Chapter Five
"Roy? Roy! Wake up!" The sun was still an hour or so to come up, as I was waking up my friend.

"What?"

"Wake up!"

"Ok." He nestled his head back on the pillow and drifted back asleep.

"You're gonna go wake up your friend, I wouldn't dare go in there."

"Fine, fine." He slid the covers off and stood up.

"I'll be in my room." We both knew what I would be doing; writing. I kept a journal every morning of what we had done the day before.

"Alright."

"Don't be going back to sleep now." I walked out the door and back to my room.

I heard a few knocks on the door of room in between mine and his, some repetition of the phrases 'I need my sleep!' and 'We have to go!'. It was a less-than-serious argument, as Roy was strangely good at that sort of thing, and Zahra seemed to know that.

"Link1 Can you come help me?" Came clearly through the wall.

"Sure, just a second." I finished the line and walked to her room.

"What do you need?"

"She won't get up!" Zahra was completely hidden underneath the covers.

"Come on, we're gonna leave without you!"

"No! You can't!"

"Then get up!"

"But it's too early! The sun's not even up yet!"

"That's how we live. If you plan on staying with us, you best get used to it."

"But.." She paused "Ok, ok. I'll get up. But you two have to leave."

"If you wish." Roy rejoined the battle, curiously just at the end.

"Go on! Leave!" She kept herself completely covered until we were out of the room, and had closed the door.

"I hope she isn't like this when we're sleeping in the woods."

"As do I."

"What do you think we're going to do when we fight?"

"What do you mean?"

"We can't concentrate on winning when we're saving someone, can we?"

"I suppose we'll have to teach her to fight?"

"She has the basics, remember when you two were fooling around? When we just met her?" Roy smiled at that.

"Yeah, but she still needs training."

"Are you volunteering?"

"I suppose so."

"I thought you might."

We stood in silence, listening to the muffled sounds coming from Zahra's room.

"Almost ready."

"Take your time." Roy said, trying to be polite.

"Really?"

"NO!" I screamed before he could answer.

"Fine." The door handle clicking told me she was coming out.

"Are you still wearing those same clothes?" Roy asked, as she was still dressed in the mining clothes the day before.

"It's all I've got."

"We'll get you something."

"Oh no, don't worry, I'll be fine."

"No no, I insist." He nudged me with his elbow

"Oh, and so do I."

"If you wish." She was trying to sound polite, but I at least could tell the happiness in her voice.

We then walked through the long hall, out the door, and into the raining streets of the village.

"Where will we be going?" Zahra asked, walking between Roy and I.

"Harsen, of course."

"But I thought-?"

"They're not open at this hour." I interrupted her.

"Oh, right." She sounded quite disappointed.

"You must get yourself a horse." Roy finally spoke up as we neared where we had tied our horses the night before.

"Why? Why can't I ride with you?"

"Lon will get tired, then we'll all have to ride on Epona, until she gets tired."

"I see."

"I suppose we'll have to get a map, and find a ranch around here." I joined the conversation.

"Yes, we will."

"I get to pick it out, right?"

"Yes yes, of course."

"Good."

As we mounted, Two on Lon, one on Epona. I thought to myself, then spoke up.

"Where are we gonna get a map?"

"Town hall, I'd guess."

"Oh yeah, of course. Let's get moving, then."

And we did. Stopping only for the map, we proceeded directly north and out of the small wooden village.