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It took him long. I calculated in my head that it would take him half a day finding the hookshot that he needed to enter the Forest Temple. The only thing I could think about was how I needed to leave again. I ate and drank and then I left for Hyrule field. I was quite sure I could leave the pedestal alone, and well, Impa should have given me clearer instructions if I shouldn't have left. The Kokiri forest was a day if you went by foot. When I was far away enough from the bridge, the sky became blue and lively again. It was so odd. Castle Town must have suffered so much from all those dark powers… I passed Lon Lon Ranch, and even a few poes, but for the rest of it, Hyrule field was pretty quiet and boring.

I arrived quite fast at Kokiri forest, and I was happy Impa had forced me to train so much. I was kind of low on stamina when I finally was there, but I was just glad I made it without being attacked or such. I went over the bridge and entered the forest, but instead of being greeted by Kokiri, I was greeted by a Deku Baba. I avoided it, and snuck towards a house to see if the Kokiri were in there. I was worried about them. These monsters were all here because of Ganondorf's evil powers and because of the power that lived in Temple. They couldn't do anything against these monsters. They were helpless.

I peeked through the window and saw to my relief that they were indeed in their small homes. The closest towards me was home to three Kokiri boys. They looked like every other Kokiri, with hats pointing up, locks of hair covering their eyes, and mellow smiles with a slight overbite. They were discussing the fact that Kokiri forest had become such an awful place to be, but that they were glad everyone made it out safely. I smiled, and went up towards the Lost Woods.

Out of my pouch I took a map Impa had given me of this forest. It was very confusing, and I had read many stories of Kokiri becoming lost and thus changing into weird creatures called Skull Kids. If adults became lost, they would change into even weirder and creepier creatures called Stalfos. I shivered. What a horrible thing to happen. I paid a lot of attention to my map, since everywhere I came there were three entrances I needed to choose from. I came across one larger area, and I entered an area with a pond. I wanted to go through the pathway on my left, since I needed to go that way, but a small ginger Kokiri boy was preventing me from passing.

"Who are you?" he asked, placing his hands on his hips to make him look a bit tougher.

"Can I enter please?" I asked politely.

He shook his head. "I promised Saria I would never let anybody go through here."

I smiled. "I'm a friend of Saria. I'm here to help her."

He looked confused. "Sorry, but I don't know you. Saria didn't want anyone to follow her."

I sighed. "Listen. I know what's going on, and it's very brave of you that you are doing this for her. But she is in need. And I can help her."

He looked like he was in a fight with himself. He looked at me with his big blue eyes. "How do I know you're not lying? That you're not a bad guy?"

I sighed again. How could I convince him? I remembered the song Saria and Link shared, but I didn't know the notes of it. But all of a sudden, I got an idea.

"You can trust me, because Princess Zelda herself sent me," I said.

He looked startled by hearing her- or rather my name. "Really? Princess Zelda?"

I nodded.

"Can you prove it?" he asked, looking suspiciously.

I nodded again. "Give me a minute; I need to look for something."

I turned around and went to sit behind the stone that was sitting at the pond. I ripped a piece of paper of my map, took a feather and ink and I started writing. In my head I thanked Impa for the feather and ink I would never have bothered to take with me. She was always one step ahead.

'Dear brave citizen of Hyrule. This young man is a great warrior, and he is working for me. He is helping me and my friends, and thus is no danger to anyone. Regards, Zelda, Princess of Hyrule.' I finished with my own signature. Everyone in Hyrule knew my signature. They almost all had seen it somewhere.

I stood up and handed it to the boy. "I hope this is enough evidence."

He nodded, mouth open. "Wow. Sorry to keep you up. It's just, I promised her…"

I smiled. "That's ok. Thank you," I walked further but I suddenly turned around again. "Hey kid! What's your name?" I asked.

"Mido," he muttered.

I smiled and waved. "Good bye then, Mido."

I entered the Sacred Forest Meadow after a bit more walking, and I peeked around the wall to look for possible enemies. There was a giant Moblin guarding the tight passageways, and I just felt that there would be more. They were sentinels of Ganondorf's army, like so many enemies that infested Hyrule right now. I shot him with my bow and it was luckily defeated fairly easy. I defeated all the others too and I ran up the stairs. There was a giant Moblin standing there, which looked quite intimidating. He wielded a giant club which created dangerous shock-waves upon striking the ground. But since he was very slow he was actually dodged quite easy too.

I ran up another set of stairs, and I reached the area before the temple. Once again I decided to sit up high so I could see Link coming. I knew exactly what to say, since I had had seven years to figure it out. I decided to not only give him advice and teach him a song, but that I would fit in some poetry and things to think about as well. I thought long about these things, and I even let them fit with the occas if that was possible. I didn't really know why I did it like that, but I guessed that it was because I wanted to make the brief moments I saw Link special. I couldn't talk to him longer than needed according to Impa. I had protested, because I wanted to know more than how his quest was doing. I wanted to know how he was doing. Maybe that was a thing for later, but not for now.

Surprisingly, it didn't take him as long as I thought it would, and I wondered how he could be here so quickly. He walked toward a stump, and looked at it with a mixture of confusion and worry. I decided that that was my moment so I jumped down. He quickly turned around, sword ready in hand, but when he saw it was me, he seemed to relax a bit.

I walked a bit closer towards him, and started to speak. "The flow of time is always cruel... Its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that doesn't change with time is a memory of younger days... In order to come back here again, play the Minuet of Forest." I took out my harp, and Link looked a bit surprised. I played the Minuet of Forest twice to make sure he would remember the simple song. Then he took out his ocarina and he replayed the song I just taught him. I nodded approvingly and we both played it again. We actually sounded amazing together. I put away my harp. "Link... I'll see you again..."

I walked back a few steps; I took out a deku nut and threw it on the ground. It blinded Link, who was temporarily stunned by this movement. I reappeared a few meters down the stairs back again and I hid from Link. He looked around, confused as to where I was, but he then sighed and took out his hookshot. He aimed at a branch of a large tree that was sticking out of the entrance. He shot and got pulled up before he ran towards the Temple entrance. This was his first temple, and tackling this one would take him a long time. But I knew he would succeed in beating the temple, in saving Saria. I just knew it.