Prologue
In the forgotten realm of Hyrule lies a beautiful forest. The denizens of this forest are a strange race: all children, eternally children. Each has his or her own guardian fairy. All but one. There is one boy who has no fairy. He has been having nightmares lately. He is tossing and turning in his sleep when a small golden fairy arrives.
The fairy tries futilely to wake him. He is not ugly, she muses. She has been observing him the past few days. He has messy blond hair, mostly covered by a green conical hat that hangs down below his shoulders most of the time. His wide blue eyes are partially obscured by what little hair hangs across his forehead. His nose is one of his most prominent features. His green tunic is washed every week, and is split by a bandolier that is draped from his left shoulder to the opposite hip. A sheath is belted on this bandolier, empty right now. A pair of leather boots sits next to his bed, and a belt is wrapped around them. There is a small sword lying on the floor next to the boots, and a wooden shield underneath. Again, she calls out to him. This time, whether he hears her or just chooses that moment to wake up, his eyes flutter open. He sits up, stretches, and yawns. Then he notices the fairy. He cocks his head and asks a question. She smiles, although he cannot see this tiny gesture of affirmation, and replies that yes, she is his fairy.
He asks her name. "Navi," she replies.
The boy picks up his sword and leaps to his feet. "No," he breathes.
Navi is puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"I had a fairy once. Her name was Navi. You are definitely not her." He shakes his head and swings his sword at her, deliberately missing to scare her off. She doesn't know his intentions, though, and tries to dodge out of the way of the weapon. Instead, she flies into it. The flat of the blade smacks her. She flies through the air and slams into the wall. Her limp body topples to the ground.
The boy falls to his knees. The sword tumbles from his fingers. He prays to the goddesses to help him through this, and he picks up "Navi's" body. Then he walks out of his house in shock.