Editing Secret Forest

{{Game|KH3}}
{{Under Construction|confirm the status as world, part of a world or otherwise}}
{{World
|name=Secret Forest
|katakana=秘密の森
|romaji=Himitsu no mori
|KH3image=[[File:The Secret Forest KHIII.png|320px]]
|game1=Kingdom Hearts III
|world=
}}
The '''Secret Forest'''<ref>The world's name is only used in the [[Theater Mode]] section and a loading screen. '''''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'', Kairi''': "The leaves in the trees here seem to whisper unspoken worlds, unspoken feelings... Sora, it's my turn to fight for you. #kairi #lea #axel #secretforest #training"</ref> of ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' is a special location where time does not matter. [[Merlin]] and [[the Three Good Fairies]] changed the flow of time there upon the request of [[Yen Sid]], so time progresses faster inside the world's boundaries than it does elsewhere.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer''': "So, in 'The King Departs', when Yen Sid said 'great sorcerers and fairies have hastened the flow of time in a different place for you'..." / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Upon request, those who can manipulate time, Merlin and the three fairies who appeared in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', changed the flow of time in a special place, and there Lea received hastened training in order to be able to use the Keyblade, basically. In the original scenario, we had planned to have Lea able to use the Keyblade when he ran to Sora." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/KH3D-Ultimania-Interviews-Translated-2602 Translation via SQEXGAL and Goldpanner].</ref>

==Settings and Areas==
The Secret Forest is a vast and lush forest full of trees. The ground is covered in grass and clover. There's a clearing at the top of a cliff overlooking the setting sun shining on the forest, with a rock and a log across from each other, and a larger rock overlooking the edge.

==Story==
===''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''===
Yen Sid mentions to [[Mickey]] that Merlin and the Three Good Fairies are aiding [[Lea]] in a place that is temporally flexible, so he can learn to wield his [[Keyblade]].

===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
Under Yen Sid's orders, [[Kairi]] joins Lea and Merlin to become a [[Keyblade wielder]] herself. There, she writes [[Sora]] a letter she never intends to send.

Lea shares some [[sea-salt ice cream]] with Kairi to celebrate their mastery over summoning of their Keyblades. When Kairi asks Lea not to hold back in their next training match, this sparks a brief memory of [[Xion]], prompting Lea to choose to go by his Nobody name.

After Mickey and Riku deliver their new outfits, Kairi changes into hers while Lea prefers to keep his [[black coat]]. Lea recalls how he met [[Ventus]] and how that meeting lead to him befriending [[Roxas]] because they looked similar.

==Trivia==
*Kairi's narration only states that time didn't matter. Plus neither she nor Lea grew any older during the time they were there; the sun also doesn't change position from a sunset. Implying time is stopped altogether.
==Notes and references==
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