Link and Jake left Hyrule town as fast as they could. Link couldn't stop thinking about Malon. If they'd hurt her, they couldn't even imagine the destruction of his furry.

Link helped Jake onto Epona. Link spurred Epona into a extremely fast gallop. Jake clung to his dad. He nearly fell off.

"Daddy! What's wrong?" Jake yelled over the noise of the rushing wind. Link didn't reply. Storm clouds could be seen in the distance. He had to reach Malon…

The wind started to get stronger. Link pushed his horse harder and harder. Jake leaned in closer to Link. Link didn't bother going around obstructions, he made Epona jump them.

Link could make out a smoke trail rising into the sky. He prayed to the gods that Malon had just started a bonfire. The ranch was getting nearer.

Link and Jake finally came upon the ranch. A large column of smoke drifted from behind the ranch walls. Link ran Epona around to the entrance.

The entry gate was blown wide open. It seemed someone had used a good amount of bombs to blow it down. Splintered wood laid everywhere. Link jumped off Epona and ran into the ranch. Jake followed.

When Link arrived the whole ranch was on fire. The stables where nearly gone, and the house was burning up.

"Malon!" Link screamed. He set off in search off her. After about ten mintues off searching he found her leaning against the wall of the silo. She was crouching and holding her gut, blood dripped through her fingers.

"Malon!" Link said. He ran too her.

"Link? Is…that you?" She said weakly.

"I'm here baby, it's gonna be ok!" Link moved her hand. Her wound went staright through her body, it was definitely deep.

"Link…where's Jake?" Malon asked softly.

"Somewhere by the stables…" Link told her.

"Oh, can you get him, I'm making his favorite tonight…" Malon said. The loss of blood had made her delusional.

"Malon…" Link cried to his wife.

Malon looked up at Link. Her blue eyes were filled with tears of pain. Link's were too.

"Link…I…I…" Malon said.

"What Malon?" Link said. He didn't want to lose her, she had a most precious place in his heart, right next to Jake.

"I…love…" Malon started. Her head slumped. Her eyes closed. Dead.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Link yelled at the top of his lungs. He tried to bring her back, no luck. Link cried, and cried. Jake came up to him.

"Daddy, when is mommy gonna wake up?" Jake innocently asked.

"Jake…mommy…isn't going…to wake up…" Link said between sobs. Jake took a second to register this. Then tears welled in his eyes, and he joined Link in his grief. They cried for what seemed forever. Rain started to come down on them.

As the last of Link's tears were lost in the rain, Link took Malon to a dry place. In the morning, it was dry. Link dug a suitable grave for Malon. Link and Jake did the best they could. All their money had went with the house, so they couldn't afford funeral businesses.

After burying Malon and more crying, Link finally decided what was to be done.

"Jake," He told his son. "we are gonna have to leave, we're have to get away, ok?" Link asked his son. Jake nodded. He was still crying for his dead mother. Link still would to, but he needed to be strong, for him, for his son! He also needed to find out who did this and why. Link remembered the card from the man's cloak. He pulled it from his shirt. One side was blank, on the other though, was the symbol of the Sheikah!