the camp needs to be cleared.

   Location: Snowfield Stable

3. 03

   Reach the sisters' tent

   Travel to Mount Drena Foothill Cave

   Make your way to Mount Drena Foothill Cave and locate the tent inside. The supplied quest information identifies the cave as the objective area, but does not specify a required entrance, route, or exact internal landmark.

   Location: Mount Drena Foothill Cave

   Watch outThe precise route through the cave is not documented in the supplied source material, so do not treat an unverified entrance or direction as mandatory.

4. 04

   Defeat the Bokoblins and Moblin

   Defeat the monsters occupying the camp

   Clear the monster group around the tent to make the camp safe. The encounter includes Bokoblins and a Moblin; the quest advances after the hostile group has been defeated.

   Location: The tent inside Mount Drena Foothill Cave

   TipPrioritize the enemies that are easiest for you to isolate, then keep enough space to avoid being surrounded while dealing with the remaining monster.

5. 05

   Tell the sisters the camp is safe

   Return to Snowfield Stable

   After the cave is clear, go back to Snowfield Stable and speak with Nat and Meghyn again. Informing them that the camp is safe completes the request and makes the sisters' reward available.

   Location: Snowfield Stable

   Watch outDo not leave the quest at the cleared cave; the supplied instructions require a return to the sisters before completion.

6. 06

   Receive the quest reward

   Accept the homemade meal

   The sisters offer a homemade meal after you report the successful rescue. Make sure there is sufficient inventory space if you want to receive the reward immediately.

   Location: Snowfield Stable

Mission mechanics

The Captured Tent uses a simple travel-and-clear structure. The quest begins with a conversation at Snowfield Stable, shifts to a combat encounter in Mount Drena Foothill Cave, and ends with a return conversation at the stable. Because the source material does not identify a puzzle, item requirement, or special interaction inside the cave, the central mechanical task is defeating the occupying monsters.

The encounter's listed enemy types are Bokoblins and a Moblin. Their presence means the player should approach the tent as a combat area rather than assuming that reaching the camp is enough to advance the quest. The exact number, placement, weapons, and combat variants of these enemies are not established by the supplied facts and should not be relied on here.

Quest completion is tied to reporting back after the fight. The return trip is therefore part of the objective chain, not merely an optional conversation. The reward also has an inventory-space condition: if the relevant space is unavailable, the supplied source does not explain whether the meal can be collected later or how the game handles the failed reward handoff.

What works and what does not

Encounter phases

1. 1

   Monster-clearing encounter

   Starts: Entering the area of the sisters' tent inside Mount Drena Foothill Cave

   Not specified in the supplied source material

   The tent is occupied by a group of monsters that must be defeated before the sisters can be told that their camp is safe.

   • Bokoblin attacksTell Specific attack tells are not documented in the supplied source pack.Answer Use the player's normal combat approach and avoid allowing the group to surround Link.
   • Moblin attacksTell Specific attack tells are not documented in the supplied source pack.Answer Keep enough room to respond to the Moblin while clearing the other enemies.
   • The confirmed enemy types are Bokoblins and a Moblin.
   • The quest advances after the group has been cleared, not merely after reaching the tent.

Quest checklist

• Complete Cave Mushrooms That GlowThis is the prerequisite for the sisters' follow-up request.
• Speak with Nat and Meghyn at Snowfield StableUse this conversation to begin The Captured Tent.
• Travel to Mount Drena Foothill CaveThe sisters' tent is inside the cave.
• Defeat the Bokoblins and MoblinClear the monster group occupying the camp.
• Return to Snowfield StableThe quest requires reporting back to the sisters.
• Make sufficient inventory spaceRecommended before collecting the homemade meal reward.Optional
• Complete Who Finds the Haven? afterwardThis is the next quest in the sisters' three-part sequence.Optional

Failure conditions

• Attempting to start the quest before the prerequisiteThe Captured Tent is available after Cave Mushrooms That Glow, so the sisters' follow-up should not be expected before that quest is complete.
• Leaving the cave without clearing the monster groupReaching the tent is not enough to complete the objective; the Bokoblins and Moblin must be defeated.
• Not returning to Snowfield StableThe sisters must be informed that their camp is safe at the stable after the fight.
• Insufficient inventory space for the mealThe supplied source states that the homemade meal is provided only when there is sufficient space, but does not document the exact result when space is unavailable.

Rewards and drops

• Homemade meal
  Nat and Meghyn offer this after Link returns to Snowfield Stable and confirms that the camp is safe. Sufficient inventory space is required.

Aftermath

Trivia

• The Captured Tent is the second quest in a three-part sequence centered on sisters Nat and Meghyn.
• The quest's central location is a tent set up inside Mount Drena Foothill Cave rather than at Snowfield Stable.
• The reward is described as a homemade meal, making inventory space relevant at the point of completion.

Sources

• The Captured Tent quest guide — gamerant.com
• The Captured Tent reference entry — zeldawiki.wiki
• The Captured Tent walkthrough material — thenerdstash.com
• Quest data reference — kiranico.com
• Community discussion of The Captured Tent — reddit.com

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