Disclaimer: Not mine.

AN: Ah, now for my favorite chapter, and also Link's favorite memory.


With Puppies!

Adorable, cute, fuzzy, and so utterly happy... The puppy ran down the cobblestone street to retrieve its bone yet again.

Link absolutely loved the little guys. Along with the natural human attraction to baby animals (something even the most hardened warriors possess) he felt a certain sort of kinship with the little canines thanks to his time as a wolf. That's why, every single time he was in town, from the time he finished his errands to sunset, Link could be found playing fetch with the puppies.

That's also why he was their "very favorite person in the whole city!" They told him that all the time when he was in wolf form. You might think wolves are incapable of smiling or giving hugs, but Link found a way. The stray puppies of the city were some of the nicest beings he had ever had the honor to meet.

When compared to the cowardly guards and the slimy con artists that abounded in Castle Town (that guy collecting rupees by the West Gate wasn't really with the church...) was it any wonder that Link liked the town's animal population better than the humans? Puppies were kinder, more honest, more personable, and generally more pleasant than any member of Hylian society's upper crust.

And besides, could you play fetch with a noble? Could you get them to roll over and bark on cue? Not a chance! ... Well, maybe for the right amount of rupees...


AN: Puppies, the real draw to any city. And with this, we're done. Hope you enjoyed the story(-ies)!