Finding the castle isn't hard. I mean, all I have to do is walk towards the structure that towers above the town. I don't immediately go into the castle though. It's only midday and as awesome as dining with a king is, I don't think anyone would appreciate me showing up this early. So I decide to explore around for a little while.
I wander on many different streets without a destination in mind. There are so many people just buzzing about on the streets that I'm surprised I haven't accidentally walked into someone. I can't help but notice the stares and whispers from the townspeople. Everyone seems to pause their day just to get a good look at me. But one thing is certain- Castle Town is a lot larger than it looks. I've almost gotten lost about two times now.
After walking for awhile, I sit down next to some person's house who I swear has at least twenty cats. The cats all run up to me while meowing loudly, but I don't mind them because I love cats. Of course that dog I saw earlier was also pretty cute. I start to pet the cats one by one.
As I was sitting and admiring the collection of cats, I can't help but eavesdrop on two gossiping women who were conveniently standing close by. I know I shouldn't eavesdrop on random people, but they are just standing so close and talking so loud. So, of course I eavesdrop on them. If they ask if I heard anything, I'll deny it.
I listen closely to the gossiping ladies. They are talking about the monster attack earlier-such a surprise! It's all anyone can talk about in this place. Apparently a monster showing up in the middle of Castle Town never happens. Apparently a person showing up and becoming huge to kill the monster also never happens. Guess I'm not from around here after all.
I eventually get up and leave the cats (and the gossiping women) behind, and I wonder who would own that many cats and just leave them to wander around the town. Must be some old cat lady. I look around the busy streets for something else to keep me occupied until dinner. The shops should be interesting I decide.
I notice many stores in Castle Town, but there isn't much of a decision on which one I should go into. Most of them seem boring, which narrows down my search for a shop to two places. I could either go into the shop run by a rich dude, who I'm pretty sure would kick me out instantly because I'm broke, or a strange mask shop with a creepily smiling guy. I choose the mask shop. Who wouldn't?
I walk inside the shop, and let the door close behind me. The guy at the counter continued his creepy, and obviously fake, smile. The man has red hair and wears a purple outfit with a sort of golden ring around his neck. There are also several masks on the wall that resemble different kinds of people like Zoras and Gorons. I can't help but wonder about the mask that looks like a bomb. How would you even see out of that?
"Welcome," The man says to me, interrupting my thoughts.
"Uh, hi," I say, and walk closer to the strange man and his masks.
"It's interesting to meet you here," The mask salesman says.
"What do you mean?" I ask, then realize he was probably talking about the whole 'killing the monster' thing.
"I didn't expect someone like you to enter my shop. You don't remember much, do you?" The mask salesman asks.
How did he know? "Um, not really, but how do you know that?" I ask him. Maybe there's more to this man than just selling masks.
The salesman seems to smile wider than he already was, if that is even possible. He responds with "I'm a traveler. I search all around for new masks, and I learn new things when I travel. Can I interest you in a mask? I'll lend you one for just 15 rupees!"
Way to avoid the question.
"I don't have any rupees. Sorry," I say to the salesman.
"Well come back when you do!" The salesman cheerfully says.
"Yeah. Alright," I say, and exit the shop. I will definitely come back; that happy mask salesman knows something and I want to find out.
I look up at the sun, which was in a much lower position than earlier. I should probably head to the Castle. I wouldn't want to keep the king waiting. So I start walking through the streets and am surprised that they were just as busy as earlier. Doesn't this town ever quiet down? Not that I'm complaining, I just didn't realize that the town would be this crowded all of the time.
I walk until I approach the castle. The castle has a couple of guards standing outside of the doors, and I wonder if I should just walk in or if I should talk to one of them first. Well I don't know where I'm going, so I might as well ask one of them. Walking up to a guard, I tell him "I was invited to the castle for dinner and I was wondering where I am supposed to go."
The guard looks me over for a second. "Only the deity was invited to dinner. You don't look like much of a deity," He says in a imperious attitude.
"Well I am the one who killed the monster earlier," I respond truthfully.
The guard, however, still doesn't believe me. "Unless you can prove it, then you aren't coming in."
Should I prove it? If I can make the white light come back, or at least find a way to make myself taller, than the guard would believe me. But how do I know that he won't see that as threatening? He seems like the kind of guy who would cause a lot of commotion.
Luckily for me, a woman comes before I can answer. The woman has white hair with a long strand of it coming down the side of her face. She has some sort of tattoo of an orange scar over her eye, and her clothing has an eyeball design on it.
Strange, I think.
"Who are you?" The woman asks me.
"I'm…" I start to say. Should I say Hero? That isn't actually my name, but what do I say? "I'm the one who killed the monster," I finally decide.
The woman studies me for a second. "Very well. Follow me. I am Impa, Princess Zelda's caretaker," she says as she starts walking.
I closely follow behind her. "I don't know my real name, but a little girl I found calls me Hero," I say.
"Hero? That's an interesting choice of name," She says, and leads me to a big central room with pictures on the walls. "Wait here until the king and princess are ready for you."
I nod and say "Okay." Looking around the room, I notice the pictures seemed to tell some sort of a story. I spend a little bit of time just looking at all of the different pictures. In the first picture, there are lots of dark demonic figures. In the second, there are three triangles put together, with a triangle missing in the center. In the third picture, there is a boy with a green hat fighting off a particularly nasty looking demonic figure. I look at the demonic figure more closely.
"Do you like those pictures? That one is the legendary Hero of Time fighting the evil Ganondorf," a soft voice says from behind me.
I quickly turn around and see a girl about my age. She had long blonde hair with a crown in it, and a flowing purple dress. This must be the princess.
"Uh, yeah," I say, and decide to bow to her. I don't really know much about how to act in front of royalty, but I'm pretty sure bowing is a good thing to do.
The princess smiles at me. "I'm Princess Zelda. You must be the deity I heard about, that saved the town from the monster."
I nod and say "Yeah, that was me." I don't bother trying to say that I might not be an actual deity.
Princess Zelda stops smiling, but doesn't quite frown. "These are troubling times, and I can feel darkness in the air. We've never had a monster like that show up in Castle Town."
I simply nod again, unsure of what to say.
"Well, thank you for stopping it. Now follow me, we have a dinner to attend to," Zelda says, and starts leading me to the dining room.
I can't help but wonder about everything that has happened. Is this how my life normally is? Or could this be something new entirely? And why don't I remember anything? I shake away these thoughts away as I approach the dining room.