Prologue
"I heard from Uli that you are leaving for Hyrule again. Is it true? Link?"
Blue orbs stared back at the source of the question: green eyes, sandy, short-neck-leveled-hair, rounded ears, peach lips, pale skin, female, a frown...
"Ilia..." breathed the blonde male. He rested his arms next to his waist, a scrub held tightly on his right hand and a dark triangle tattooed on his left. The horse that stood proudly behind him shook its head instinctually, removing the excessive water from its white mane.
"It seems you are going again," whispered the young woman. She clasped her hands together and brought them to her chest, followed by a tired sigh that came from her petite mouth.
The male rubbed his neck and dared not look at her directly in the eye. He stared down at the clear water cooling his bare feet and soaking her sandals. She didn't seem to care to be getting wet.
"Ilia..." he tried again.
"Why?!" she choked, forcing down tears, "I don't understand why you have to leave!" Now it was her turn to look down. "You said that the reconstruction of the Castle had been achieved already and things were going smoothly at Castle Town. Even Rusl said that the Princess was taking care of things without much trouble. There's no rioting..." she clenched her hands tighter.
The male sighed again.
"It's not as easy as you think. After the disaster that struck the Castle last year things got quite messed up out there..."
She looked up at him, with anger, "Then why do you lie?! Why do you say all's fine when it clearly isn't?! And why do you have to go?! Everything here in Ordon is fine, Hyrule is slowly getting reconstructed, why do you care about beyond?"
She stared back at her cold, wet feet. He could see her shoulders were trembling.
"Don't cry..." he whispered before gently hugging her shaking body. He placed his strong arms around her thin figure, pressing her to him. She sobbed against his chest.
"I promise I'll come back. I did last time. I'll do it again." He whispered in her ear.
"Come back home..." she sobbed, holding tighter unto his shirt.
"Back to our home," he replied smiling.