Chapter 3: The Deku High Counsel
"We got him," Link said as they saw the deku waiting for them. "I knew you could do it! There's a problem though...I can't take him back," The deku said. "What? Why not?" Link asked. "Well...think about it. I'm smaller than he is, and he will obviously run the second you let go of him. I need you to come with me to the High Counsel, then you can leave," The deku said calmly. "That wasn't part of the plan, but I suppose I got us into this, so I guess we can take him..." Link admitted reluctantly. "Thank you, I'm sorry for getting you into all this," The deku said and started off.
They made it to the High Counsel building without much trouble. It was a large palace like building guarded by two deku scrubs. The whole thing was covered in moss and looked like it was made of gold that had worn over the years, but was obviously not...considering gold would be hard to find now and Deku Shrubs definitely couldn't get it. They approached the deku guards and were stopped. "State your need to come in." One said. "I've got the deku who framed me," The deku said. "And the others?" The other asked. "They're friends of mine, helped me find the deku," The deku said. Yaron let out a small laugh. "Helped..." He muttered. "Go in..." One of the guards said, and popped under long enough for them to pass. The inside was all made to look like a forest. The walls were covered in moss and the floor was grass. There were a few rooms, but it was mainly just a long hallway with a wide door at the end. Link glanced in the rooms and saw dekus marching around for some reason, probably making sure no intruders got in. The room at the end of the hall had to be the High Counsel room. There was a deku with a very large flower on his head that Link assumed was some kind of King, and there was a row to his left full of old looking dekus; it was probably some kind of jury. The deku stepped up to the King and stared up at him. "Welcome back young fugitive. Have you returned to claim your sentence?" The King asked. "No King Deku, I have come with proof of my innocence," The deku said, pointing to the struggling deku that Link still held tight. "This is the real thief?" The King asked. "Yes, this little guy asked us to help him, and we trusted his word and helped him. We found this deku in hiding. He tried to run but I think now he'll be willing to confess," Link said that last part to the deku and nudged him hard. "Ow...yes, I did it. This guy is innocent; it was all my fault. Please let me go...I was just trying to support my family," The deku said, with a fake concern in his voice. "I found you alone! You have no family you liar!" Link said to him. The deku's leaves drooped. He knew he was done for. "Okay, I was doing it for myself...but can you blame me? This is the richest place in all the forest, I was just trying to survive." "That's enough! The sentence of death stands. You, Purit, can go. I believe your confession and I am sorry for accusing you. I also thank you friends here for helping you and bringing in the real thief. Name anything you want and you may have it." The King declared to Link and Yaron. "We're searching for a Garo man by the name of Potio; do you know where we might find him?" Link asked. "Oh, well I do not know much outside of the forest, but I did hear tell of some problems in the Goron's land. I heard that there was a sighting of a masked fellow passing by and then the whole place being flooded. I can give you an item to get you up the mountain if you'd like it," The King said. "Yes, that would be most helpful, thank you." The King dug around in his flower and pulled out a small leather bag. "This is a bomb bag, it holds ten bombs. You can use them to get up the mountain. I wish you luck on your journey," The King said, and Link took the bag. Link and Yaron both bowed and then walked out of the building, high hopes for what lie ahead.
"We got him," Link said as they saw the deku waiting for them. "I knew you could do it! There's a problem though...I can't take him back," The deku said. "What? Why not?" Link asked. "Well...think about it. I'm smaller than he is, and he will obviously run the second you let go of him. I need you to come with me to the High Counsel, then you can leave," The deku said calmly. "That wasn't part of the plan, but I suppose I got us into this, so I guess we can take him..." Link admitted reluctantly. "Thank you, I'm sorry for getting you into all this," The deku said and started off.
They made it to the High Counsel building without much trouble. It was a large palace like building guarded by two deku scrubs. The whole thing was covered in moss and looked like it was made of gold that had worn over the years, but was obviously not...considering gold would be hard to find now and Deku Shrubs definitely couldn't get it. They approached the deku guards and were stopped. "State your need to come in." One said. "I've got the deku who framed me," The deku said. "And the others?" The other asked. "They're friends of mine, helped me find the deku," The deku said. Yaron let out a small laugh. "Helped..." He muttered. "Go in..." One of the guards said, and popped under long enough for them to pass. The inside was all made to look like a forest. The walls were covered in moss and the floor was grass. There were a few rooms, but it was mainly just a long hallway with a wide door at the end. Link glanced in the rooms and saw dekus marching around for some reason, probably making sure no intruders got in. The room at the end of the hall had to be the High Counsel room. There was a deku with a very large flower on his head that Link assumed was some kind of King, and there was a row to his left full of old looking dekus; it was probably some kind of jury. The deku stepped up to the King and stared up at him. "Welcome back young fugitive. Have you returned to claim your sentence?" The King asked. "No King Deku, I have come with proof of my innocence," The deku said, pointing to the struggling deku that Link still held tight. "This is the real thief?" The King asked. "Yes, this little guy asked us to help him, and we trusted his word and helped him. We found this deku in hiding. He tried to run but I think now he'll be willing to confess," Link said that last part to the deku and nudged him hard. "Ow...yes, I did it. This guy is innocent; it was all my fault. Please let me go...I was just trying to support my family," The deku said, with a fake concern in his voice. "I found you alone! You have no family you liar!" Link said to him. The deku's leaves drooped. He knew he was done for. "Okay, I was doing it for myself...but can you blame me? This is the richest place in all the forest, I was just trying to survive." "That's enough! The sentence of death stands. You, Purit, can go. I believe your confession and I am sorry for accusing you. I also thank you friends here for helping you and bringing in the real thief. Name anything you want and you may have it." The King declared to Link and Yaron. "We're searching for a Garo man by the name of Potio; do you know where we might find him?" Link asked. "Oh, well I do not know much outside of the forest, but I did hear tell of some problems in the Goron's land. I heard that there was a sighting of a masked fellow passing by and then the whole place being flooded. I can give you an item to get you up the mountain if you'd like it," The King said. "Yes, that would be most helpful, thank you." The King dug around in his flower and pulled out a small leather bag. "This is a bomb bag, it holds ten bombs. You can use them to get up the mountain. I wish you luck on your journey," The King said, and Link took the bag. Link and Yaron both bowed and then walked out of the building, high hopes for what lie ahead.
