It was dawn of a new day in Hyrule, the birds sang their happy songs. The sky was very blue, and the bees were out and about the land.
Link, still very tired, woke up very early. Since he could not fall back asleep, he decided to dress and go into Ordon.
When he was outside, he spotted Regina talking to the Mayor. Great...
"I'm sorry I caused much trouble last night," she was saying. "I am afraid that I was too emotional. I hope I can be of help to you, because of these past events."
"Don't worry about it," the mayor responed. "I'm sure we'll be okay, and Link will recover his anger. He's been through a lot these past hours."
Are they talking about me?
Link tried walking closer to hear their conversation, but Regina spotted him.
"Hello," She greeted.
Even though Link was upset still, he gave her an awkward hello.
"Hi." He pushed words out of his mouth.
"Good to see you up, Link." Said the mayor. "I hope we can recover from these events."
Link nodded in response.
"Link?" Regina asked.
He looked at her, with a stern glare.
"Yes?"
"I'm sorry about what happened last night. I didn't mean to be such a pain, I didn't know of what you were going through. I hope you can forgive me."
He just glared, having no clue how to respond. He just looked like a complete idiot.
"It's okay... I guess." He groaned.
She gave him a slight smile. Maybe she wasn't a bad person after all. He was the jerk. Or maybe she was the jerk.
"Do you want some tea?" the mayor asked.
"Of course," Regina said.
"How about you, Link?" the mayor asked.
He hesitated. It would be awkward with Regina in there...
"Sure, I guess." he said.
They both walked into the Mayor's house, and they proceeded to sit down. The Mayor went to the kitchen to boil water. It was just Regina and Link at the table.
Regina tried to break the awkwardness by asking Link a question.
"What's your favorite type of herbal tea?" she asked.
Link replied, "Anise tea."
"Ah." Regina said. "I tend to be more of a Chamomile person."
Ew.
"I don't drink much of it," was all he said.
The room stood in silence for minutes. Regina then asked Link another question.
"Are you still upset at me, Link?"
Link just stayed silent.
"I guess you are. That's okay, I suppose, since I was kind of being a bitch yesterday," Regina said.
Link snorted.
The mayor then came in, with three teacups and a teapot. He set it down carefully on the table, since it was fine china.
"Here you go,'' The mayor said.
"What type of tea?" Regina asked.
"Grey tea." He replied.
Link and Regina groaned in unison, Grey tea was disgusting.
The mayor served the tea, and they all drank, very still, very silently. Link was looking at Regina when sipping tea, but after a while he made eye contact with her, causing them both to look away. When Link almost finished with the tea, someone knocked on the door. The mayor answered it. It was Miss Dale.
Link couldn't make out of what conversation happened, but she was making gestures, the mayor was nodding in concern. Regina seemed to try eavesdropping on them too.
The mayor nodded his head, and came back into the room.
"I have to go," he stated. "Mayor business. Link, please make sure Regina is safe until I return."
Seriously?
"Yes, sir."
The mayor exited his home, leaving Regina and Link by themselves. Link just kept drinking his tea.
When Regina finished, she looked around the room, staring at the paintings on the wall. Link watched her. He wondered what she was thinking about.
She then turned and stood up from the table. She grabbed the cups and pot.
"You don't have to watch over me," she said. "I can stay here until he returns, you can relax and go home."
Link was tempted, but what if she burned down the house?
"It's okay, I can stay here." he replied.
Regina nodded in response, and headed inside the mayor's kitchen. Link followed her.
Regina rinsed the dishes in the washbin, and set them upside-down to dry. Link just watched her.
"Do you have any books?" Regina asked.
"Why?"
"I can just read, I suppose. You can do whatever while I read," Regina stated.
"I think there's some books in Cherry's room. I'll show you."
He lead Regina to the room, and showed her a pile of books. She ruffled through them, quickly.
"I read most of these already. "
Really?
"How so?" Link asked.
"When you get bored in a castle, you read. I read too many books."
She continued to look, and finally took one out of the pile.
"It's a history book. 'Tale of the Hero of Twilight'. Seems interesting to me."
"Sounds boring." Link said.
"Well, you never know..." Regina said.
Link paused for a moment. For the past few minutes of talking, he didn't realize she had an accent. He wanted to make sure if it was true.
He asked a question.
"How are you?"
Regina looked confused.
"Why do you ask?"
She did have an accent. It sounded so royal and upclass, so classy.
"You have an accent," Link said.
"I do? I thought you did."
"Me?"
"Well maybe," she said. "It's like a regional accent. I'm from CastleTown, you're from this weird village in a forest. We just sound different to each other."
"Ah." Was all he said.
Regina stared at the ground, as if she was arguing with her own mind. She looked back up, with her eyes wandering around. She then just stared at him.
"Link, may I ask you a question?"
Why did she always have to ask permission?
"Yes?"
"Do you know if there's anyone else who lives outside of this village in the forest?"
What a crazy question.
"No! No one has dared lived in the deep forest. Not anyone that I know of."
"Oh." Her face was full of disappointment.
"Why did you ask?" Link said.
She sighed.
"Promise I won't sound crazy."
Hahaha.
"Okay."
"When I ran away, I fainted, but encountered the goddesses."
What in...
She continued. "It sounds crazy, but they told me to look for someone in these woods. I came here for that reason, but became accused of theft."
Link rolled his eyes.
"I know, I know. But I need the person. They can help me save the kingdom and the princess."
"Is the Princess in danger?" He asked.
"Yes, the rebels are looking for her. We need to find sages to help defeat the Rebel prince."
Regina looked around, nervously.
"Can you help me?" She asked him.
Wait, what?
"Why me?" Link asked.
"I don't know. We came off as a bad start, but I promise you don't have to deal with me any longer after we find the person."
Link bit his lip. At least she would be gone...
"Fine."
"Thank you, so much." She said. "I'm sorry that I do this to you."
"When are we going? Tomorrow?" Link asked.
She hesitated.
"Uh, right now?" Regina said.
Right now?
"We can't waste time." She said.
She had a point, if her claim was true.
"Okay, but I need to get something. Let me meet you outside."
Link ran to the Mayor's office, and rummaged through drawers. He found what he needed: They key to the gate. He also took an iron sword and wooden shield from the wall.
Equipped, he ran outside, where Regina waited.
"Follow me," Link instructed her.
She did as she was told. Link left the village with her, and went into the woods. The woods were quiet and still.
Link unlocked the gate when they reached it. He felt bad for breaking the rules.
Clink!
The lock fell to the ground, and Link opened the gate. It revealed a large bridge, connecting two cliffs.
"Dang," Regina sighed.
They walked across the bridge, and reached the other side.
"I've actually never been here," Said Link.
"And you lived here forever?" She questioned.
"They don't allow us here."
"That's stupid." She scoffed.
They continued to explore the new area. There were so many different types of trees and plants, unknown birds, and much grass.
It didn't seem dangerous to Link. It was just another area of forest. Why did they never let them there?
Regina was looking around, as if she never seen so many trees.
"I think I'm starting to believe you..." She muttered.
"Believe what?" He asked.
"Believe that there is not a single person or thing who lives here,'' She said. "We can turn around if you wish."
"It's fine,'' he said. "Give it more time."
They continued to walk. Link wanted to go home, but he also didn't want to deal with Regina anymore. He thought all hope was lost until...
"Link, do you see that?" Regina asked. She pointed towards the trees.
"See what?"
"Look between those palms."
He inspected closely, and then saw what she was pointing to. A wooden like structure, that looked like a wall...
"Let's check it out!'' Regina was excited. Link was too, because it was a chance to go back and live life.
He followed her through the trees and between those palm trees. When there, he examined it, and touched it. It was most certainly a wall of a household...
Regina Went around the structure.
"I think I see a door,'' she stated.
Link came to where she was. She pointed towards a brown rectangle. That was most definitely a door.
He clutched his hand, and hovered it over the door. He looked at Regina. She gave a nod of approval.
Link then knocked three times on the door.
It opened.