Crossposting from the other thread: here's how to get the Cat's Footfall
Mike the Wino wrote:
Please spell it out for me...I've been banging my head for two solid days on this puzzle, and I'm afraid I'm gonna need a lobotomy.
Spelling' this sucker out
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1. Get the necessary supplies
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×You're gonna need ink in a vial, and some paper. You got paper ages ago (note from the librarian), and the ink is in the vial in the adventurer's guild.
2. GET DAT CAT
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×You need to get the cat out of the tree. A high-level rogue may be able to sneak up on it before it climbs. Or perhaps animal ken helps? Or you can feed the cat - cats like fish.
Warrior can fish at the lake using the net from the boat.
Sorceress can do the same, but must cast Blessing first.
Rogue I dunno, steal some fish I guess?
Offer fish. Then you can pick up the cat.
3. Cat's out of the bag
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×Bring the cat home, to Munavagir. Now you can use the ink on the kitty's paw and get the pawprint (the cat's footfall) on the paper. As a bonus, the librarian will now vouch for you because you brought the cat home.
You can trade the Cat's Footfall to Eitri for the flowers.
Also, the frost flowers are an alchemy ingredient. They're cold and will probably help you freeze faster if you're carrying them. If you want them anyway, knock one down off the ledge (I used Magic Dart), then use Flame Aura to pick it up. You may need to level up Flame Aura in order to do this first - I found it leveled very quickly when I just tried it on the flower over and over 'til it worked. The adventurer's guild is only a few screens away.