The War Begins
Chapter 11: The Parting
The Hero of Time stopped Epona a few yards away from Hyrule Town Market Drawbridge. They got off, and stood looking at each other. The two kids were the only dwellers of Hyrule Field for the time being. For a minute they stood in silence, as though taking in each other's appearances for real.
Finally, the Hero of Time spoke, "This is where we part, my friend."
The Hero of Winds nodded. "When will we meet again?"
"Well, like the King said, you go to the Town Market, and I'll go to the forest," the Hero of Time replied. "It'll have more Kokiri than the ones I know, but hey, what can I do? Spend time in Hyrule Town Market. After getting information on Death Mountain, travel there, and see the Rito Tribe. Surely, they'll need you by now. Help them to get their belongings safely to another island east of here."
The Hero of Winds nodded, "What about you?"
"I belong in my home," the Hero of Time said. "My place is the Lost Woods. I'll go to the forest from there." With another play of a song, he disappeared in a flash of green light.
The horse, Epona, stayed by Link; the Hero of Winds. Link pat Epona on the head. He rode Epona the rest of the way to Hyrule Town Market. He got off and walked across the bridge alone. Before he knew it, after walking a pathway, he found himself in a very crowded town. Was this even a town? It was like a market. There were shops all around, and houses all around. It was amazing.
He walked through, looking around. He was told to find information on Death Mountain. Why was he to do it though? Still, he decided to follow it. Something told him to trust the hero.
"Excuse me"-
"Not now, kid!"
"Wait a sec, the Hero of Time… you've returned!" another said behind him. Looking around, he saw an energetic old man.
"No, not the hero, he's in the forest with his friends," Link explained. "I am the Hero of Winds. I'm new here; I come from the Great Sea. I am looking for information on Death Mountain."
"That place is trash, to the dogs and"-
"Calm down Freddie," the old man said calmly. "Don't mind him lad, my son, quite mad when waiting. Death Mountain you say? Well, the mountain has a history. It used to be a stronghold for the Hylian Army during a war past. When Moblins and Dodongos invaded, the Hylians used the small villages throughout the mountain to shoot their arrows and not be seen. Since then, creatures called Gorons, rock-eaters, inhabited it. They have a cavern village almost at the top."
"Will these Gorons help in any way?"
"They are allies to the King, and are a powerful race, with a special crop called Bomb Flowers. These flowers are used as cannons when at war."
Finally, Link saw how that might help. The Hero of Time wanted Link to go to the Goron village, and ask their chief to join the fight. He nodded in thanks, shook their hands, and turned to leave.
"Hey, kid, the Gorons are good folk, they'll take you more kindly than I did," the young man said, more nicely now.
"Thanks," Link said, smiling. He left the Market, believing his work was done there.