Instructor Horwell

Appearance and Personality

Instructor Horwell is first encountered as you leave the Academy building. He looks quite similar to Instructor Owlan, the other lead instructor of the Skyloftian Knight Academy. He is Headmaster Gaepora's left-hand man, and is entrusted with the academic studies of animals, which he has an interest in. In addition, he quite frequently cares for Mia, the Headmaster's pet cat.

Role in the Plot

When Link first encounters Horwell, he teaches Link Z targeting and dashing up to have a conversation with him. He then promptly gives Link his first side quest - Mia, Gaepora's pet, has gone missing again. Once Link has finished this quest, Link can head over to the Statue of the Goddess to meet with the Headmaster and Zelda. Afterwards,Link will need to speak with him in order to delay the Wing Ceremony due to an urgent and unfortunate event invloving one of the Loftwings.

Side Quests

Retrieving Mia - Collecting Mia is a fairly simple task, using the railing above Link's head, the hero in green can shimmy over to the next ledge. Running and jumping will allow Link to clear the gap, and then using the climbing vines will bring Link up to the next level. Link can't jump up to the next level, however, and Horwell tells Link so if he tries. Link must push the crate up to the wall and then climb up to get Mia.