The next morning, Zelda was sitting on the limb of a tall oak tree. Saria
approached her.
"I hate to be the bearer of bad news," Saria sighed, sitting down next to her. "But Link's not doing very well."
Zelda turned towards her. "Did you take out the arrow?"
"Yes, but the tip of it was..." She gulped. "The tip of the arrow had been dipped in Tawny Rin poison."
"Tawny Rin?!" Zelda cried. That was a poison which, after a period of three days, stopped all blood from flowing. One of the deadliest. "Saria, what're we going to do?! Link's sure to die!"
"Now don't get all choked up just yet. He's got a fighting chance, you know. Every poison has an antidote, even Tawny Rin. Plus he's still got a couple of days."
"But Imp...my nursemaid never taught me the remedy for Tawny Rin! Sure, everything else, but not that!"
"Don't worry, Zelda. I know what is needed for the cure! Just listen to me, and get the stuff I tell you to get. I'll stay here and take care of Link--okay, this is what you'll need..."
With a purple cloak pulled over her head, Zelda mounted Max. "I think I know where to get all this stuff," she told Saria.
"Come back as quickly as you can!" Saria called after the princess as she rode away.
Zelda had heard of the substances needed, but she didn't know where to find them. But she knew someone who would.
The princess rode up to Meryl's shoe store. Again, the nerdy guy approached her.
"How may I be of service to you, ma'am?"
"If you please sir, where has Meryl Street gone?"
"Ms. Street is in mourning, madam."
Zelda's eyes widened in shock. "What?!"
"Her father."
Not waiting to hear an explanation, Zelda dashed back out of the store and onto Max. She felt simply awful about Meryl's father, but she knew she'd have to mourn for them later. Looking behind her shoulder at the shoe place, the princess' horse collided into someone else's. Both riders fell to the ground.
"Sorry," they both said at once.
"Impa?!"
"Zelda?! You're all right! We've been so worried!"
The sage of wisdom clasped a hand over Impa's mouth. "Sh! I didn't come back just yet, okay? You didn't see me!"
"....what?"
"Link's been badly injured! He got hit with a poisoned arrow!!"
"Oh no! What kind of poison? I may know the cure-"
"We're staying with a friend of his. Her name is Saria, and she sent me out to get the ingredients for the cure. Impa...it's Tawny Rin."
"Tawny Rin?!" Impa asked incredulously, stepping back. "How long has the arrow been in his body?"
"About a day."
"Come on, child! We must hurry!"
Impa grabbed Zelda's arm, and rushed towards Lake Hylia.
"I hate to be the bearer of bad news," Saria sighed, sitting down next to her. "But Link's not doing very well."
Zelda turned towards her. "Did you take out the arrow?"
"Yes, but the tip of it was..." She gulped. "The tip of the arrow had been dipped in Tawny Rin poison."
"Tawny Rin?!" Zelda cried. That was a poison which, after a period of three days, stopped all blood from flowing. One of the deadliest. "Saria, what're we going to do?! Link's sure to die!"
"Now don't get all choked up just yet. He's got a fighting chance, you know. Every poison has an antidote, even Tawny Rin. Plus he's still got a couple of days."
"But Imp...my nursemaid never taught me the remedy for Tawny Rin! Sure, everything else, but not that!"
"Don't worry, Zelda. I know what is needed for the cure! Just listen to me, and get the stuff I tell you to get. I'll stay here and take care of Link--okay, this is what you'll need..."
With a purple cloak pulled over her head, Zelda mounted Max. "I think I know where to get all this stuff," she told Saria.
"Come back as quickly as you can!" Saria called after the princess as she rode away.
Zelda had heard of the substances needed, but she didn't know where to find them. But she knew someone who would.
The princess rode up to Meryl's shoe store. Again, the nerdy guy approached her.
"How may I be of service to you, ma'am?"
"If you please sir, where has Meryl Street gone?"
"Ms. Street is in mourning, madam."
Zelda's eyes widened in shock. "What?!"
"Her father."
Not waiting to hear an explanation, Zelda dashed back out of the store and onto Max. She felt simply awful about Meryl's father, but she knew she'd have to mourn for them later. Looking behind her shoulder at the shoe place, the princess' horse collided into someone else's. Both riders fell to the ground.
"Sorry," they both said at once.
"Impa?!"
"Zelda?! You're all right! We've been so worried!"
The sage of wisdom clasped a hand over Impa's mouth. "Sh! I didn't come back just yet, okay? You didn't see me!"
"....what?"
"Link's been badly injured! He got hit with a poisoned arrow!!"
"Oh no! What kind of poison? I may know the cure-"
"We're staying with a friend of his. Her name is Saria, and she sent me out to get the ingredients for the cure. Impa...it's Tawny Rin."
"Tawny Rin?!" Impa asked incredulously, stepping back. "How long has the arrow been in his body?"
"About a day."
"Come on, child! We must hurry!"
Impa grabbed Zelda's arm, and rushed towards Lake Hylia.