To get to Norfest Forest, travel north of the Castle, cross the bridge, and then travel Northwest into Scandinavia. Norfest Forest is at the tip of the peninsula. Before you enter Norfest Forest, equip the ProtectBell. The forest is one gigantic looping maze and when the bell rings it lets you know that you're going in the correct direction. If you enter an area and the bell doesn't ring, you've gone the wrong way. The nice thing is instead of getting totally lost, you just end up in an area that you were in previously.
Upon entering Norfest Forest, Royd is there waiting for you at the beginning. He tells you not to be stupid, but start entering the forest anyway. Royd will stop you again and tell you to be careful.
When you first enter the Forest, the first thing that will happen is the Protect Bell will "ring out", letting you know you're going in the correct direction. Head north until you get to a path that goes southeast. If you go down there you can get a treasure. Continue north from the entranceway until you enter the next area.
The next few areas have 3 exits to them; a north, east, and west exit. Listen for the ProtectBell to ring out and let you know you're going in the right direction.
In this area continue to the south. Don't go down the eastern path yet. The southern path leads to a dead end, but you can grab a treasure that is hidden beneath a tree. Take the eastern path now and follow it south. You'll come to the edge of the lake again. Follow the bank of the lake to the east.
There are giant worms that hop from one stump to the other one here. Unfortunately you cant destroy them, so you have to walk past the stumps before the worm hops out and travels across the screen. There is a treasure in the upper right corner and the exit is to the upper left corner. When you leave this area, something follows you......
Ark immediately knows that something is not right. It feels as though something is following him, but he doesn't know what. Continue north in this area until you come to an eastern path that is lined with tree stumps. Enter this area and follow the path until you reach the Dog Whistle. Go back to the previous area and then travel along the path. Before you leave to enter the next area, there is a scream behind you!
Ark turns around to find a swarm of bats covering something. Destroy the bats and you'll discover what has been following you. It's MeiLin! Ark asks what she is doing following him, and she replies that she's been really bored so she decided to tag along behind you. She says that she's not going to cause any trouble by following you. Go ahead and head into the next area and MeiLin will follow behind you.
The exit to the next area is directly to the left of the entrance, but if you take the south path first you'll find a MagiRock.
Finally the two of you have reached the other side of the lake with the broken bridge. Head north.
There are two western exits in this area; one by the treasure chest, and one south of the treasure chest. The one to the south takes you to a MagiRock. The one by the treasure takes you to the next area.
It looks like you're close to Storkolm now. The sign by the bridge says it's right up ahead. Cross the bridge. You may want to equip the Dog Whistle before you enter Storkolm.
Suddenly a pack of wolves surround Ark and MeiLin. Use the Dog Whistle and the pack will leave. You are now safe to explore. All the buildings in Storkolm have broken doors except for the Crysta/Elder's looking house. If you visit the weavers house, Ark will recall his Elle of Crysta and wonder how well she is doing. If you go into the house that looks like the Elder's, in the back room there will be two treasures. One of them has the Portrait in it. MeiLin looks at the picture of Elle's parents and says that she can make the princess happy again if she shows the princess her parents again, just like she was doing in Louran. MeiLin has a catch though; she doesn't want Ark marrying the princess. Begin to leave Storkolm MeiLin will stop you and ask if you've done everything you need to do. Tell her that you're going to return to the Castle and she will say that she'll meet you there. As soon as you exit Storkolm you're back outside on the world map. Return to the Castle.