Chapter 5: Preparation
The three left the castle and headed for the town. The town was very busy with people walking everywhere in a hurry. People were at the outdoor shops bartering for items. The town was filled with the sound of conversation and footsteps. People were practically running over the three. Paige seemed perfectly fine with it but Aryll was becoming annoyed. She was not used to so many people in one place.
"Where are we going?" asked Link who was also tired of the people running into him. He merely wanted out of the town and into a large open space.
"I know I great blacksmith and that's out first stop."
"Then what?"
"Well we do need transportation. Oh look there's my favorite arsenal." Paige said as she quickened her pace. Inside the place was filled with all kinds of weapons. There were swords, shields, and bows hung on the walls. Toward the back there was a man sharpening a sword on a large wheel. The sparks flew from the sword and wheel but the man didn't flinch.
"Hard at work as usual." Paige stated in a loud voice.
The man stopped his work and looked toward the trio. "Paige! You're back!" He set down the sword and came over to give Paige a hug. Even though his clothes were dirty from working Paige didn't mind the hug "It's so nice to see an old friend again and I see you brought friends." The blacksmith's eyes widened. "Is one of them the hero I've heard so much about?"
"Yes, Nate he is"
"Wow I feel so blessed to be in his presence." Nate stepped toward Link to shake his hand. "Wow I can't believe I'm meeting you."
Link weakly smiled. His only hope was that man let go of him and fast.
Nate let go of Link's hand and turned his attention toward Paige. "So Paige why have you come to visit me."
"I need weapons for these two."
"Do they have any preferences?"
"Yes, I do." Link chimed in "I prefer a sword"
"And the lady"
Aryll was a little bit nervous to be put on the spot. She had never really used a weapon. What would she choose? The only thing she could do was stare blankly at Paige.
Paige noticed her confusion and decided to choose a weapon for her. "She'll need a dagger, a bow, and arrows! "Great just let me go in the back and choose something."
Aryll was so relieved she didn't have to choose but now she had a new problem. "Um Paige. I. I've never fired an arrow." She stuttered.
"Don't worry I'll teach you. By the end of the day you'll be a professional archer."
After a few minutes Nate can back out with a sword with a diamond blade just like Paige's. He also had a dagger, which also had a diamond blade. The arrows didn't have a diamond head but instead a steel head. "Here were are. Some of my finest weapons." Nate said proudly as he handed the weapons to Link and Aryll.
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Thereafter Paige led the two out of the town. Both were relieved to be out of the busy streets. They then entered a stable. Inside the stable were several horse- like animals with long legs and tails.
"These are Atlees." Paige said as she pointed to one of the creatures. You many each chose one. I would recommend choosing wisely because you will ride them during battle.
"Aww, look at this one." Aryll squealed as she ran toward a small Altee.
"Aryll I don't think that one would be a wise choice considering that one is still a baby." "Hey, Paige are you not going to pick one?" Link questioned.
"I don't need to pick I already have one that I wouldn't give up for the world. Now hurry and choose one. We don't have all day because I need to teach you both how to ride one."
"It can't be too hard."
"You'd be surprised."
Link ended up choosing a brownish gold one while Aryll chose a white one. They left with their new creatures and walked farther out into the country until they came to a plot of land with a small house on it. The ground was covered in lush green grass without any crops. The only thing out on the field was a gray atlee grazing on the grass.
"Link, Aryll welcome to my home." Paige stood by the gray atlee stroking its neck. "This is my atlee, Marie. Now I'm going to show you how to ride your Atlee." Paige gracefully climbed up on her Atlee. "Now I want both of you to get on your Atlee." "It didn't take Link very long to get on his Atlee but Aryll was another story. She wasn't a tall as Link so it was much harder for her to get on. Link couldn't help but to smile at his sister who was having so much trouble. He eventually got tired of seeing her having so much trouble so he got off his Atlee and lifted her up onto her own. Paige continued to give them tips on riding the creatures. When Link was up on the Atlee he couldn't get over the fact of how high he was off the ground. The Atlees were so fast as well. The creatures were the fastest animals he had ever encountered. He felt as if he could make a lap around the entire continent in on day while riding his Atlee.
The three left the castle and headed for the town. The town was very busy with people walking everywhere in a hurry. People were at the outdoor shops bartering for items. The town was filled with the sound of conversation and footsteps. People were practically running over the three. Paige seemed perfectly fine with it but Aryll was becoming annoyed. She was not used to so many people in one place.
"Where are we going?" asked Link who was also tired of the people running into him. He merely wanted out of the town and into a large open space.
"I know I great blacksmith and that's out first stop."
"Then what?"
"Well we do need transportation. Oh look there's my favorite arsenal." Paige said as she quickened her pace. Inside the place was filled with all kinds of weapons. There were swords, shields, and bows hung on the walls. Toward the back there was a man sharpening a sword on a large wheel. The sparks flew from the sword and wheel but the man didn't flinch.
"Hard at work as usual." Paige stated in a loud voice.
The man stopped his work and looked toward the trio. "Paige! You're back!" He set down the sword and came over to give Paige a hug. Even though his clothes were dirty from working Paige didn't mind the hug "It's so nice to see an old friend again and I see you brought friends." The blacksmith's eyes widened. "Is one of them the hero I've heard so much about?"
"Yes, Nate he is"
"Wow I feel so blessed to be in his presence." Nate stepped toward Link to shake his hand. "Wow I can't believe I'm meeting you."
Link weakly smiled. His only hope was that man let go of him and fast.
Nate let go of Link's hand and turned his attention toward Paige. "So Paige why have you come to visit me."
"I need weapons for these two."
"Do they have any preferences?"
"Yes, I do." Link chimed in "I prefer a sword"
"And the lady"
Aryll was a little bit nervous to be put on the spot. She had never really used a weapon. What would she choose? The only thing she could do was stare blankly at Paige.
Paige noticed her confusion and decided to choose a weapon for her. "She'll need a dagger, a bow, and arrows! "Great just let me go in the back and choose something."
Aryll was so relieved she didn't have to choose but now she had a new problem. "Um Paige. I. I've never fired an arrow." She stuttered.
"Don't worry I'll teach you. By the end of the day you'll be a professional archer."
After a few minutes Nate can back out with a sword with a diamond blade just like Paige's. He also had a dagger, which also had a diamond blade. The arrows didn't have a diamond head but instead a steel head. "Here were are. Some of my finest weapons." Nate said proudly as he handed the weapons to Link and Aryll.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Thereafter Paige led the two out of the town. Both were relieved to be out of the busy streets. They then entered a stable. Inside the stable were several horse- like animals with long legs and tails.
"These are Atlees." Paige said as she pointed to one of the creatures. You many each chose one. I would recommend choosing wisely because you will ride them during battle.
"Aww, look at this one." Aryll squealed as she ran toward a small Altee.
"Aryll I don't think that one would be a wise choice considering that one is still a baby." "Hey, Paige are you not going to pick one?" Link questioned.
"I don't need to pick I already have one that I wouldn't give up for the world. Now hurry and choose one. We don't have all day because I need to teach you both how to ride one."
"It can't be too hard."
"You'd be surprised."
Link ended up choosing a brownish gold one while Aryll chose a white one. They left with their new creatures and walked farther out into the country until they came to a plot of land with a small house on it. The ground was covered in lush green grass without any crops. The only thing out on the field was a gray atlee grazing on the grass.
"Link, Aryll welcome to my home." Paige stood by the gray atlee stroking its neck. "This is my atlee, Marie. Now I'm going to show you how to ride your Atlee." Paige gracefully climbed up on her Atlee. "Now I want both of you to get on your Atlee." "It didn't take Link very long to get on his Atlee but Aryll was another story. She wasn't a tall as Link so it was much harder for her to get on. Link couldn't help but to smile at his sister who was having so much trouble. He eventually got tired of seeing her having so much trouble so he got off his Atlee and lifted her up onto her own. Paige continued to give them tips on riding the creatures. When Link was up on the Atlee he couldn't get over the fact of how high he was off the ground. The Atlees were so fast as well. The creatures were the fastest animals he had ever encountered. He felt as if he could make a lap around the entire continent in on day while riding his Atlee.