~Chapter 3

After they had been rested for the evening, Kioni wakes them up early in the morning. "We must go." He states. Zelda and Link pack their items on Epona and get ready to ride off.

Kioni pulls out a map of Artieno and looks for the ice temple. "If we go right, then we will end up at the ice temple in about 2 hours."

"Okay, but let me call out Navi, maybe she knows something." Link says. Navi comes out and says that there is an item we must get, from far away. Zelda thinks for a moment, then says," What kind of item would we need to go to the ice temple?"

"I think I know. The 'Suction Cup Hook Shot' is an item, like the hookshot, but sticks to all solid surfaces with a suction cup."

"Oh, I get it," Zelda says. " The Hook Shot would shatter the ice wouldn't it?"

Link now states, "Where would it be?"

The others nod in acknowledgement and think about it. Suddenly a thought comes in Kioni's head to ask his father, the King.

They all gallop off to the castle, and it is all a mess. Things thrown out carelessly, havoc over the entire castle, nothing seemed right. Kioni and the others trotted through everyone and went up to the doors to the castle. They were locked, and unfortunately no one had he key. Link remembered the time in Hyrule Castle, where there was a small fountain secret entry. They looked around for a secret entrance, then Link gets so frustrated that he slices the whole temple with his sword and try's to "make" a door in it.

The others laugh at the stupidity of that move. "Just because my castle is made of ice, doesn't mean that it's vulnerable."

"Yea... I kind of figured that out." Link says while blushing.

Kioni then remembers something about his castle and laughs. "What's so funny?" the others say.

"I just remembered..." Kioni says as he pushes the secret button next to the door. "Heh, yup, that's how you get in"

The doors open to them, who find nothing inside. Kioni looks around, and then holds up something yellow in a diamond. "Niomi's Speed!" he yells, then sprints to his fathers throne room. They see a body on the floor, with no life left in it, and they see a note on top of his body.

"He would not tell me where you were, Great Prince Kioni. That is not the whole reason though. I stole his courage triforce, which I was left with a decision, Courage, or Power. Tough choice, but then the courage one shot out of my hands and I believe entered a body. I am soon to find that body and of course, you have the wisdom triforce, Kioni. So watch your back. ~Veran"

Link and Zelda finally get to the throne room, and see Kioni distraught, and saddened. Kioni then gets up, and walks out of the room, for he will avenge his father's death... somehow.