Link awoke to the sound of birds chirping. He looked around the small tent sleepily. The others must have been up already, because he was the only one in the small enclosure.
Link pushed open the tent door and stepped into the sunshine.
"Good morning Link." Zelda said sweetly. "All we have is oats so I hope you don't mind porridge again."
"Of course not!" Link said and took the bowl from Zelda's outstretched hand. He started eating. The porridge was hot and thick. When they were done their food, the gang started packing up so they could continue their journey. It was a nice day and there was not a cloud in sight. Even in the dark forest it was sunny.
"So Link, what's your history with Zelda?" Kafei asked curiously. Impa and the princess were too far ahead to hear their conversation.
"Well, we met when we were ten and whenever I wanted to see her I had to sneak past the castle guards, because her father didn't trust me. He hated it when we played together." Link revealed.
"Kind of sounds like me and Anju. Our parents hated each other and forbid me and Anju from seeing each other. We met secretly at the laundry pool every afternoon though." kafei said. He seemed to be lost in thought.
"Poor Anju, I hope she is doing ok without me." He mumbled.
"I'm sure she's fine." Link assured him. "I for one am glad you came along. This Gannondorf is a foul being and very strong too. Like Zelda said, we need all the help we can get."
Suddenly the forest grew dark. Zelda and Impa stopped walking to give Link and Kafei time to catch up. They heard lonely moan and a Re-dead shuffled out from behind a tree. Link grabbed his sword, ready to attack, as an arrow flew by piercing the re-dead right between the eyes. It fell to the ground. Link, Zelda and Impa turned around to find that Kafei, who had never used a bow in his life, had shot the arrow. Kafei was just as amazed as they were.
"Kafei…how did you do that?" Link questioned.
"I-I have no idea." He replied
Impa slowly came forward.
"It's because…" Impa paused. "Kafei is a Sheikah."
Zelda and Link both gasped.
"But how?" The green clothed hero questioned.
"Well," Impa started. "Only Sheikahs have red eyes and the way he shot that arrow, it's as if it's in his blood." The warrior said
"Does anyone in your family have red eyes, Kafei?" Zelda asked.
"Not my parents, my grandfather did though." He replied "I've never met him though. He lived somewhere far away."
"This makes sense." Impa said. It's as if she were trying to put a puzzle together in her head. "A Sheikah is only born every second generation. So this is why your parents do not have red eyes."
"Ok…" Kafei pondered. "What exactly is a Sheikah?"
"A Sheikah is a race of Hylian Guardians also known as the Shadow Folk. They are warriors chosen by the goddesses." Zelda explained
Kafei raised a brow "The goddesses?" "Do you mean the giants?"
"No, the goddesses! Din, Farore and Nyru." Link Said.
"I've never heard of them." Kafei admitted.
"That's because you don't live in Hyrule." Impa told him.
"Exactly! I don't live in Hyrule which means I am not a Hylian, which means I can't be a Hylian warrior." Kafei said
"Perhaps not." Impa agreed. "But your grandfather was, and you are blood related, so that makes you a Sheikah too." She said finally.
Kafei was at a loss for words. Him a warrior?
"Don't wrack your brain thinking about it, Kafei. It is kind of complicated." Zelda said. "Now why don't we stop for lunch."