A young boy and girl were perched on the bridge right near the girl's house. They were both staring at the rippling brook beneath them. The clear light blue water sparkled in the sunlight, lighting up the children's faces.
At the distant sound of trotting hoofs both children looked up and toward the entrance of the village. A minute later ten large horses and their riders came into view. At the sight of the men the boy jumped up and ran toward the crowd.
With a big smile on his face he looked at each person pass him on their horses. But as each person passed the smile slowly faded from his face. By the time all had passed the smile was fully gone, with a frown in its place. Then the sound of hoofs on dirt came again, causing the boy to spin around toward the noise with a, huge smile lighting up his face. Though when the last two horses came into view the bright smile faded into a deep frown. Looking closely at the horse with no rider the boy whispered one word.
"Epona."
The boy ran toward the big draft horse, which surprisingly lay down so the boy could hug her. The man who was leading the rider less horse, jumped down and sat next to the crying boy, laying a hand on his shoulder. They sat quietly for a moment before speaking to the distraught boy.
"He sent her back to us." The man said softly. "He wanted her to come back with us so that you could have and keep her as yours. She missed you while we were gone, Link. She's yours now. Please, though don't do anything rash now that he is gone. He wouldn't want you to get hurt." The man said in a comforting voice, while rubbing the boys back soothingly.
The boy, Link, looked up suddenly and looked at the man with determined eyes and an angry face.
"So. I don't care. I'll show him. I'm going to learn to fight and I'm going to be the best horsemen in Ordon."Link yelled.
He climbed up onto the saddle of the horse. When he was up the horse stood up and the boy led her back toward his house without looking back. The changed boy led the horse toward the entrance and to start on the road which would lead him to his destiny.