Through the Eyes of a Gerudo
Disclaimer: You know the drill by now.
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**Nabby: Age10, Gannon: Age 5**
"All right you two." Relan says. Nabby and Gannon are both on their horses in the archery range. She hands them both quivers full of arrows. "Time to learn Horseback Archery. You can't leave until you score at least 1700 points. Understand?" They nod.
"Who goes first?" Gannon asks.
"Which ever wants to." Relan replies. Gannon takes off and starts firing. When he comes back, Relan goes over to the targets and starts counting up points. She comes back shaking her head.
"1650. Sorry Gannondorf, you have to try again." While Gannon pouts, Nabby gets into position. She starts the horse going in full gallop and fires. At the end, Relan once again counts up points.
"1950. Not bad Nabooru." Nabby becomes confused.
"I thought I hit them all." She says.
"Close. One of them was just outside the bulls-eye." Relan replies. Gannon starts laughing at Nabby. "Just remember Gannondorf, she scored higher than you. So unless you hit a perfect, you can't laugh at her." Gannon growls, then goes back into position. When he has finished his second run, Relan turns and counts the points again.
"Better. 1900." She says. She goes over to a small tent and gets some paper. She writes something on two separate pieces, then hands them to Nabby and Gannon. "Bring these to Welne. She will give you your quivers and arrows. You have earned them." Gannon takes his and starts to walk off, while Nabby just stands there watching Relan. Relan gives her a strange look. "What?"
"Got it again." Nabby replies. Relan just sighs and holds out her hand. Nabby hands back her medal.
"I thought you would have outgrown that by now." Relan says.
"Not much else around." Nabby replies. Relan thinks a moment.
"Stay here." She says. She calls over one of the guards. After a few moments, they both come back.
"You must like that medal." The guard says.
"Stow it Elenea." Relan says. "You taking her?" Nabby becomes confused.
"Sure. She seems ready." Elenea says.
"Taking me where?" Nabby asks.
"You are going to go on your first raid tomorrow." Relan says. "Let's see how cocky you are after that." Nabby lights up. The other two laugh.
"Eager, aren't we?" Elenea says. "How good are you with that Scimitar?" she asks. Relan becomes proud.
"One of, if not the, best." Relan replies.
"Actual battle and practice are different. We'll see just how good you are." Nabby smiles.
"When do we go?" she asks.
"We meet up by the front gate just before dusk. Bring your horse." Nabby's face falls.
"I don't have my own yet....."she says. Elenea whistles.
"This may be a problem." She says. Then she lights up. "Nabooru, come with me." Nabby follows Elenea over to another group of Gerudos. They look up as they approach.
"Well, Little Nabooru! You coming too?" Tylena asks. Elenea looks at them.
"Do we have time for a pit stop?" she asks. The others look at her.
"What for?" Tylena asks. Elenea looks at Nabby.
"She doesn't have a horse yet." The group thinks a moment.
"Actually, we are ready to go. We could probably do it tonight if you have a target in mind." Elenea nods.
"Lon Lon Ranch. Their security is almost nothing. Not a bad target for a starter." Elenea smiles at Nabby. They all nod.
"Well, Nabooru, you better get your equipment. Don't want to go unarmed do ya?" One of the others, Quelarrou says. Nabby takes off to get her quiver and arrows.
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**That night**
"Everyone here?" Elenea asks. Everyone nods. Nabby is on Elenea's horse for now. After a weapons check, they all head out. When they are about 1000 feet away from the ranch, they dismount.
"Why are we leaving the horses?" Nabby asks.
"Because they make too much noise. We have to be extra quiet. Do you remember the hand signals?" Elenea asks. Nabby nods. A couple of them stay behind with the horses, while the main group climbs the wall around the ranch. Nabby pokes her head up first, then dives back down and signals the others. She holds up one finger, meaning one person out on the ranch. One of the others holds up her palm with her forefinger down, asking about the animals. Nabby just shakes her head "no". Elenea suppresses her groan. That means they need to get into the stables. Elenea carefully looks over. Ingo. No threat. But not good if he sees them either. He squeals louder than a pig. A couple of them are carefully making their way behind him. Elenea motions for Nabby to come over. Nabby watches as they jump down completely silent. In one fluid motion he was gagged, blindfolded and tied up. He couldn't make a noise if he wanted to. They motion for the others to quickly come in. Elenea checks the stables. As usual, no guard what so ever. There is a pretty foal next to its mother, but it looks kinda strange. Nabby comes in. Alenooru motions for Nabby to pick one out. Nabby looks them over quickly and carefully. Then she chooses a strong mare. They carefully open the gate and Nabby leads the horse out. They quickly exit the ranch through the main entrance (not much choice when you are leading a horse) and get back onto the field. When they get back to the others, they do a count. Everyone accounted for. They all mount their horses, and Nabby mounts her new horse.
"Not bad for a first time." Elenea comments. Nabby beams.
"Quick eyes. Ingo isn't much of a threat, but he is quick and loud." Alenooru adds.
"Why don't they have any guards?" Nabby asks as they head back.
"Who knows. They have very strong horses, like the one you took. Yet they don't even try to protect them." Elenea says.
"So what are you going to call her?" One of the guards in the back of the group asks. Nabby thinks.
"Sertlet Eleru." She finally says.
" 'Master Raid'?" Elenea asks. Nabby smiles.
"First one, she did pretty good." Alenooru says. Nabby looks up. Home at last. "Hey Nabooru, go show your mom." Nabby kicks into full gallop. The horse is pretty well trained. It obeys completely. Apparently, it doesn't realize it was stolen.
"MOM!" Nabby says. Nabooru is standing at the archery range with Celhen and Gannon. She looks up to see Nabooru riding up to them. Gannon's jaw drops.
"Where did you get that?!" he asks.
"Lon Lon!" she says happily. Nabooru is confused. Elenea comes up behind her.
"I thought the raid was in Kakariko, not Lon Lon; and wasn't it tomorrow?" Nabooru asks.
"She needed a horse for the raid. We can't carry her and expect to be a full capacity. So we went and gave her a warm-up." Elenea says. Nabooru nods.
"So how did she do?" Nabooru asks.
"Perfectly." Elenea says proudly.
"Nabooru, why don't you go down to Zeloune and get a stable for your horse." Nabby charges off. This has been the best day of her life (so far).
Disclaimer: You know the drill by now.
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**Nabby: Age10, Gannon: Age 5**
"All right you two." Relan says. Nabby and Gannon are both on their horses in the archery range. She hands them both quivers full of arrows. "Time to learn Horseback Archery. You can't leave until you score at least 1700 points. Understand?" They nod.
"Who goes first?" Gannon asks.
"Which ever wants to." Relan replies. Gannon takes off and starts firing. When he comes back, Relan goes over to the targets and starts counting up points. She comes back shaking her head.
"1650. Sorry Gannondorf, you have to try again." While Gannon pouts, Nabby gets into position. She starts the horse going in full gallop and fires. At the end, Relan once again counts up points.
"1950. Not bad Nabooru." Nabby becomes confused.
"I thought I hit them all." She says.
"Close. One of them was just outside the bulls-eye." Relan replies. Gannon starts laughing at Nabby. "Just remember Gannondorf, she scored higher than you. So unless you hit a perfect, you can't laugh at her." Gannon growls, then goes back into position. When he has finished his second run, Relan turns and counts the points again.
"Better. 1900." She says. She goes over to a small tent and gets some paper. She writes something on two separate pieces, then hands them to Nabby and Gannon. "Bring these to Welne. She will give you your quivers and arrows. You have earned them." Gannon takes his and starts to walk off, while Nabby just stands there watching Relan. Relan gives her a strange look. "What?"
"Got it again." Nabby replies. Relan just sighs and holds out her hand. Nabby hands back her medal.
"I thought you would have outgrown that by now." Relan says.
"Not much else around." Nabby replies. Relan thinks a moment.
"Stay here." She says. She calls over one of the guards. After a few moments, they both come back.
"You must like that medal." The guard says.
"Stow it Elenea." Relan says. "You taking her?" Nabby becomes confused.
"Sure. She seems ready." Elenea says.
"Taking me where?" Nabby asks.
"You are going to go on your first raid tomorrow." Relan says. "Let's see how cocky you are after that." Nabby lights up. The other two laugh.
"Eager, aren't we?" Elenea says. "How good are you with that Scimitar?" she asks. Relan becomes proud.
"One of, if not the, best." Relan replies.
"Actual battle and practice are different. We'll see just how good you are." Nabby smiles.
"When do we go?" she asks.
"We meet up by the front gate just before dusk. Bring your horse." Nabby's face falls.
"I don't have my own yet....."she says. Elenea whistles.
"This may be a problem." She says. Then she lights up. "Nabooru, come with me." Nabby follows Elenea over to another group of Gerudos. They look up as they approach.
"Well, Little Nabooru! You coming too?" Tylena asks. Elenea looks at them.
"Do we have time for a pit stop?" she asks. The others look at her.
"What for?" Tylena asks. Elenea looks at Nabby.
"She doesn't have a horse yet." The group thinks a moment.
"Actually, we are ready to go. We could probably do it tonight if you have a target in mind." Elenea nods.
"Lon Lon Ranch. Their security is almost nothing. Not a bad target for a starter." Elenea smiles at Nabby. They all nod.
"Well, Nabooru, you better get your equipment. Don't want to go unarmed do ya?" One of the others, Quelarrou says. Nabby takes off to get her quiver and arrows.
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**That night**
"Everyone here?" Elenea asks. Everyone nods. Nabby is on Elenea's horse for now. After a weapons check, they all head out. When they are about 1000 feet away from the ranch, they dismount.
"Why are we leaving the horses?" Nabby asks.
"Because they make too much noise. We have to be extra quiet. Do you remember the hand signals?" Elenea asks. Nabby nods. A couple of them stay behind with the horses, while the main group climbs the wall around the ranch. Nabby pokes her head up first, then dives back down and signals the others. She holds up one finger, meaning one person out on the ranch. One of the others holds up her palm with her forefinger down, asking about the animals. Nabby just shakes her head "no". Elenea suppresses her groan. That means they need to get into the stables. Elenea carefully looks over. Ingo. No threat. But not good if he sees them either. He squeals louder than a pig. A couple of them are carefully making their way behind him. Elenea motions for Nabby to come over. Nabby watches as they jump down completely silent. In one fluid motion he was gagged, blindfolded and tied up. He couldn't make a noise if he wanted to. They motion for the others to quickly come in. Elenea checks the stables. As usual, no guard what so ever. There is a pretty foal next to its mother, but it looks kinda strange. Nabby comes in. Alenooru motions for Nabby to pick one out. Nabby looks them over quickly and carefully. Then she chooses a strong mare. They carefully open the gate and Nabby leads the horse out. They quickly exit the ranch through the main entrance (not much choice when you are leading a horse) and get back onto the field. When they get back to the others, they do a count. Everyone accounted for. They all mount their horses, and Nabby mounts her new horse.
"Not bad for a first time." Elenea comments. Nabby beams.
"Quick eyes. Ingo isn't much of a threat, but he is quick and loud." Alenooru adds.
"Why don't they have any guards?" Nabby asks as they head back.
"Who knows. They have very strong horses, like the one you took. Yet they don't even try to protect them." Elenea says.
"So what are you going to call her?" One of the guards in the back of the group asks. Nabby thinks.
"Sertlet Eleru." She finally says.
" 'Master Raid'?" Elenea asks. Nabby smiles.
"First one, she did pretty good." Alenooru says. Nabby looks up. Home at last. "Hey Nabooru, go show your mom." Nabby kicks into full gallop. The horse is pretty well trained. It obeys completely. Apparently, it doesn't realize it was stolen.
"MOM!" Nabby says. Nabooru is standing at the archery range with Celhen and Gannon. She looks up to see Nabooru riding up to them. Gannon's jaw drops.
"Where did you get that?!" he asks.
"Lon Lon!" she says happily. Nabooru is confused. Elenea comes up behind her.
"I thought the raid was in Kakariko, not Lon Lon; and wasn't it tomorrow?" Nabooru asks.
"She needed a horse for the raid. We can't carry her and expect to be a full capacity. So we went and gave her a warm-up." Elenea says. Nabooru nods.
"So how did she do?" Nabooru asks.
"Perfectly." Elenea says proudly.
"Nabooru, why don't you go down to Zeloune and get a stable for your horse." Nabby charges off. This has been the best day of her life (so far).