Chapter two
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Running. I must run like the wind. I must get to the forest of Burgenshire by sundown. I must save the golden child, my child. He is the chosen one. If I don't get there...
Artemis awakened, sweating. She had that weird, meaningless dream again. She looked over at her little sister's crib, where Sunny was sleeping peacefully. " That dream makes no absolute sense..." she said aloud, " yet it is repetitive. Perhaps I should talk to Rio about it. She is, after all, a prophetess. She may be able to help."
" Rio?" said a voice from the front window. " What's Rio going to help with? Dark be her words, and she is a little on the crazy side."
" VOWLES!" screamed Artemis, and a boy, about sixteen or so, popped his head in from the outside. His long, yellow bangs hid his eyes, yet not so much so that you could not see the piercing blue tint of his eyes. He started laughing, like he often did, but always in the worst times.
"What are you doing out this late?" Artemis asked gently, rushing over to comfort a wailing Sunny.
" I couldn't sleep, so I decided to come trim the ivy off the door of your house! It was getting pretty tacky anyway, if you looked at it from afar."
"You're a moron. Do not you know that I can get you arrested for trespassing? You're no gardener anyway, you're just interested in weaponry."
" Says who?" said the boy. " I could stop talking about that stuff if I wanted to or if I got paid for it. But I must admit, the Gerudos of Burgenshire do have some vakonktra* bows."
"You know, if you actually read books on Ancient Hyrule, you would know that the Gerudos have not always lived in Burgenshire. During the time of the Zoran Trials*, I think some other race lived there, but they died out long ago. I know it started with a `K' and was a race that stayed forever young, as Rauru often tells me. They were somehow slain, yet those who escaped were turned into spirits who haunt the naistre*, for they were never meant to leave the forest."
By the time Artemis finished, Vowles looked like he was never even listening to her, because he was staring at the ceiling. " Oh." said he. "Where did the Gerudos live before they immigrated to Burgenshire?"
" They immigrated far, very far in fact, all the way from Colossus, land of spirit."
"Colossus?" said Vowles, astonished. " It takes 14 days to travel to Burgenshire from Colossus, with exception on a horse! Surely they knew of some sort of kamitsae* that would take shorter than the expected travel!"
"Well, Vowles, in case you haven't studied Rio close enough, the Gerudos are pretty determined people. They don't just find or hear of free land and pass it up. They are people of action."
" They're also people of women." Said Vowles, trying to sound intelligent. " But have hear heard what they say? Ever other word is just beep, beep, beep, beep, and beep! They're all mental! Not leave out their most important trait: seductive!"
Artemis rolled her eyes.
"So..." said Vowles, avoiding eye contact with Artemis, " What's going on? Rauru come to town all right? Still blabbering about mindless dribble no one cares about? Where the heck is he, anyway?"
Artemis rolled her eyes again. " Rauru does not talk about things no one cares about! I think the things he tells are very interesting and educational."
"Educational? Artemis, please, please tell me a beautiful and intelligent person such as yourself does not think that the mythical triforce is true!"
"Well it could be!" defended Artemis. " Like Rauru said, ` sometimes history turns to legend, and legend turns to myth. It is all a part of who has seen it and believes it's true power or who has not.'"
" Yeah, whatever. You got anything to eat? I'm really hungry." He rubbed his stomach.
" Actually we do. There are some cookies on the counter I made this afternoon, so help yourself. And while you're in the kitchen, could you get a bottle of baby food? I think Sunny is very hungry also."
" Yeah, OK." But before Vowles could even take a step, he noticed something outside the window, as Artemis did the same. Whatever it was, it was cloaked in black and was sort of small, but a most eerie trait was that it had green, glowing eyes.
"What is that?" She asked.
" I don't know, but whatever it is it's looking for something...or someone."
*Vakonktra- hylian for righteous. See Kasuto.net for more details.
*Zoran trials- I am writing another fic about this, so bear with me and it will be cleared up ASAP.
*Naistre- hylian for night or evening. See kasuto.net for more details.
*kamitsae- hylian for pathor trail. See kasuto.net for more information.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Running. I must run like the wind. I must get to the forest of Burgenshire by sundown. I must save the golden child, my child. He is the chosen one. If I don't get there...
Artemis awakened, sweating. She had that weird, meaningless dream again. She looked over at her little sister's crib, where Sunny was sleeping peacefully. " That dream makes no absolute sense..." she said aloud, " yet it is repetitive. Perhaps I should talk to Rio about it. She is, after all, a prophetess. She may be able to help."
" Rio?" said a voice from the front window. " What's Rio going to help with? Dark be her words, and she is a little on the crazy side."
" VOWLES!" screamed Artemis, and a boy, about sixteen or so, popped his head in from the outside. His long, yellow bangs hid his eyes, yet not so much so that you could not see the piercing blue tint of his eyes. He started laughing, like he often did, but always in the worst times.
"What are you doing out this late?" Artemis asked gently, rushing over to comfort a wailing Sunny.
" I couldn't sleep, so I decided to come trim the ivy off the door of your house! It was getting pretty tacky anyway, if you looked at it from afar."
"You're a moron. Do not you know that I can get you arrested for trespassing? You're no gardener anyway, you're just interested in weaponry."
" Says who?" said the boy. " I could stop talking about that stuff if I wanted to or if I got paid for it. But I must admit, the Gerudos of Burgenshire do have some vakonktra* bows."
"You know, if you actually read books on Ancient Hyrule, you would know that the Gerudos have not always lived in Burgenshire. During the time of the Zoran Trials*, I think some other race lived there, but they died out long ago. I know it started with a `K' and was a race that stayed forever young, as Rauru often tells me. They were somehow slain, yet those who escaped were turned into spirits who haunt the naistre*, for they were never meant to leave the forest."
By the time Artemis finished, Vowles looked like he was never even listening to her, because he was staring at the ceiling. " Oh." said he. "Where did the Gerudos live before they immigrated to Burgenshire?"
" They immigrated far, very far in fact, all the way from Colossus, land of spirit."
"Colossus?" said Vowles, astonished. " It takes 14 days to travel to Burgenshire from Colossus, with exception on a horse! Surely they knew of some sort of kamitsae* that would take shorter than the expected travel!"
"Well, Vowles, in case you haven't studied Rio close enough, the Gerudos are pretty determined people. They don't just find or hear of free land and pass it up. They are people of action."
" They're also people of women." Said Vowles, trying to sound intelligent. " But have hear heard what they say? Ever other word is just beep, beep, beep, beep, and beep! They're all mental! Not leave out their most important trait: seductive!"
Artemis rolled her eyes.
"So..." said Vowles, avoiding eye contact with Artemis, " What's going on? Rauru come to town all right? Still blabbering about mindless dribble no one cares about? Where the heck is he, anyway?"
Artemis rolled her eyes again. " Rauru does not talk about things no one cares about! I think the things he tells are very interesting and educational."
"Educational? Artemis, please, please tell me a beautiful and intelligent person such as yourself does not think that the mythical triforce is true!"
"Well it could be!" defended Artemis. " Like Rauru said, ` sometimes history turns to legend, and legend turns to myth. It is all a part of who has seen it and believes it's true power or who has not.'"
" Yeah, whatever. You got anything to eat? I'm really hungry." He rubbed his stomach.
" Actually we do. There are some cookies on the counter I made this afternoon, so help yourself. And while you're in the kitchen, could you get a bottle of baby food? I think Sunny is very hungry also."
" Yeah, OK." But before Vowles could even take a step, he noticed something outside the window, as Artemis did the same. Whatever it was, it was cloaked in black and was sort of small, but a most eerie trait was that it had green, glowing eyes.
"What is that?" She asked.
" I don't know, but whatever it is it's looking for something...or someone."
*Vakonktra- hylian for righteous. See Kasuto.net for more details.
*Zoran trials- I am writing another fic about this, so bear with me and it will be cleared up ASAP.
*Naistre- hylian for night or evening. See kasuto.net for more details.
*kamitsae- hylian for pathor trail. See kasuto.net for more information.
