Link felt like he was a giant among all the shorter people of
Edo, a town just within the border of Nihon. But his height advantage did
not make it any easier to get around, for their language and writing were
much different, as he could not read the signs above the many buildings.
'This is going to be harder than I originally thought…'A hand slapping him
hard upon his back, rattled him out of his thoughts.
" Link-san, I figured you needed some help around this place," a grinning Yoshitaka said as Link twirled around to face him.
"Aye, I do," Link crossed his arms and sighed lightly, "I should have assumed the language here differed greatly than mine, but obviously I did not take that in account." Yoshitaka chuckled and led the greatly confused Hyrilian through the bustling streets. Many locals stopped in mid-stride to stare at the tall, fair-haired foreigner, their eyes opening wide in the process. Link just ducked his head only looking at the ground, greatly disturbed by the amount of curious eyes upon him.
"Are you all right, Link-san?" Link nodded and laughed nervously, and remained step for step behind Yoshitaka. Yoshi led them two a three-story building, with dragons emblazing the arches in the roof. Link had to duck, so as not to hit his head upon the doorway. After a bit of talking between Yoshitaka and the man behind the polished counter, he was handed a key to his room.
"Arigatou, Yoshi-san," Link said as he bowed low. That was about the only phrase he picked up, the whole two weeks he was with the caravan. Yoshitaka bowed back and grinned, and then his face went serious.
" Link?" Link straightened up his eyes meeting Yoshi's.
"Yeah?"
"Can I join you on your journey to defeat yours and my adversary, Aghanim. He executed my father and my mother, and I have to honor their memory." Link frowned and put his index finger on Yoshi's chest.
"You need not my permission. But I would enjoy the company and the help you could provide." He smiled and place a hand upon Yoshitaka's shoulder, "In a place like this, I need a friend like you."
"And a translator," Link busted out laughing and grinned, "Now, Link-san, let us get something to eat." They took off at the sound of food.
The next day, after saying their good-byes to Daisuke and the others, Yoshitaka and Link mounted their horse. Yoshitaka eyes went wide with surprise as Link whistled and Epona ran up to meet him. They set off to the east, hoping to reach Aghanim's base soon. Link reached into his saddlebag and pulled out a package.
"Here, catch." Yoshitaka caught it and looked at the odd package in his hands.
"What is it?"
"Just open it, and find out." Link replied and grinned as his friend tore into it. Sun light glittered and reflected off the blades of twin kodachis.
"Kodachis?" Yoshitaka questioned.
"I had been thinking about this since our last practice spar," Link began as Yoshi put the two respected blades into their single sheath, "I felt that with smaller blades, you could use and combine them, with your unique style of fighting for better defense and offense." Yoshitaka smiled as he slipped the sheathed kodachis through his belt.
" Link, let us increase our speed to make good time to the Immortal City. We still have a good week and a half hard ride ahead of us," Link nodded and they took off into a gallop, leaving the crowded town behind.
" Link-san, I figured you needed some help around this place," a grinning Yoshitaka said as Link twirled around to face him.
"Aye, I do," Link crossed his arms and sighed lightly, "I should have assumed the language here differed greatly than mine, but obviously I did not take that in account." Yoshitaka chuckled and led the greatly confused Hyrilian through the bustling streets. Many locals stopped in mid-stride to stare at the tall, fair-haired foreigner, their eyes opening wide in the process. Link just ducked his head only looking at the ground, greatly disturbed by the amount of curious eyes upon him.
"Are you all right, Link-san?" Link nodded and laughed nervously, and remained step for step behind Yoshitaka. Yoshi led them two a three-story building, with dragons emblazing the arches in the roof. Link had to duck, so as not to hit his head upon the doorway. After a bit of talking between Yoshitaka and the man behind the polished counter, he was handed a key to his room.
"Arigatou, Yoshi-san," Link said as he bowed low. That was about the only phrase he picked up, the whole two weeks he was with the caravan. Yoshitaka bowed back and grinned, and then his face went serious.
" Link?" Link straightened up his eyes meeting Yoshi's.
"Yeah?"
"Can I join you on your journey to defeat yours and my adversary, Aghanim. He executed my father and my mother, and I have to honor their memory." Link frowned and put his index finger on Yoshi's chest.
"You need not my permission. But I would enjoy the company and the help you could provide." He smiled and place a hand upon Yoshitaka's shoulder, "In a place like this, I need a friend like you."
"And a translator," Link busted out laughing and grinned, "Now, Link-san, let us get something to eat." They took off at the sound of food.
The next day, after saying their good-byes to Daisuke and the others, Yoshitaka and Link mounted their horse. Yoshitaka eyes went wide with surprise as Link whistled and Epona ran up to meet him. They set off to the east, hoping to reach Aghanim's base soon. Link reached into his saddlebag and pulled out a package.
"Here, catch." Yoshitaka caught it and looked at the odd package in his hands.
"What is it?"
"Just open it, and find out." Link replied and grinned as his friend tore into it. Sun light glittered and reflected off the blades of twin kodachis.
"Kodachis?" Yoshitaka questioned.
"I had been thinking about this since our last practice spar," Link began as Yoshi put the two respected blades into their single sheath, "I felt that with smaller blades, you could use and combine them, with your unique style of fighting for better defense and offense." Yoshitaka smiled as he slipped the sheathed kodachis through his belt.
" Link, let us increase our speed to make good time to the Immortal City. We still have a good week and a half hard ride ahead of us," Link nodded and they took off into a gallop, leaving the crowded town behind.
