Chapter Two: Getting Reacquainted with Old Friends
Link could smell something good as he walked up the entrance toward the house; it smelt like biscuits and eggs. It had been along time since he had a good home cooked meal. Living by himself (well almost) he guessed, made him never really have a reason to cook something. He knocked on the door and heard Malon yell to come in. Link slowly opened the door and peeked inside. Malon was just putting the finishing touches on the table; she stood back to admire her work.
"Good morning Link!" She smiled as she gave him a friendly hug. "Breakfast is ready, I just have to go wake up my dad, have a seat."
Link sat down and looked over all the food that was placed in front of him. There were eggs and biscuits like he had hoped, but with that there were strips of bacon, muffins with Deeta berries in them, fruit, and to top it off, a pitcher of Lon Lon milk. Malon really out did herself he thought, she must have been cooking for hours! After a few moments, Talon and Malon came down stairs and Malon brought Ingo, who preferred to eat outside, his breakfast. When she came back they sat down to eat.
"Malon, darling, this meal is fit for the king of Hyrule!" He praised with his loud and booming voice, and then quietly added, "Your mother would be proud," Malon blushed and looked at the floor.
"Do you approve Link?" She said raising her head.
"Oh, uh, yes of course," the question caught him off guard.
"Good," she smiled.
"Well my boy! We haven't seen much of you around lately have we Malon?" Talon laughed out loud.
"No we haven't," was Malon's simple reply.
"You know my offer still stands if you want to come and work here young man," Talon voiced heartily. "You were a quick boy with those Cuccoos and I'm sure now that your grown you'd be twice as helpful around here!"
"Dad, don't talk of such things at the table!" Malon laughed as she heaved some more eggs onto her father's plate. "Link is our guest and I won't have you discussing business matters right now thank you," Link popped another muffin into his mouth.
"I'm OK for now Talon, but you and Malon should know if you ever need any kind of assistance I would be glad to help," Link said.
"That is a very kind offer Link, thank you," Malon told him and started a new subject. "I can tell Epona misses you Link, you haven't been to ride her in a few days, she looks terribly lonesome," she smiles.
"I know, I know. Actually, I haven't had time to leave the forest to often lately," was his reply. "The Deku Sprout needs attending and I always seem to have some kind of chores to do now a days. But I'm glad I took the time to come visit you, it has been a long time since I had a good cooked meal."
"You know you can stop by anytime Link," Malon returned, "there is always extra for you." She starts to laugh to herself.
"What?" Link said between chews.
"Just the thought of the Hero of Time doing chores like picking up Io's…" she couldn't think of a polite way to put it which made her laugh harder, "...leftovers." Malon couldn't hold it anymore and burst out laughing. Link blushed slightly and put down his fork and gave Malon a silly look and started to laugh to. Then came in Talon's roaring laughter followed by the petite Navi giggle. Link had missed times like these.
Link thanked Malon and her father for their kindness and Malon told him to come back soon which he promised to do. It was late morning when Link left the ranch, the sun was shinning and the Atler birds were singing sweetly. He briskly strode off in the direction of Kokiri Forest, his mind thinking of nothing in particular. About halfway from his destination he stopped and stood in one place for a few moments. He then, with no forward warning to his next actions, pulled out his ocarina and played Epona's Song.
"What are you doing?" Navi interrogated as she flitted fitfully around Link's head. He gave no response. Epona came racing out of Lon Lon Ranch and over the hills of Hyrule Field flying. She halted before Link and gave a joyful whinny; he mounted. And they were off like that! They dashed out into the open field and just flew! Link didn't really know where he wanted to go, he just wanted to get somewhere. Epona on the other hand, seemed to make the decision for him because it was not long before she hurtled over the two gates and through the entrance to Lake Hylia.
Epona stopped at the shore and started to nibble on some grass. Link looked around and dismounted. The lake looked the same as when he was a child, clear, blue, and calm. He patted Epona on her neck, took a few steps, and sat down.
"What are we doing here Link?" Navi asked with some worry in her voice.
"I don't know," He looks up at her and smiles "can't a guy be spontaneous?"
"Err, I guess so…" Came her short reply. They were silent for a moment.
"Navi," Link hesitates. "Navi, I did have a dream last night." She looks at him puzzled.
"Everyone has dreams Link," she stated.
"Not like this one Navi, this wasn't your every night dream. There were voices, many voices, sometimes one alone and sometimes several talking as one, they were telling me something." Navi lands on Link's bent knee. "I didn't understand what they were trying to tell me, they just kept repeating 'She is coming… Only she has the power to save you…'" He sighed heavily. "I asked them 'save me from what?' but they didn't answer me."
"Hmm…" Was Navi's only answering.
"It was so real Navi," Link continued, "I don't know what to make of it."
"I don't know what to tell you Link."
"Neither do I," he moaned.
Link lied down on the soft grass and dosed off without knowing it.
Link could smell something good as he walked up the entrance toward the house; it smelt like biscuits and eggs. It had been along time since he had a good home cooked meal. Living by himself (well almost) he guessed, made him never really have a reason to cook something. He knocked on the door and heard Malon yell to come in. Link slowly opened the door and peeked inside. Malon was just putting the finishing touches on the table; she stood back to admire her work.
"Good morning Link!" She smiled as she gave him a friendly hug. "Breakfast is ready, I just have to go wake up my dad, have a seat."
Link sat down and looked over all the food that was placed in front of him. There were eggs and biscuits like he had hoped, but with that there were strips of bacon, muffins with Deeta berries in them, fruit, and to top it off, a pitcher of Lon Lon milk. Malon really out did herself he thought, she must have been cooking for hours! After a few moments, Talon and Malon came down stairs and Malon brought Ingo, who preferred to eat outside, his breakfast. When she came back they sat down to eat.
"Malon, darling, this meal is fit for the king of Hyrule!" He praised with his loud and booming voice, and then quietly added, "Your mother would be proud," Malon blushed and looked at the floor.
"Do you approve Link?" She said raising her head.
"Oh, uh, yes of course," the question caught him off guard.
"Good," she smiled.
"Well my boy! We haven't seen much of you around lately have we Malon?" Talon laughed out loud.
"No we haven't," was Malon's simple reply.
"You know my offer still stands if you want to come and work here young man," Talon voiced heartily. "You were a quick boy with those Cuccoos and I'm sure now that your grown you'd be twice as helpful around here!"
"Dad, don't talk of such things at the table!" Malon laughed as she heaved some more eggs onto her father's plate. "Link is our guest and I won't have you discussing business matters right now thank you," Link popped another muffin into his mouth.
"I'm OK for now Talon, but you and Malon should know if you ever need any kind of assistance I would be glad to help," Link said.
"That is a very kind offer Link, thank you," Malon told him and started a new subject. "I can tell Epona misses you Link, you haven't been to ride her in a few days, she looks terribly lonesome," she smiles.
"I know, I know. Actually, I haven't had time to leave the forest to often lately," was his reply. "The Deku Sprout needs attending and I always seem to have some kind of chores to do now a days. But I'm glad I took the time to come visit you, it has been a long time since I had a good cooked meal."
"You know you can stop by anytime Link," Malon returned, "there is always extra for you." She starts to laugh to herself.
"What?" Link said between chews.
"Just the thought of the Hero of Time doing chores like picking up Io's…" she couldn't think of a polite way to put it which made her laugh harder, "...leftovers." Malon couldn't hold it anymore and burst out laughing. Link blushed slightly and put down his fork and gave Malon a silly look and started to laugh to. Then came in Talon's roaring laughter followed by the petite Navi giggle. Link had missed times like these.
Link thanked Malon and her father for their kindness and Malon told him to come back soon which he promised to do. It was late morning when Link left the ranch, the sun was shinning and the Atler birds were singing sweetly. He briskly strode off in the direction of Kokiri Forest, his mind thinking of nothing in particular. About halfway from his destination he stopped and stood in one place for a few moments. He then, with no forward warning to his next actions, pulled out his ocarina and played Epona's Song.
"What are you doing?" Navi interrogated as she flitted fitfully around Link's head. He gave no response. Epona came racing out of Lon Lon Ranch and over the hills of Hyrule Field flying. She halted before Link and gave a joyful whinny; he mounted. And they were off like that! They dashed out into the open field and just flew! Link didn't really know where he wanted to go, he just wanted to get somewhere. Epona on the other hand, seemed to make the decision for him because it was not long before she hurtled over the two gates and through the entrance to Lake Hylia.
Epona stopped at the shore and started to nibble on some grass. Link looked around and dismounted. The lake looked the same as when he was a child, clear, blue, and calm. He patted Epona on her neck, took a few steps, and sat down.
"What are we doing here Link?" Navi asked with some worry in her voice.
"I don't know," He looks up at her and smiles "can't a guy be spontaneous?"
"Err, I guess so…" Came her short reply. They were silent for a moment.
"Navi," Link hesitates. "Navi, I did have a dream last night." She looks at him puzzled.
"Everyone has dreams Link," she stated.
"Not like this one Navi, this wasn't your every night dream. There were voices, many voices, sometimes one alone and sometimes several talking as one, they were telling me something." Navi lands on Link's bent knee. "I didn't understand what they were trying to tell me, they just kept repeating 'She is coming… Only she has the power to save you…'" He sighed heavily. "I asked them 'save me from what?' but they didn't answer me."
"Hmm…" Was Navi's only answering.
"It was so real Navi," Link continued, "I don't know what to make of it."
"I don't know what to tell you Link."
"Neither do I," he moaned.
Link lied down on the soft grass and dosed off without knowing it.