The Greatest of Treasures is Me and You
Tetra was starting to regret bringing Link along with her. They split up once they reached the castle and she told him to bring anything he thought was treasure back to her so she could check it out. It was a good idea at first, except that he kept bringing her odd things like flowers and antique quills. She didn't know how she got stuck with someone so stupid as her swabbie. She needed a bigger crew.
Link approached her again five minutes later while she she was sifting through a pile of rubble. The gleam between his fingers looked promising, so she held out her hand. He dropped something heavy and cold into her palm. A brooch? A jewel? She looked down only to be disappointed again.
"No, no, no! This is not treasure. Are you sure you're cut out for this?" Tetra scowled and pushed away the polished stone he offered to her, shaking her head in disgust.
"You said shiny," Link explained, slipping the stone into his pocket all the same. Although it was a pitch black color it still shined, even in the dim lighting of the castle. He liked it.
"I said treasure was gold and shiny and stuff! I didn't just say shiny!" she corrected angrily. Link shrugged and tilted his head to the side curiously.
"What's 'stuff' then?" Tetra sputtered for a minute, caught off guard. Why was it that she was always at a loss for words around this nosy kid? She thought it over carefully.
"Y'know, like... something you've been looking for for a really long time cos it's so hard to find. And it's really pretty and valuable, and you don't want to give it to anyone else cos you like it so much." She gave him a stern look and put her hands on her hips.
"And most of all treasure is something you'd do anything to get and keep! That's the pirate way. Now don't come back until you find something like that." Link nodded thoughtfully and sat down in front of her. She scowled and kicked him lightly in the side.
"Hey! Swabbie! I didn't say don't go, I said don't come back until you find it. You deaf and mute?" He looked up at her with a bright smile and pushed his hair behind his ear, looking earnest.
"I already found treasure." Tetra blinked, looking slightly taken aback. Then she got excited.
"What? Where?" She looked around the room and, not spotting any gold or gemstones or chests, turned back to him in exasperation.
"It better not be another rock," she warned him dryly. Link shook his head. He had found something way better than a rock and told her honestly, "it's you."
Tetra just kicked him in the side again and told him to keep looking.
