Chapter 4
Soon, Zelda started to talk to the townsfolk about how Link had been acting. All the while, the girl that Zelda had introduced as 'Luna' was taking care of Link's injuries.
Luna began by inspecting the wound. Once she was done, she pulled out some herbs and began to get to work. As she was examining the wound closer, she noticed that the arrow hole was quite deep. Luna noted the sickly purple skin around the wound. She also had the problem of getting the arrow's head out of his back. Even though Luna had given him an antidote back at the spring, the arrow head would just keep poisoning him over and over again until it was removed.
'First things first, I've got to get the head of the arrow out. Once that's out, a lot of the pain will disappear.' Luna thought as she got ready to take out the arrow's head from Link's back.
Luna boiled an herb into some tea. The herb she used would keep Link asleep and keep him from feeling any pain.
"Link, wake up. C'mon Link; I need you to drink something for me." Luna said softly; she really didn't want to scare him.
Slowly, Link opened his eyes. At first, all he saw was a blur of colors. Then his eyes adjusted to the light and that's when he saw the girl from the spring.
"Good, you're awake. I need you to drink this. Think you can do that for me?" Luna asked with a smile while holding the cup out to him.
Link nodded and tried to take the cup from her, but as soon as he lifted his arm, he cried out in pain.
"It's alright, I'll hold the cup, just relax." Luna said as she held the cup to Link's mouth and slightly tipped it forward into his mouth.
Link sputtered and coughed at the taste of the strange drink. It was horrible! Does every drink she makes taste awful? Soon, Link's mind became sluggish and tired. He couldn't keep his eyes open for much longer. He tried to speak, but nothing came out. The last thing he saw before blacking out was the girl's sad smile and her mouthing the word 'sorry'.
Once Link had fallen asleep, Luna set to work quickly. First, she turned him over onto his stomach and made sure that he was comfortable. Then, she prepared her herbs so she could clean his wounds.
"This might sting a bit Link." Luna said with a sweet, soft voice.
She then put the herb soaked cloth on Link's wound. Once she applied pressure to the cloth and wound, Link started to squirm.
"You're alright. You're safe. I know it hurts but please bear with me." Luna soothed and Link calmed down greatly.
Luna got right back to work on Link's wounds. She cleaned out the dry blood from the wounds and made sure it wouldn't bleed again while she worked. Then, she stuck her fingers into the wound, searching for the arrow head. Link moaned in pain as she searched his wound for the sharp piece of metal. She soon found it and gently removed the thing. Link became less tense soon after. However, the moment Luna removed the arrow head, blood gushed from the wound. Luna, with all her medical knowledge, however, was prepared for this and had a cloth dipped in herbal water ready to stop the bleeding.
Once se stopped the bleeding, she applied some salve made from medicinal herbs and then bandaged the wound. Now that she was done taking care of Link's wounds, she decided to let him rest. She gave him some pain medicine made from herbs, and another antidote before she left to find the others. As she stepped outside, she noticed that the sun was almost done setting.
'It's gonna be a long night.' She sighed before heading out.
