A/N: I have decided that when an important character is being introduced, or is already known to write a chapter where they tell some of their story. This one belongs to Jericho. I really do not have a clue as to when he will come into the lives of Link and Obel. More than likely I will leave him out until I kill off Obel. I may get flak for giving that away before I do it, but I don't know when I will do it.

My Regrets, My Life

I have mourned every moment of the last eighteen years. The day that I became a paladin of Farore. I can remember why I was at the spot she appeared.

I had tracked a boar that had killed a child in the village to a clearing deep in the woods. I had just ready my spears in a ring around the area so that when I got the swine to charge it would impale itself upon one of them. In fact she appeared just as the hog ran itself into a spear, the point embedding itself in between the animal's eyes.

She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. She wore a dress that bore the colors of a forest glade. Her auburn hair framed her face with wisps blowing this way and that. Her emerald eyes held me entranced to the point I couldn't speak. Her alabaster skin seemed to glow with an otherworldly light.

"Jericho of Martal, I have expected you for days now," she said in a voice that sounded as soft as a trickling brook.

I replied the best I could, which thinking about it probably didn't sound too impressive, "Hunh?"

She giggled slightly as my flabbergasted self. I didn't know what to make of the situation. It was strange to me.

I had grown up and followed my father into becoming a rifleman in the Martalian armed forces. I had been the pride of my village. I served for ten years, the average term for a soldier before he was put into the reserves. I returned a hero and married.

Tera, the merchant's daughter. I have missed her these years. For two years she was mine. We were even expecting a son. We decided to name him after a figure from the history of her family's homeland, Hyrule. Link, after the heroes that had protected that land for so many generations.

I am digressing.

Farore gave me a minute to recover myself, "Noble Jericho, I have come to bestow upon you something that very few people have been granted. I have chosen you as a paladin, a holy warrior under my service. Please, say something to let me know whether you have any objections."

Again, I did not give a good account of myself, "I'm confused."

"Tsk, Tsk. I think I must have broken him. I am going to give you the ability to fight any threat that may face you in the name of the light. However, there is something that you may not like about it."

"I will accept no matter what the price."

I suddenly felt a fire rush throughout my body. However, I felt no pain, just adrenaline. At the same point I also felt great sorrow.

"I told you that you would not like the price. You must send your wife to Hyrule. You may not go with her. One day though I will come to you and tell you to go to Hyrule. I am sorry for this."

She faded from my vision. I thought about forgetting the price and not telling Tera to leave. I knew I couldn't ignore the goddess.

Many hours passed and I arrived at my home. Tera listened to me and acknowledged what had happened. She had dreamt of the event while I had been gone. Just a few days later she was gone. For weeks I walked as if in a daze. Everyone had heard what had befallen me and gave me my space.

I know now that the chance to see my wife may not come to fruition. Being able to see my son will give me great joy. The sorrow will be great since I cannot tell him who I am.

A/N: I know this sounds as though he is reeling from a blow to the head. Hell, he was told to go protect his son and not tell him that he was his father. I had a bit of trouble writing this cause I couldn't think of what to write. Like I said I will be giving chapters like this to explain back-story. Please review. I also am searching for someone who can help me with writing female chapters like this. I really can't write from the female point of view that well.