(Book 1) Link rescues Malon from bandits, but after seven years apart she doesn't recognize him. He learns that Ingo has taken over Lon Lon Ranch and is driving the ranch to ruin. To save his old friend, Link must restore hope to a disheartened Malon and vows to return the ranch to her control. A closer look at the relationship between a simple farmgirl and the green-clad hero.