So this is just a teaser for the moment, i'd like to know if people are interested in reading more. if so, i will start writing this.
Illia brushed her long brown hair out of her eyes as she led Epona back to the tree house. She had just been washing the beautiful horse in the nearby spring. Her reddish brown fur was now clean and dust free, her coat seeming to shine in the evening sun. Illia smiled as she admired her own handiwork. She arrived in the clearing around the massive tree that had been cored into a house to find Link practicing with a wooden sword. The horse nuzzled her and she sat down at the foot of the house to watch. He held the sword in his right hand, giving the weapon a quick twirl, that although it looked easy, she knew she had never been able to perform it. He suddenly lunged at the dummy before him, the wooden stick flashing before him at a blinding speed. The blade was met with a resounding crack, followed by another so fast that she barely had time to realize that he was swinging again. He unleashed attack after attack on the dummy, so fast that all she really saw was a blur of motion, followed by the familiar resounding crack. Suddenly, he was spinning, swiping at the pole stuck in the ground with one of his feet. The wood snapped, causing the dummy to fall to the ground. Just as fast, he spun the blade around into a reverse grip and rammed the point down on the pumpkin head of the dummy.
"Wow, you must really hate that dummy." Link startled, the splintered wooden blade snapping back up for a split second. For such a slim young man, he was heavily muscled from wrangling goats and cattle all his life. His vibrant blue eyes and wild blonde hair made seem almost more animal than human.
"Oh, um hi, Illia. Didn't see you there." She laughed slightly as his face turned bright red. His white tunic was baggy on him, just like his brown trousers, both having been her father's old clothes. Her father was the village mayor, and had been the one to have found Link, alone in the forest, almost a decade prior.
"I noticed. Anyway, Epona is all clean now. I guess you two can go wrangle goats and get all filthy again." He chuckled as he walked over to Epona, gently patting her neck. The horse wrapped her head around him, almost as if she was hugging him.
"Haha, thanks Epona. You ready for a big trip in a few days?" the horsed whinnied in response, causing both of them to laugh. "Well, I'm sorry to say, but I ought to have Rusl take a look at this." He gestured at the splintered blade and stood. "Mind watching Epona for a bit? I don't want her to be alone." Illia instantly nodded, grinning.
"Of course. Don't be too long. Dad will kill me if I'm out after dark." Link chuckled and disappeared down the path, leaving her with her thoughts. "Well Epona, do you think he likes me?" Epona stared at her, almost as if she was raising an eyebrow at her. "Alright, just don't tell him, please." The horse whinnied and threw her head back, almost as if she was laughing.