CHAPTER 1- TALON'S STORY
"She what?!" Link was shocked. Sure he loved Zelda, but only like a sister. But he had strong feelings for Malon, the way she talked to him, the way she sang...
"Link! You have to do something!" cried Talon. He was nearly in tears.
"Don't worry Talon, I'll find her." Link had to find her, he just had to! There was a loud booming noise coming from outside.
"Talon, we can't do anything tonight. Why don't you stay here and then tomorrow you two can go back to the ranch?" Zelda asked.
"Yes," the king was speaking, "I insist that you stay here. From the sound of it, I'd say it's starting to rain. I don't want any harm to come to you. Link, the same goes for you."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Link bowed to the King of Hyrule. "Captain, could you leave us for a moment?"
"Why of course." The captain cleared his throat. "I'm very sorry to have caused trouble Mr.Talon. Sorry Your Highness, princess, Link, it won't happen again. I will leave now. Come." He gestured to teh other guards in the room.
As they left, Zelda said, "It was an honest mistake. Think nothing of it."
"Thank you ever so much Princess Zelda." Talon clearly upset. It seemed to take all he had not to cry.
"Talon, we're all friends here. We look out for each other." Link smiled at the rancher. Then his face changed and became serious once again. "Now, tell us everyting that happened."
"Well, both Malon and I were out doing our chores as usual when a stranger walked up to us. He didn't look like he was from around here so I asked him what he needed. He said 'Never mind what I need, you should be worrying about what I want'. Then, all of a sudden his hood fell down and I saw him for what he was, a Gibdo! Of all the creatures in the world!"
Link was just staring at him. "A Gibdo? But there aren't any around here."
"Or so we thought. That Gibdo moved quick as lightning and stole my daughter right from under my nose!" This time Talon couldn't hold back his tears, they just kept flowing from his eyes. "I could've done something! But now she's gone! It's all my fault!"
Zelda moved to comfort him. "Talon, it's not your fault. I'm sure there was nothing you could do." She put an arm around his shoulders.
"I agree. Gibdo's aren't easily defeated you know." Link wanted the man to stop crying because if he didn't, there was no way he could get any information about who could have taken Malon.
"I know Link. But I feel that should have at least tried to save my daughter." Talon was still streaming tears but not nearly as much as before.
"That's quite enough for tonight. Zelda? Can you be kind enough as to escort Link and Talon to their rooms? A you know I can't do it myself." The king coughed again.
"Of course father. Talon, come now. You and Link must get your rest if you're to leave tomorrow morning."
"I know princess." Link and Talon quietly left the king's bed chambers and followed Zelda to their rooms.
"She what?!" Link was shocked. Sure he loved Zelda, but only like a sister. But he had strong feelings for Malon, the way she talked to him, the way she sang...
"Link! You have to do something!" cried Talon. He was nearly in tears.
"Don't worry Talon, I'll find her." Link had to find her, he just had to! There was a loud booming noise coming from outside.
"Talon, we can't do anything tonight. Why don't you stay here and then tomorrow you two can go back to the ranch?" Zelda asked.
"Yes," the king was speaking, "I insist that you stay here. From the sound of it, I'd say it's starting to rain. I don't want any harm to come to you. Link, the same goes for you."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Link bowed to the King of Hyrule. "Captain, could you leave us for a moment?"
"Why of course." The captain cleared his throat. "I'm very sorry to have caused trouble Mr.Talon. Sorry Your Highness, princess, Link, it won't happen again. I will leave now. Come." He gestured to teh other guards in the room.
As they left, Zelda said, "It was an honest mistake. Think nothing of it."
"Thank you ever so much Princess Zelda." Talon clearly upset. It seemed to take all he had not to cry.
"Talon, we're all friends here. We look out for each other." Link smiled at the rancher. Then his face changed and became serious once again. "Now, tell us everyting that happened."
"Well, both Malon and I were out doing our chores as usual when a stranger walked up to us. He didn't look like he was from around here so I asked him what he needed. He said 'Never mind what I need, you should be worrying about what I want'. Then, all of a sudden his hood fell down and I saw him for what he was, a Gibdo! Of all the creatures in the world!"
Link was just staring at him. "A Gibdo? But there aren't any around here."
"Or so we thought. That Gibdo moved quick as lightning and stole my daughter right from under my nose!" This time Talon couldn't hold back his tears, they just kept flowing from his eyes. "I could've done something! But now she's gone! It's all my fault!"
Zelda moved to comfort him. "Talon, it's not your fault. I'm sure there was nothing you could do." She put an arm around his shoulders.
"I agree. Gibdo's aren't easily defeated you know." Link wanted the man to stop crying because if he didn't, there was no way he could get any information about who could have taken Malon.
"I know Link. But I feel that should have at least tried to save my daughter." Talon was still streaming tears but not nearly as much as before.
"That's quite enough for tonight. Zelda? Can you be kind enough as to escort Link and Talon to their rooms? A you know I can't do it myself." The king coughed again.
"Of course father. Talon, come now. You and Link must get your rest if you're to leave tomorrow morning."
"I know princess." Link and Talon quietly left the king's bed chambers and followed Zelda to their rooms.