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Link
It was midday and all was calm in Hyrule field. Birds were singing harmonies, bees were buzzing among the flowers. The sky was blue, the grass was green and there was no sign of trouble or any man for that matter.
Well, at least it would be, but there was one man watching everything from his perch in the trees with the birds. He has been there the entire day watching, and waiting while he kept his eyes open for the men from Ylisse. They were expected today at the castle, yet it was now four past noon and there was still no sign of them.
"At this rate it will be dark by the time we get to the castle," the man thought as he aimed his azure eyes to look towards the sun through the eye holes in his helm. "Scratch that, dark will be here before we get to the castle. Might as well arrive in the morning.
As he was thinking this a hawk swooped down in and made a few noises in his ear. "Strangers approaching from the west? Are you sure?" The hawk nodded his head in response. Taking off his golden helm-which was shaped like a wolf's head-he cupped a hand to one of his long pointed (and very sensitive) ears and angled towards the west. "You're right. I can hear them too now. Fly ahead for a bit. I'll call you later." The hawk then flew off towards the northeast leaving the man in the tree alone to think.
"Could it be them? If it is then they are very late. Wonder what kept them occupied. Should I go out and meet them, or should I stay here and wait to see how long it takes them to notice me?" After some silent debate he decided to humor himself and go with the later. To make things more interesting he hid his helm in his horses saddle bag, then sent that said horse away for the moment, and then shrouded himself in a grey cloak hiding his golden armor and sword.
Now while we wait for the strangers to get here I bet you are wondering how this man can talk to animals. Five years ago he set off on a grand journey to save Hyrule. During his travels he had the ability to turn into a wolf. As a side effect he can now talk to animals and all of his senses are improved to those of a wolf, (not that any of it matters for this story).
After waiting many minutes he finally saw them arrive. They came to a stop not far from him so he took the time to observe them. "Their clothes look like none I've seen before. Their voices have an accent to them. Lets see what they're talking about.
After eavesdropping on their conversation he was able to conclude the fallowing: they were the Ylisseans, they were currently lost, and the map they had bought was potentially a phony.
Thinking he had eavesdropped long enough he decided to introduce himself and offer his help.
"Hail strangers from lands unknown! How might I be of assistance?"
The startled Ylisseans turn to face the man who stood before them, awed by how he seemingly came from out of nowhere.
"I repeat who are you, and how may I be of assistance."
Once they had gotten over their initial shock, the one Link confirmed to be their leader stepped forth. "I am Chrom of Ylisse," he says. "And if you can help us with our navigational problems, we'd be mighty grateful."
"Of course sir. Just hand over that map of yours and I'll be right to it." So they gave him the map and he began peering at it with the intensity of an art inspector. While doing so, Frederick decide to take the oppertunity to 'interrogate' this mysterious man."Mind me asking sir but, how did you know we needed help?"
"I've been here all day and when you passed I overheard you mention how your map might be a fake."
"So you were eavesdropping on us. Are you a spy?" Frederick's voice was hostile.
(laugh) "Hardly. I was simply trying to determine whether you were friend or foe. I have never seen your likes before. I was simply trying to find out where you hail from.
"As to why I'm here, I was stationed here by her majesty the queen to meet the Ylissean ambassadors who are you as I found out."
"I see," said Frederick. "Mind telling us your name please?"
"My name's Link: first knight of the knights of Hyrule, general of the Hylian army and captain of the royal guard."
Frederick did not know what to say to that so he remained quiet.
After a few more minutes of observing the map he looked back up, a smile plastered on his face. "I know what's wrong here. It's not fake, it is simply out of date."
"Out of date?" replied Chrom.
"Yeah. By seven hundred years."
"Well that explains a lot." said Frederick.
"Now that your problem is solved," Link said as he put the map away in the fold of his robes. "may we find a place to rest for the night so that tomorrow we can get to the castle?"
"Right." Stated Chrom. "You know these lands better than we do, so you lead the way."
"Okay your majesty, I will."
It was late in the evening-around sunset-when their party finally decided to set camp for the night. By the time they had set up camp and ate dinner it was dark and everyone was calling it a night. As Owain was walking back to his tent (for he had gone to relieve himself), he saw what appeared to be Link talking to a hawk. He walked closer trying to hear what Link was saying to it, but it was in a language he did not understand.
When he finished talking to it the hawk flew off and disappeared into the night. "What man is this?" Owain thought. "He can understand the tongues of the animals, and they understand his own." It was then that Link noticed Owain was there and turned to face him; greeting him and asking him to sit down.
"How could you talk to that hawk?" Owain asked.
Link looked off to the horizon, as if trying to gaze into some distant past. Moments later he took a deep breath and looked at Owain. "It's a long story, but I'll sum it up. Five yeard ago, when I went on my quest to save Hyrule I was...given the ability to turn into a wolf. While I was a wolf my senses were like that of a wolf, and I could talk to animals. Those side effects have remained." He then reached into his belt and pulled out a small bundle, which he unwrapped to reveal a black stone with orange lines carved into it. "With this I can turn into a wolf at will, but I hardly have use of it these days."
Owain stares at Link in awe and amazement. "You can turn into a wolf!?"
"Yes."
"You sir are a league of your own. You stand as a paragon of your kind. Here before me is an alpha like no other. A capital of champions, and a seigneur in his own right. A gilded man whose bravura would put the most lion-hearted to shame, and whose unpretentious serf blood is more conscientious, illustrious, and righteous than all the nobles put together. Truly one worthy of being called potentate and monogamist to the queen!"
"Uh...thanks?" Link said with uncertainty. He really didn't know what to make of this. He barely understood half what Owain said.
"Your welcome." With that Owain got up and headed back to his tent, leaving behind a very bewildered and confused Link.
Updates to chapter four, done. One thing I learned is that trying to sound like Owain is hard. Almost like trying to write in a different language. Anyways review please, and stay tuned for chapter five updates.
P.S. I made a small reference to Breath of the Wild. Can you find it?
