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The Legend of Zelda: The Caretakers Chapter IThe sun slowly rose over the horizon, lighting the dim morning in Castle Town. Most were asleep, save for a few merchants who opened up shop early and a few who loved the morning sunrise. Today it was Sunday, and Carenias was one of the people who lavished the brisk morning air and got up early every morning just for the experience of the cool mist running up her nostrils. Getting up early didn't bother her, for she was used to it and she looked forward to it all the time, as if it were always new. It was quiet and peaceful, only to be broken be the sound of a Cucco, indicating it was the start of a new day.
Kella was running like she stole something – simply because she did steal something, and she hoped old man Barnes wouldn't notice. Kella had grown her whole life in Kakariko Village, and this wasn't the first time she was stealing things from other villagers. Kella was a tomboy at the age of twelve, and she lived her life as a thief. Her mother and father treated her well, and she acknowledged this, but they didn't give her what she wanted. She wanted excitement; she wanted her adrenal gland working hard. Her closest friend was Melos, a boy her age that she admired because he was intelligent and creative, and he tagged along with Kella's adventures. He was usually a planner – if there was a plan, that is – and planned out how he and Kella would steal the vase from Barnes, an old man they hated and stole from often. Stuff Kella and Melos stole usually ended up from where they were stolen, just because Kella's parents would usually find the stolen object. On a boring day, Kella would always find her route to excitement and adventure. When the two held their meetings in Melos's basement, Kella might kiss Melos on the cheek. But even though this was for fun, they secretly fell in love with each other, and told nobody about it, not even the one they loved.
Kerrahi looked over to his wife, who was still sleeping silently in their bed. Kerrahi's wife Mari was a skinny blond woman who had been married with him for three years. Kerrahi himself had jet-black hair and coarse tanned skin, from being an adventurer who explored the Death Mountain Range in search of treasures the Gorons didn't want the Hylians knowing about, for this was his job, and he was paid for this treasure hunting. Kerrahi slipped past Goron guards every day and plundered the Death Mountain Range for all sorts of treasures.
Carenias rode over the expansive Hyrule Field on her horse, Elo. Elo was an incredibly fast horse, and could run at his normal speed for hours on end. Carenias just wanted to get out, for Hyrule Castle Town was now waking up and getting moving, all ready for an exciting day of buying goods and walking around town to visit friends or possibly the castle itself. Today she decided to go to Lake Hylia, and visit her friend Elus there and chat with him. Elus was older than she was, Carenias at seventeen and Elus at thirty, but they were still very close friends and Carenias came to visit him often. Elus lived at Lake Hylia and studied marine life there, and because of this he became a talented swimmer. Carenias hopped the fence and ran to Elus's lakeside house and laboratory.
Kerrahi held his breath up tight in his lungs as the Goron guard checked the barrel that seemed out of position. Kerrahi happened to be in this barrel and the Goron's and his face were only inches apart, with only some wood keeping them apart. The Goron shrugged it off as just his imagination, and then Kerrahi made his final move past the gate into the mountain range he visited every day. It had rained last night, and the rocks were slippery and dangerous. The rain left some pretty dense fog, and it was pretty dark because of the mountains blocking out what little sun there already was. Because of all these dangers, Kerrahi moved slowly and carefully and lit his lantern when he was out of total eyeshot from Death Mountain.
"Do you think he's awake yet?" asked Kella. She and Melos ran back to her house, and they both feared Barnes being awake.
"I hope not," replied Melos.
This time, they weren't hiding it in each other's houses, this time they were burying this in the ground. Hopefully, it would be lost for sure. "Melly, go get your shovel and bring it back out here," Kella demanded. Melos blushed at being called "Melly", but then ran into his home to get the shovel.
"I got it, Kel," he said, as he brought the shovel outside. "One shovel for the lovely lady of Kakariko,"
Kella was surprised at being called this, but she assumed he was meaning to return the thought of being called Melly to Kella, just in a different form. They worked hard to get it deep underground.
Yes, I know it is short, but I was in a hurry to get this posted. Stay tuned for Chapter II.
