Faithful One (Sunken Valley)

## Description

The **Faithful One** (信心深き者, deeply devoted person) of the Sunken Valley is an old pious woman found praying in the Bodhisattva Valley.
She's willing to reveal the secret of the "dried fruit" to Wolf in exchange for some rice of the Divine Child.
She appreciates when a devoted man joins her in prayer.

## Location

* Bodhisattva Valley: appears just behind the Sculptor's Idol, after Wolf has spoken with the Faithful One of Senpou Temple.

## Progression #1 (Rice and Fruit)

### Ashina Castle (Upper Tower - Kuro's Room)

Exhaust Kuro's dialogue, until he reveals Isshin's whereabouts. Traverse the rooftops following the trail of pink smoke signals to reach his room. Question him about the Mortal Blade and its location.

### Senpou Temple (Main Hall)

The Illusive Hall Bell has now appeared in the Main Hall of Senpou Temple: ringing it will grant access to the Folding Screen Monkeys bossfight.

### Senpou Temple (Inner Sanctum)

Talk to the Divine Child of Rejuvenation to receive the Mortal Blade, then speak to her again to receive rice. It's now possible to ask her for rice everytime Sekiro runs out of his only supply.

### Sunken Valley (Bodhisattva Valley)

Give the rice to the Faithful One and she'll inform Wolf of a "dried fruit" found at the bottom of the valley, in the cave beyond the poison swamp.

It's possible to reach the cave in two ways:

* Use the branches below her to safely land at the bottom of the area and traverse the mud to find the cave just past the Toxic Memorial Mob.
* Perform a Plunge Deathblow on the Great Serpent from the Sunken Valley Cavern (check this page for more informations), but don't take the Finisher Deathblow to get shallowed alive by the beast, that will then bring Wolf to the entrance of the cave.

At the end of the cave, the Great Serpent will attack Sekiro if he tries to reach the shrine from the bridge, so take the left, drop down and climb the wall ahead to reach a cliff with a scared Monkey and five Spirit Emblems: equip the Puppeteer Ninjutsu awarded after defeating the Folding Screen Monkeys and perform a Backstab Deathblow on it, following it with another attack to take control of it. As it screams to bait the creature away from the bridge, prepare to grapple onto it after the Serpent is done attacking the beast. The Dried Serpent Viscera is found on the Buddha statue inside the shrine.

## Progression #2 (Show Your Devotion)

Once per playthrough, after having spoken to her, it's possible to receive a reward by using next to her for the first time one of the following items:

* Bell Demon
* Bundled Jizo Statue
* Dragon's Blood Droplet (not at the Sculptor's Idol)
* Any of the Mibu Balloons

She'll gift Wolf one of the following items in this order:

1. Ungo's Sugar [x1]
2. Ako's Sugar [x1]
3. Divine Confetti [x1]

This questline and its progression is shared with the Faithful One of Senpou Temple and the Faithful One of Ashina Castle.

**Wolf**: What are you talking about? Dried fruit?
**Faithful One**: Heh? Something troubling you? Rice for me, that's the way. Rice, I say!
**Wolf**: If something's-- not right...
 **Witnessing "acts of prayer"** | **Faithful One**:
* That's right, yes, that's the way... That's how one prays. You have a pious temperament. I offer this to you. *(Gives Ungo's Sugar [x1])*
* Yes, yes... Pray as much as you please. Such a good, pious temperament. I offer this to you.  *(Gives Ako's Sugar [x1])*
 **Given Rice** | **Wolf**: ...here's some rice.
**Faithful One**: Ohhh, ohhh there's no doubt...this is the Divine Child's rice!
Oh, thank heavens, thank heavens.
**Wolf**: Tell me what you see.
**Faithful One**:Mmm... *(munch, munch, munch, munch)* "If it's dried fruit you're after... become a trainer of monkeys... make the monkey dance... and he'll be eaten!..." *(murmuring in sleep)* ... so sweet...
 **Infected with Dragonrot** | **Faithful One**: (Wheezing...)
**Wolf**:
* Are you... sick...?
* You have the Dragonrot...

 **"Take coughed up blood sample"** | **Faithful One**: (Wheezing and coughing up blood)
**Wolf**: I'm taking a blood sample.
**Faithful One**: (Wheeze... Wheeze... Cough, cough.)
**Wolf**: ... Now to bring this to Lady Emma.

## Notes

* She'll disappear from the game for the rest of the playthrough, after the Divine Child has consumed both Serpent Persimmons.
* While her "Rice and Fruit" quest can be completed at any point in the game, it won't be possible to unlock the Return ending by bringing Rice for Kuro to the Divine Heir, after the defeat of the Divine Dragon.
* Shares her Dragonrot infection and her Rot Essence with the Faithful One of Senpou Temple and the Faithful One of Ashina Castle.

## Cut Content

* Please stop!
 **Choosing "Give Dragonrot Pellet"** | **Wolf**: Drink this.
**Faithful One**: (Sips medicine)
**Wolf**: You'll be better in no time.
**Faithful One**: Thank... heavens, thanks heavens...
 **Leaving afterward** | **Faithful One**: Thank... you, thank you! I'm so, so very grateful.
**Wolf**: .........