Fox first meets Garunda Te shortly after using the SharpClaw Prison Key in SnowHorn Wastes. He is imprisoned in a small pit by the SharpClaws, and is too weakened to get himself out. He tells Fox that he might be able to break out if Fox and Prince Tricky fed him three Frost Weeds, located in a nearby tree. Fox then feeds Garunda Te the Frost Weed, while battling some SharpClaws, after which he breaks free. He then tells Fox the story about how General Scales got the SpellStone into his possession: