Chapter 10: The Busy Town
It was the next morning. Link had spent the night in an uncomfortable inn on the north side of town. It was close to the entrance so he could make an early start. He just finished eating a rather unsatisfactory meal and was about to head out when one of the locals stopped him.
"You forgot your lens thing Mister!" He shouted, chasing after the boy.
"Oh, thank you very much. That was very kind of you," Link said. He shook hands with the man, took his lens, and turned back towards the doors.
"Wait...um...do you mind if I ask where you're headed?" The man asked.
"Not at all, because I don't know where it is. I'm trying to find someone, and I'm hoping that if I just head out then I'll find him. It's not much to go on but it's all I have. Why do you ask?"
"Because we don't get many visitors here, especially not ones dressed like you. I thought we might have upset you and you were just leaving to find someplace better. I didn't want you to think we were bad people..." The man said, slightly ashamed.
"It's okay, you were very satisfactory. I enjoyed my stay very much, and it was helpful on my quest. I'm only leaving because I'd like to get back home. I can't do that until I complete my quest. Now if you don't mind I really need to get going, I don't want to get stuck in the heat."
"Oh yes, I'm sorry sir. Please, go on. And I wish you luck on your quest." The man turned back around and Link opened the door. He saw that it was still morning and relatively cool. Perfect time to set out. He smiled and left the town.
Link was in a large field. It was grassy and surrounded by small creatures, nothing that would want to put up a fight. Link walked on cautiously, heeding the advice of the fairy and watching out for anything Potio might have sent for him. As he headed into the main part of the field he saw passages in all directions. One was a beach; he wasn't ready to head back into hot weather again so he kept looking. Another was a forest, Link was never much for dense, closed in areas like forests so he decided to put that on hold too. Another was the passage he just came out of, the one that led to the desert town. The last was blocked by a large rock; he couldn't do anything there yet. Then Link turned his attention to the large town in the middle of it all. It looked as big as the main area of Hyrule, the Market Town and Castle, and had a large structure in the middle of it. He headed to this town, eager to find a place to ask around at. He hoped to do as good here as he did at the last town. If he could then he'd have this quest over in no time.
Link entered the north door into the town. There was a guard in front of it but his sword was enough clearance to enter. He saw that this area was very grassy, with a few hills on each side. It was very open save for the occasional person that would wander up there. Link headed down a stairway to the south, which lead into another part of town that seemed to be the main area. There were people all over and the base of the large structure stood here. This town was so far barely more primitive than the last town. Everything was made of wood or stone, the occasional weak metals were scattered around. He remembered that the guard had been wearing all tin, a strange metal for a guard of his rank. He had been mesmerized by Link's strong iron sword. That was the first person he could remember that was envious of his little Kokiri knife. The thought made Link laugh, but then he straightened up when he saw a statue of the owl that had always stalked him during his last journey. It had its wings tucked up around its body and it had a stone hard face. Link saw something engraved on a wing. It said "Find my tune to soar to your destination". Link thought about this for a few minutes. Maybe there were warp songs here too, Link remembered Princess Zelda teaching him songs to travel to different places. Maybe if he could find the owl here, even though he didn't know how it could get here, then it would teach him a song to fly to Potio's location. Link knew what to do; he had to find this bird.
He began questioning the locals about if they'd seen an owl anywhere. None of them knew what he was talking about. He sighed and continued his search around the rest of the town. He took another staircase and found himself in a long passage with some stores around. Or they could have been called stores; they were really just people standing behind booths with their wares laid out in front of them. Link recognized a few of the items: arrows, long sticks that looked like his deku sticks but couldn't have been, a sign that said out of stock, he guessed that was for bombs. They always seemed popular. A magic container, that wouldn't do him any good yet. Link searched his pockets for any rupees he might have had. He had twenty. He went up to the store owner and asked what the stick item was. The owner said it was a Fire Stick, it was used for transporting fire. Link smiled, the deku stick had been copied. He bought a few of the 'Fire Sticks' and thanked the shop owner before wandering on. He saw a door that said "Sword Master" on it and he entered. It would be amusing to see how good someone was at fighting here, after all, if the guards had little tin swords then what would this guy have? Link opened the door and stepped in.
It was the next morning. Link had spent the night in an uncomfortable inn on the north side of town. It was close to the entrance so he could make an early start. He just finished eating a rather unsatisfactory meal and was about to head out when one of the locals stopped him.
"You forgot your lens thing Mister!" He shouted, chasing after the boy.
"Oh, thank you very much. That was very kind of you," Link said. He shook hands with the man, took his lens, and turned back towards the doors.
"Wait...um...do you mind if I ask where you're headed?" The man asked.
"Not at all, because I don't know where it is. I'm trying to find someone, and I'm hoping that if I just head out then I'll find him. It's not much to go on but it's all I have. Why do you ask?"
"Because we don't get many visitors here, especially not ones dressed like you. I thought we might have upset you and you were just leaving to find someplace better. I didn't want you to think we were bad people..." The man said, slightly ashamed.
"It's okay, you were very satisfactory. I enjoyed my stay very much, and it was helpful on my quest. I'm only leaving because I'd like to get back home. I can't do that until I complete my quest. Now if you don't mind I really need to get going, I don't want to get stuck in the heat."
"Oh yes, I'm sorry sir. Please, go on. And I wish you luck on your quest." The man turned back around and Link opened the door. He saw that it was still morning and relatively cool. Perfect time to set out. He smiled and left the town.
Link was in a large field. It was grassy and surrounded by small creatures, nothing that would want to put up a fight. Link walked on cautiously, heeding the advice of the fairy and watching out for anything Potio might have sent for him. As he headed into the main part of the field he saw passages in all directions. One was a beach; he wasn't ready to head back into hot weather again so he kept looking. Another was a forest, Link was never much for dense, closed in areas like forests so he decided to put that on hold too. Another was the passage he just came out of, the one that led to the desert town. The last was blocked by a large rock; he couldn't do anything there yet. Then Link turned his attention to the large town in the middle of it all. It looked as big as the main area of Hyrule, the Market Town and Castle, and had a large structure in the middle of it. He headed to this town, eager to find a place to ask around at. He hoped to do as good here as he did at the last town. If he could then he'd have this quest over in no time.
Link entered the north door into the town. There was a guard in front of it but his sword was enough clearance to enter. He saw that this area was very grassy, with a few hills on each side. It was very open save for the occasional person that would wander up there. Link headed down a stairway to the south, which lead into another part of town that seemed to be the main area. There were people all over and the base of the large structure stood here. This town was so far barely more primitive than the last town. Everything was made of wood or stone, the occasional weak metals were scattered around. He remembered that the guard had been wearing all tin, a strange metal for a guard of his rank. He had been mesmerized by Link's strong iron sword. That was the first person he could remember that was envious of his little Kokiri knife. The thought made Link laugh, but then he straightened up when he saw a statue of the owl that had always stalked him during his last journey. It had its wings tucked up around its body and it had a stone hard face. Link saw something engraved on a wing. It said "Find my tune to soar to your destination". Link thought about this for a few minutes. Maybe there were warp songs here too, Link remembered Princess Zelda teaching him songs to travel to different places. Maybe if he could find the owl here, even though he didn't know how it could get here, then it would teach him a song to fly to Potio's location. Link knew what to do; he had to find this bird.
He began questioning the locals about if they'd seen an owl anywhere. None of them knew what he was talking about. He sighed and continued his search around the rest of the town. He took another staircase and found himself in a long passage with some stores around. Or they could have been called stores; they were really just people standing behind booths with their wares laid out in front of them. Link recognized a few of the items: arrows, long sticks that looked like his deku sticks but couldn't have been, a sign that said out of stock, he guessed that was for bombs. They always seemed popular. A magic container, that wouldn't do him any good yet. Link searched his pockets for any rupees he might have had. He had twenty. He went up to the store owner and asked what the stick item was. The owner said it was a Fire Stick, it was used for transporting fire. Link smiled, the deku stick had been copied. He bought a few of the 'Fire Sticks' and thanked the shop owner before wandering on. He saw a door that said "Sword Master" on it and he entered. It would be amusing to see how good someone was at fighting here, after all, if the guards had little tin swords then what would this guy have? Link opened the door and stepped in.
