Quick disclaimer: I dont own LoZ or related characters.

Whew! My first story. My writing skills are mediocre, at best.

All I really have to say is that I hope you enjoy it and reveiw if you wish! But I'd appreciate reveiws to feel more confident.

This is set in BotW's Hyrule, by the way.

Let's begin the first chapter!

The tall grasses swayed in the gentle wind, soon pinned down by anyone who stepped on the green shoots. Link waded through the sea of swaying plants, intent on making his way back to his small town. It was only one of quite a few on Hyrule Field, and even then, dwarfed by Hyrule Castle Town.

Link turned in a small circle, taking in the blue sky above him. From the edge of his gaze, he caught a glimpse of Death Mountain and the large bird-shaped monument, both marking the homes of the two races, the Gorons in the volcanic regions and then the Rito of the chillier areas. The warmer Gerudo canyon hid the aptly named Gerudo desert, home of the identically named Gerudo race, and hidden from view by trees and raised terrain was the Zora's domain, the home of the fishlike people. And then Hyrule Castle was like the diamond of the treasure trove that was Hyrule, a looming spectacle of architecture and culture.

Link always wondered what it'd be like, being one of Hyrule's appointed knights. There were in total about five different guilds, and Link always had his sights set on becoming a knight, and the others were canceled out simply because he lacked in certain skills. The knights were known for their sword-and-shield skills, something Link honed ages ago.

The mage's guild required him to have decent magical skills and be familiar with spells and elemental weapons. Link never got used to the feelings of using an element-infused weapon, and never showed magical prowess. The next option, the scholar's guild required him to be patient and willing to learn. Link was too eager to fight and protect.

On the other hand, there was the merchant's guild, but Link wasn't very talkative and had an issue when dealing with any kind of pottery, so that was out of the question. The thief's guild was never an option of his, most people, in fact has lost their trust in that guild when a rouge thief assassinated the former king and queen, leaving the young Princess Zelda to rule alone. It was also known as dishonorable, even though the thieves had always been a loyal ally. Link just was too loud most of the time, anyways.

With the youngest you had to be to join a guild being fourteen years old, Link had waited longer than most, his current age being around eighteen, although most knights were around that age when they applied. To apply, you either had to venture to the town that the guild was based in or wait for the monthly visit by the guild leaders. Link had only recently gotten a horse and had been planning to head to the castle town the next day.

Turning his gaze back to the town, he continued wading through the grass. His traveler's sword and shield were securely bound to his back, ready to travel across the grassland. He could see his town nestled near a small group of trees. Once he passed the trees he'd technically be home, and he could get ready at his house.

Reaching the village, he stood at the tree line and gaze around the town. It was rather small, only about five houses and a fountain. Link's house was the only one with two floors, but the others were a bit larger. One was simply like a tower and was the smallest, and the others had at least two rooms, all stone walled with plain carpets.

Link stepped down the grassy slope and on to the cobble street. He sauntered down the street to his house, not too many people were out at this time. He pushed open the door to the bottom part of his home, where he kept his items and food. He stretched and started looking around the room checking his cooking pot to make sure it was lit. He generally kept his cooking items in a chest near the wall, and he walked over and rummaged through. Fish, nuts, fruits, he had pretty much everything, and decided to make himself an omelet, and seafood paella, and a rice bowl with meat.

It wasn't much but would hold him over for the journey to the castle town. Hesitating before leaving, Link reached back down into his food storage and pulled out one of his endura carrots, for his horse. The young man glanced around his room once more, and walked back out, walking near the wall and then hopping up the stairs to the second story two steps at a time.

The second story was mainly his bedroom, his small bed lined up with a wall, but his drawer held clothing. Currently, Link was just wearing his ill-fitting pants and shirt, just a brown color for the pants and a lighter color for the shirt. Opening his clothing chest, he pulled out his Hylian tunic and some simple traveling Hylian pants. Once dressed, he turned and walked back down to the grass, looking around the small town once more. A few people waved at him, but he said nothing. Walking up and climbing onto Maddox, he set the horse on the road, and left to Hyrule Castle at a slow gait.

Listening to the clip-clop of the horse's hooves on the cobblestone, he gazed at the beautiful castle, nearly silhouetted by the sun setting behind it. If Link wanted to get there without travelling under the cover of night, he'd have to find somewhere to set up camp. Under a tree wouldn't be the best idea, but in the shadow of a boulder or old ruins would work, and he brought extra cloth and he could find sticks for a makeshift tent. He had brought some flint and wood, so he'd be ready to make a campfire if needed.

Watching the grass on his way to the castle town, he watched foxes snuffling around for food, hearing him and then running off, their bushy tails trailing after them. Birds flew off if he got too close and he stayed far away from any bokoblins prowling around. As night fell, Link stopped in an old, ruined carriage with the top still somehow intact. He gently led Maddox under it and started to set up a campfire as it started raining.

Pulling out his traveler's sword, he struck the flint and set the wood alight, sitting down as the flames sparked on the campfire and ate up some small leaves mixed in with the wood. The warmth was pleasant, and he held his hands out, trying to ignore how some raindrops were blown towards him, causing cold spots on his body when they splashed him. He reached up and dug through the saddle bags and pulled out the rice bowl he had saved for then and set it near the fire to keep it warm.

Maddox neighed next to him, craning his neck down and nudging Link's shoulder until Link laughed and reached up to scratch the horse's snout affectionately. He reached into the nearest saddle bag and pulled out a carrot, holding it up to Maddox's mouth, and watched the horse eat the offered food.

After a few minutes the meat and rice looked ready and he pulled out the chopsticks in one of the smaller pouches and ate while watching the rain. Eating the rice, he felt a nudge on his shoulder, looking over to the side where Maddox was nuzzling his shoulder. Link laughed and gently pushed away the horse's snout. "Back it up, I already gave you a carrot, you don't need rice, too."

The clouds made it fairly difficult to see if it was still daytime or not. As time went on, though, the clouds became a bit harder to see and the sky became darker. Finishing up the last bit of meat, Link set the bowl down while he contemplated whether or not to put out the fire before going to sleep.

Watching the rain for a bit and feeling a slight be of heat, he decided that he and Maddox would be warm enough. Grabbing the bowl and holding it out in the rain, Link let it fill then he splashed it over the fire before stomping it out. Making sure no sparks were left, he laid against the carriage and waited for sleep.

Link didn't normally dream, but his dreams were filled with scenes of his knighting by Queen Zelda. She was knighting him in front of the rest of the knights, pride rippling through the crowd as she spoke the set words, demanding his loyalty to the kingdom of Hyrule, begging of his duty to protect all peoples of Hyrule, not just the Hylians but also the Gerudo, Zora, Goron, and Rito. As the dream went on, Link noticed more details of where he was. It was an out-of-body experience, and he was able to look around at the regal room. The four people behind him interested him the most, but he couldn't make out their faces or features. Any sense of them being people was basically boiled down to just their blurry shape. Turning back to himself and Zelda, he could see her wearing her royal guard uniform and the diamond circlet that told of her status as Queen. Link himself was wearing the greaves and chest plate of the knights, the queen holding the helmet as she laid a knight's sword down in front of Link. The plume green, Zelda seemed to look the helmet over before placing it on the new knight's head. A moment after the metal touched his hair, Link was immediately converted to a first-person view to see a shard of darkness from behind pierce Zelda's heart like an arrow, killing her.