Link's POV.

"Tell me, do you get sad, watching as the sun sets...while twilight envelopes the sky" Rusl asked me.

I shook my head. "Not really, though...I can understand why the end of the day might make some people feel sad" I replied.

"It is said it's the only time our world is linked with theirs..." The blond-haired man continued. Theirs? Whose world was he talking about?

"What do you..." I began to ask, but was quickly cut off.

"That is why it is solemn, during the hour of twilight" he closed his eyes for a moment.

Where was he going with this. Was their supposed to be some deeper meaning in his words?

"Well, whatever, enough talk of sadness, I actually have a favor to ask of you Link, think you can handle it" he raised an eyebrow.

"Well, what is it" I asked, curious as to what he wanted from me, a simple ranch-hand.

"I have to deliver a sword to Hyrule Castle, an offering to the royal family from Ordon the day after tomorrow"

"You want me to go instead?"

"Mayor Bo had asked me to, but I was hoping you could, I have things I must take care of."

"I will go." I answered quickly. I wanted to go, see what was out there, past our small village in the southern most part of the kingdom.

"You have never left the village before, have you" Rusl asked after a moment of silence.

"I will be fine" I assured him. I was in my seventeenth year now, an adult practically. I could handle this mission.

"All right then" he smiled "Let's go back."

I nodded and followed him to where my horse Epona awaited us. The beautiful Clydesdale mare made a sound as we approached, letting us know she was glad to see us.

"Hey girl, miss me" I asked, petting her nose as she whinnied happily in response. Rusl was busy setting our things on the horses sides, making riding her almost impossible. She would have to walk in between us.

"Well, let's get going" he nodded with a smile. I nodded in return and we walked through the grass, away from the clear water spring we had just sat by. We crossed the bridge connecting Faron woods and Ordon. Without it, getting over the chasm would be impossible.

We passed Ordon Spring, not far from my home, making our way through the bit of woods and finally my place. Rusl helped me unload Epona and get everything to were it should be.

"Thanks Link, I appreciate the help" Rusl said.

"It's nothing I replied.

We had a brief conversation and I headed inside. I was excited. I couldn't believe I was actually going to see what lay beyond our small, simple Ordon Village. I looked over the map Rusl had given me on the walk home.

"So, this is where Castletown is..." I spoke to myself as I looked over everything. Even more excitement built up inside me as I thought about my upcoming journey. My first trip away from home. The concept was exciting yet a bit overwhelming at the same time. Either way, I had made up my mind to go, I wasn't going to be a village shut-in, that was certain. I was going to see everything I could on this trip.

"LIIIIINNNNNK!"

It was sometime later I heard someone calling my name from the outside. I looked out the window from the top floor of my house, seeing a blond man outside.

"Hey Fado" I called back. Fado was the owner of Ordon Ranch where I worked and helped out, and he usually needed my help. He raised goats on the ranch so we could sell milk and cheese to other areas, and they could certainly be stubborn, with him anyway, I never really too much trouble with them.

"It's time to herd the goats, can you help me out" he asked.

"Yeah, hold on I'll be right down" I nodded. I climbed down from the top floor and went outside, climbed down the ladder that led to my tree-house like home.

"Hey uh Link...where's Epona..." Fado asked, looking around.

"Well she's right over..." I looked around to tree where the I usually put her. The area around it was grassy so she liked to graze and relax in that spot. The problem now was...she wasn't there.

"This is bad, you can't herd those goats without her" Fado stated.

"Let me think..." I said, and closed my eyes, trying to think where on earth that mare could be. It suddenly hit me.

"Don't worry Fado, I know where she is now, I'll meet you at the ranch soon okay?"

"Alright then."

As Fado went back to the ranch I headed back to the woods in Ordon and made my way over to the spring. I looked to see my friend Ilia pet her gently and lovingly. The girl always did like Epona and the two were good friends, I figured Ilia took her here to clean her up or something.

"Oh, hello Link" the short haired blond said as she turned to face me.

"Hey Ilia, what's going on" I asked.

"Oh, I just cleaned up Epona for you, thought she might like it" she answered.

"Thanks Ilia" I nodded, taking Epona's reigns into my hand, pulling gently farther from Ilia "Come one girl, let's go help Fado."

"Be sure not to work her too hard Link" Ilia said as I mounted on Epona "She's a girl too so you have to treat her like one."

"I know Ilia, don't worry" I smiled facing her.

"Alright well be careful" She replied.

I nodded with a smile and headed through the woods and past my house, slowing Epona to a trot as we entered Ordon village.

The village itself was small, so everyone knew everyone here, and a few shops could be found. The village Children greeted me as they went over to their parents while I rode past. I said my greetings and continued my ride, passing the mayor's house, who happened to be outside.

"Ah Link, going to help at the ranch" Mayor Bo asked.

"Yep" I nodded. Mayor Bo was the leader of the village and was actually Ilia's father. He was a balding man with a weird mustache, but he was a pretty friendly guy.

"Well take care now" he said.

I nodded and rode up the hill toward the ranch. I rode over to Fado.

"Glad to see you got Epona" he smiled. I nodded and we got to work.

I rode around the ranch, chasing all the goats into the barn, which for the most part was easy enough. The only problems I usually had was when the occasional goat got mad and tried to knock me off my horse, but I learned how to dodge that. It took some time, but I was glad when we finished, the sun as almost gone now, and it would be dark soon.

Fado quickly set up some hurdles for me to practice jumping with, he liked me to keep Epona in shape, and also knew how much I liked to show off, I know I know, bad habit of me, especially when I was told to be careful.

I practiced with Epona around the ranch and on my final leap I had Epona jump over the ranch gates, riding off into the village and back home. would never tire of such fun and I couldn't help but smile as we made that leap.

The next day I helped a bit around the village, finding the cat that Mrs. Sera owned. She was in charge of her own shop, and was happy when I got the cat to go back, it was apparently trying to catch a fish to give to her sa an apology for eating all the fish his owner had. I bought a slingshot while I was there, it might come on handy. I found other things to do to pass the time, helping Rusl's wife Uli get her basket back from a monkey, she needed it for her upcoming child she was expecting (I got a fishing pole out of it, which will come in handy I'm sure), Helping Sera's husband Hanch get bee larva for the shop.

I made my way back home eventually and went inside, getting the sword Rusl told me he left there for me. It was just a play wooden sword that he fixed up for me. The village children were there as I stepped back outside. Talo was the first to see the sword.

"Hey Link, is that a sword, oh wow, you gotta show me how to use it please" the brunette kid asked.

"Yeah, you should" said his younger brother Malo.

"Leave him alone, don't be pests, sorry Link" Beth, the older girl with them asked. I think she was around twelve or thirteen years, younger than Ilia and I, but not too far off.

"It's alright, I can show them" smiled and got the sword out, focusing on the practice dummy outside my house.

I completed all the moves the kids asked me to show them, from the vertical slice to the jump attack.

"Wow Link, your amazing" Talo said, swinging his own toy sword "Thanks"

"No problem" I smiled, then heard the children gasp, followed my the sound of a monkey. I looked and saw that a monkey was right there, a flower by its ear, making noises, then running off.

"Those things aren't going to get away from stealing from us this time" Talo said, and I watched as he and Malo ran off, followed by Beth, only Colin, Rusl's son remained.

"This is bad..." she said, his expression full of worry.

He was right, this could very well, be bad.