BotW Special Delivery: Follow Finley’s Letter Without Breaking It
Follow Finley’s message down Zora River in Breath of the Wild, protect its fragile container, meet Sasan and return to Zora’s Domain for the reward.
How do you start Special Delivery?
Calm Divine Beast Vah Ruta, then speak to Finley at the Bank of Wishes. In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, she sends a letter down Zora River and asks you to find out who receives it. The job is to escort its fragile container all the way downstream, then see the two correspondents meet.
If Finley is still in the domain talking about the water monster, finish the Vah Ruta quest first. The Bank of Wishes is along the river on the approach to Zora’s Domain; select Special Delivery in the Adventure Log to track the starting point.
Before asking her to release the letter, make sure you have a bow, a weapon for enemies and some stamina-restoring food. You can tell her to wait while you prepare.
How do you follow the letter safely?
Stay close enough to see the wooden container and move with the current. Use the banks where they are walkable, then change position before bends hide it. The container is the object you must protect, not something to attack or collect as normal loot.
| Situation | Safer response |
|---|---|
| The river bends out of sight | Move to the next clear bank before the container disappears around the corner |
| You need a better view over the water | Use a Cryonis platform beside the route, keeping it clear of the container |
| A monster begins attacking | Deal with it promptly, aiming away from the letter |
| A log or other obstruction blocks the route | Watch where the container is before acting; avoid swinging or blasting through it |
| You are losing stamina in the river | Get onto a bank or safe platform instead of swimming until the wheel runs out |
Keep explosives and wide weapon swings away from the letter. It can break even though its journey otherwise seems to be going well. The rune guide explains Cryonis if you need a refresher before starting.
What if you lose sight of the letter or break it?
Return to Finley and retry. The Adventure Log explicitly sends you back to her if you lose the letter. Do not spend the rest of the trip searching an empty river after the attempt has failed.
On the next run, tackle the section that caused trouble more cautiously: pick a bank with a better view, handle enemies before they get repeated shots and keep a little distance between combat and the container. There is no reward for rushing ahead so far that you cannot see it.
What do you do when Sasan receives it?
Follow the letter to Sasan, then speak to him. He decides to travel to Zora’s Domain to meet Finley. This conversation changes the objective; arriving at the recipient is not the final reward step.
Return to the domain and find Sasan and Finley together near the inn. Speak to them to conclude the quest and receive a Gold Rupee.
What should you do if the log still shows the quest as active?
Check which stage it describes. A log still asking you to follow the letter means the river delivery has not been completed; one describing Sasan’s journey to the domain means you need the final conversation there. Repeating the escort does not replace that meeting.
For the other requests opened around the domain, see the side quest list.
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