Chapter 6: Thoughtless Times
Link just stood there, besides the door that Malon just entered. He wished that he could have just spent some more time with her today. Her glistening blue eyes and her silky red hair were the only things in his mind, the time with her was precious. Now nighttime, he is alone, outside in the cold darkness of the night that every great day has to face, just to signify the end of that respective day…
"Come on Link, stop being like this, thoughts come and go but this one, just sticks like a bombchu to wall…" Link said aloud, but only speaking to no one other than himself.
Just thoughts rushing through his mind. Maybe he should go back to the Kokiris, they were basically his family for as long as he can remember. Resisting the temptation, he decided the best course of action is to not get involved just yet. Maybe they will forget? Not sure, but hopefully they will, maybe at least forgive him. His thoughts were quickly interrupted by the sound of someone stepping on grass.
The sounds got louder and louder, until he could see Epona coming towards him. At least he now has someone to be with on this lonely night. Epona laid down right beside him, as she grazed on the grass right beside him. Link sat down right next to her, reassuring her that she was not alone.
Link spoke to Epona "Hey, Epona… do you want to go somewhere? On to Hyrule Field see what we find?"
"…"
No response from Epona, but what did he expect. Horses can't talk. Well, at least as far as Link's knowledge goes, he can conclude that's the case.
Link stood up, and so did Epona. A sign that she wanted to be with Link for now.
"Come on Epona, let's go explore the fields." Link announced as he mounted onto Epona's back, still ignoring the fact she can't understand.
They headed on out of Lon Lon Ranch, looking for some fun and adventure. Off they went. Off in the distance you could see the sun already begin to rise.
"Wow, I wonder how much time I actually spent just thinking. Time is really just an illusion I suppose."
Also visible was Hyrule Castle, the market seemed empty, well considering the sun is barely rising, that seemed very logical. Well, it might get packed soon so maybe we should go. By the time Link and his Trusty Mare Epona decided to head onwards to the castle, most of the stores should be open, and very busy.
"Let's go Epona, to Hyrule Castle! Let's see what we can find."
Link was so caught up in the moment, that he nearly forgot that maybe Epona wanted to go back to the Ranch, they have been out in the fields all night anyways. So he stopped by at Lon Lon Ranch and dropped off Epona.
"Say hi to Malon for me." Said Link, as he brushed Epona's mane as a way of saying thanks.
Epona seemed very grateful to have Link there by her side. She headed on back to the ranch to do whatever horses do.
Link, soon enough, arrived at the Hyrule Castle Town. It seemed the market was already getting pretty filled. Just seemed like the start of another busy day. So he walked around, checking out the stands, making sure he didn't buy anything too expensive. He bought himself a variety of healthy vegetables and fruits for him to enjoy thoroughly; He hasn't eaten in quite sometime due to the stress put on to him previously. But now was not the time to be thinking about that. There was so much to do here, and so little time. He decided to go to the Shooting Gallery; He has gotten a bit rusty and could use training. Maybe if he is good enough, he can win himself a prize or two!
Link entered the Shooting Gallery and was meeted with that one guy behind the counter. Does he even have a name? If so what was it?
"Hey there Link! It's been a long time since I last saw you here, hope you still got the skills." The man behind the counter said as he smiled, seeming excited to see Link again.
"Oh, Hiya there! Nice to meet you again too mister… um… sir!"
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The silence was broken by the man, "HAHA I see you still got some jokes up your tunic. Hey, you have brought so much business onto my store. People saw how good you got and thought it was all because of me. I don't mean to brag but, I did play a big part in it. Here take this bow and quiver, you can have as many free games as you want, just for today though, I got a business to run. Oh, and keep the bow, it's custom made."
Link was feeling quite happy, helping out this guy with his business, and free games and a bow? Well isn't that great!
Link thanked him "Thanks man, it's a really good way to cheer me up, I've been having a bad time lately."
"Hey no problem, I'll set you up for some rounds…"
The time flew by, like there was nothing else in the world to think about. Link was getting continuously better and was back to being the master archer he once was. Paying so much attention to the game, there was no other attention for him to give to anything else. But his focus was soon shattered as the man behind the counter suddenly gasped.
"Oh! Princess! How good it is to see you here again! As you can see, Link is here to show everyone how it's done."