AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Hylian language used in this chapter was taken from Kasuto.net. A very good site that has info on Legend of Zelda.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN Kakariko Village

The four companions walked into a group of small huts and tents. Jacob saw a woman washing clothes. He leaned and whispered to the others to stay there. He walked forward, towards the woman; she looked up and took a step back away from him.

"Excuse me, miss..." Jacob said, "I just want to ask you something."

"Bana dukwá nieté!" the woman yelled, she ran into her hut.

Anastriana began to laugh loudly. Jacob turned around to her.

"What's so damn funny?" he said sharply.

"She just said 'fuck you'." Derek and Sarah both chuckled but were silenced by Jacob's hard look.

"If you can speak their language, then why don't you talk to her." Jacob said to Anastriana.

"I'll be glad to." Anastriana walked forward and tapped on the door of the woman's hut. She called inside to her: "Skoshi, tairas taiu jano?"

The woman answered, "Bagu tairas vina." Anastriana asked to woman a question in the strange language, Jacob guessed it was Hylian.

A while passed as Derek, Jacob and Sarah watched Anastriana talk to this old Hylian woman.

Sarah turned to Jacob, "Where do you think we are?"

"About four million years before to formation of the Hylian Hierarchy. Before King Harkinian, the first, ruled." Anastriana answered as she walked back. She then turned to Jacob and Derek, "I'm going to talk to the chief," Anastriana pointed to the woman, "this woman will let us stay with her, just don't cause any trouble."

"Thanks," Jacob said.

"I'm off," Anastriana walked between Jacob and Derek, her hand brushing against Derek's, and holding it for a split second before she walked away. "Bye," she whispered to him.

* * *

The hut was small, it consisted of two rooms, a living room/bedroom and a kitchen. It was built from rough bricks, with a roof of twigs and straw. A fire was going in the center of the living room. Sarah sat in the corner, reading, well, rather looking, through a book that the woman had.

Derek and Jacob sat in the den, talking to one another.

"So, what's going on between you and Anastriana?" Jacob asked. Sarah's eyes momentarily drifted from the book to look in their direction.

"I'm not really sure." Derek said, he readjusted the axe hanging from his belt. "I'd like to know myself."

"I personally think she has a crush on you." Jacob said, "Although she has to be at least a good three to four years older than you."

Derek nodded, and then turned to Sarah, "What do you think?"

"Oh, me?" she started, "I really don't know, maybe." She went back to her book.

Derek had a silent chuckle, and then he turned back to Jacob and shrugged.

* * *

Anastriana walked out of the tent of the chief and looked around, her rapier dangled by her side as she walked.

The chief had given her useful information on the village and a clue about where a Master Sword shard could be hidden. She began the journey to the old woman's hut, where Sarah, Derek and Jacob awaited her return.

* * *

Derek lay against to wall, his head facing the roof. He let out a long sigh and pursed his lips together as he was thinking.

Anastriana opened the door and walked in.

"Well, I have something," she said. Derek looked to her immediately.

"Really?" Jacob said.

"Yeah," she answered. Jacob and the others gathered around Anastriana. "Okay, this village is Kakariko, a stronghold of Hylians and Sheikah against the Gerudo."

"Anything about the shard?" Sarah asked.

"Well, there have been sightings of a dragon on a nearby volcano." Anastriana stated.

"All right." Jacob said, "Derek and I will go and see."

"It's north of here, the volcano is called Montiana Necrolis, the Mountain of Death."

"Well, that's reassuring." Derek said.

"We'll rest here the night, then Derek and I will leave in the morning." Jacob said.

Later that afternoon, Sarah had already lain down to rest, her head rested on Jacob's lap. It was later that the others decided to doze off.

* * *

"Derek, wake up." A whisper came to Derek, he slowly opened his eyes and looked over to Jacob as he sheathed the Master Sword and put the scabbard on his belt.

"What is it?" Derek asked.

"We're leaving." Derek sat up and checked his axe.

"Aren't we going to wake the girls?" Derek asked as he stood with Jacob.

"No, I left a note." Jacob and Derek snuck out of the hut and began their journey to the second shard of the Master Sword.

"Well, here we go."

* * *

Sarah awoke to the quietness of the hut. She rolled over and reached for Jacob, but instead her hand lay upon a piece of parchment. She opened her eyes and picked the note up and read it.

Dear Sarah and Anastriana,

Derek and I have went to the mountain for the shard, we will return safely, we promise.

Jacob and Derek

Sarah rolled over to Anastriana to try and wake her.

"Anna, wake up," she spoke softly.

Anastriana woke up and looked over to her, blowing a few strands of her dark hair from her face. "What is it?"

"The boys are gone."