Link came to a pathway. At the end of the pathway was Hyrule Field. As he got to the end of the pathway, he heard a voice call him from the top of a tree. The voice said, "Hoo-hoot! Link! Look up here!" Looking up, he saw an owl the size of a Hylean adult. Had it stood on the ground it would have been just over five and one half feet tall, and of normal proportions for its size, not that its size was in anyway normal. It had the colouring and feather pattern of a great horned owl, the wisest looking of the owls. Its golden eyes bored deeply into Link's heart, as if the giant bird was indeed judging Link's character. Finally, it spoke.
"It appears that the time has finally come for you to start your quest; to live your destiny! You will encounter many hardships ahead. That is your fate, the only one your heart would let you choose. Don't feel discouraged, even during the toughest times! For if you indeed become the man you are supposed to be, you will prevail. If not, all is lost.
"Go straight this way and you will see Hyrule Castle. You will meet Princess Zelda there. After you've presented the Sacred Jewell of your people to her, as your late Guardian bid you do, you will learn more.
"There is but little help or knowledge that I alone can give you. Most of that known by others is best given by them. We'll meet again, Child of Destiny!" The giant owl hooted twice shrilly; then it flew off toward Hyrule Castle.
Link thought to himself "If that owl is so concerned about me delivering this emerald, why didn't he take it himself! The least he could have done was to offer to take me, as big as he is!"
Navi said, "I've heard the legend of the Kaepora Gabora, but have never known anyone who had seen it! You've not only seen it, but it talked with you! What an honour! Besides, how do you know that the Princess won't send you on another errand? The Great Deku Tree told us to go to the Princess with the Kokiri Emerald. He didn't say to just drop it off!"
"I fear you're right, Navi. This 'Kaepora Gabora' just said as much. But honours won't get us to Hyrule Castle. And though I once wanted to travel, I'd never hoped to travel like this!"
Off to the south, they saw a tall plant. "What kind of tree is that, Navi? I thought we had every tree known in the Forest, and yet this is the first time I've seen one of those."
"That is NOT a tree! It is a giant peahat. It thirsts for Kokiri blood, and it's tough to defeat. You can walk past them at night if you have no other choice, but during the daytime, stay far away from them. If you hear a rushing, chopping sound, run as fast as you can away from it, preferably into a town or the woods. They stay away from forests and towns, but the quieter parts of Hyrule Field belong to them during the day. If you have to attack one, shoot or cut at the base of its root when it's flying. This will kill it. They can also spawn seedlings when they fly. These can be killed with one shot, or cut if you get past their blades." The Castle was off to the north, so they didn't have to worry about the peahats for now.
Link ran as fast and hard as he could. He may have been thought of as an outsider, but his speed and endurance were up with the best the Kokiri had to offer. Along the way to the castle, he saw acres and acres of pastureland. As he got closer to the castle, he saw plots of wheat, barley, oats, and vegetables. He saw the houses of a few farmers, but it looked as if most of the farmers lived in the village up in the hills he passed in late afternoon, or in Hyrule Castle Town itself. He got just in sight of the drawbridge of Hyrule Castle, a point some fifty miles or so from the way into the Kokiri Forest, as it was raised for the night.
He stood in the field facing the raised drawbridge. He heard the howling of dogs, or wolves. He then heard a sound behind him, as if something was forced out of the ground. He turned around to see two animated skeletons, each slightly larger than he, walking towards him, chortling and swiping their hands towards him.
"Link!" Navi shouted into his mind. "Raise your shield!" Link did this just as one of the monsters was about to hit him! He drew his sword, and attacked the first monster with a jump attack! With the first monster dead, he turned his attentions to the other one. It was too close to hit with a jump attack, so he hit it with a hasty spin. This knocked off its head and one arm, but it still came towards him! He chopped the beast, killing it at last! No sooner did he kill it, than two more came out of the ground!
As he launched a jump attack against the first of this second pair, Navi told him "When you kill this pair, get onto the centre of the road as quickly as you can!" Link's jump attack struck true, killing the first monster! He launched a jump attack against the second monster, sending it back into oblivion! He then got onto the road, and waited. He waited several minutes, and still no more monsters came.
He asked Navi "What were those things, and why don't they bother us now?"
Navi answered, "Those are stalchildren. They attack travellers who walk the open fields at night. They sometimes ignore unarmed Hyleans, and usually ignore Hylean children. But all Kokiri, especially warriors like you are fair game.
"These monsters can't sense or attack through the gravel of a road like the one we're on. We should be safe here," she said in conclusion.
"Provided one prefers being crushed flat to being torn asunder! What about travellers with wagons, horsemen, and the like?" Link asked.
Navi replied, "Be more mindful of your manners, Link! I know you're scared, but I also know you can overcome fear quite easily, and you have nothing to fear here at all. Most people don't travel at night these days. If someone should bring a wagon through here before dawn, I'll stop them and wake you. You need to rest for a few hours. Go to sleep here."
Link answered, "Sorry, Navi. I'm not used to having a fairy, especially one so clever…" Other questions were starting to come to Link's mind, but so was utter exhaustion! After all, he had not slept well the night before he entered the Great Deku Tree, nor had he slept at all since! He did as Navi said, and camped in the road. He was still uneasy, but fatigue conquered all. He finally fell asleep for a couple hours, and slept without dreaming.