A/N: This is my first fic on this site. Please R&R. There will be many more chapters to come if there is good feedbback.
ÒA Mourning WillowÓ
Link was awoken by some weird sounding music. Puzzled, he sat up in his bed, provided by the Inn in Karariko village that he was currently staying in. It was almost noon, and he was having a peaceful sleep until someone had interrupted him. Gah, what was that un-godly music and why was it playing?! He lept from his bed and nearly ripped down the blinds on the window to peer outside.
A funeral. He had seen many in the recent days, yet this one somehow seemed different. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and trudged out of his room to see what exactly was going on.
It was dark outside, as if it were dusk. Rain clouds were rolling in from the East; there was bound to be showers in the next day or so. Link watched the townspeople carry a casket slowly throughout the village, and he joined in the small crowd that had gathered to watch. Ê Ê "Who's funeral?" he asked a bystander.
"Talon," the elderly woman replied. "You know, that fat lazy farmer from Lon Lon Ranch."
Link could hardly believe what he had heard.
"Do you know what happened?"
"Hades if I know," the old woman replied bitterly.
Link crossed his arms and looked at the ground, walking deeper into the village. He sat upon a stone step leading up to the Windmill and became lost in his ownÊ thoughts. One thing poked at his brain the most- He had a friend who lived on Lon Lon Ranch; Talon had been her father. He wondered what had become of her. A long time ago, before his seven year slumber in the Temple of Time, he had made her a promise that some day he would be back. But he had not been, in fact, Link had completely forgotten.
Link stood up from his seat and headed towards the Kakariko Village Tavern. The bartender who worked there was the number one person to go to in order to find out anything or anyone.
The door to the tavern flew open, and Link sat down at the bar. The bartender turned to look at him. "It's awefully early for you to be drinking yet."
"I don't want a drink," Link stated. "I need you to tell me what you know about Lon Lon Ranch and the people who live there."
The bartender set down the mug he was drying with a rag and grinned a toothless grin at Link. His breat reeked of liquor. "For a price of course."
"Fine," Link said through clenched teeth.
"Well," the bartender started "It used to be a very profitable ranch, run by Talon and Ingo, brothers. Ganondorf changed all of that though. He came to Talon and wanted a horse, like no other, for himself. Talon refused, said he would never serve Ganondorf. As you can imagine, Ganondorf was outraged. Put a curse on Talon so that he could never return to the Ranch."
"So what happened after that?" Link asked intently.
"Ingo now runs it, along with Talon's daughter. Ingo.. is a terrible man."
"What do you mean?" Link questioned.
"Rumor is.. well.. you know.. he doesn't treat his niece too good.."
"What have you heard?" Link asked a little louder than he intended. "What does he do?"
"Come on, kid.. you know.." the bartender trailed off.
"Hits her?"
"Yeah... but.. other stuff too.. agh, I don't want to talk about it anymore." The bartender turned his back to Link, indicating that the conversation was over.
Link couldn't believe what he had just heard. He stood up from the bar and headed out of the tavern.
"Hey kid, where's my money?" he heard the bartender shout just as he let the door slam behind him.
It was raining now, and after just a moment of standing in the rain, Link was completely soaked. He didn't care. He sloshed through the wey grass, making slow progress back to his room at the Inn. Link removed his soaked hat and set it by the fire to dry before sitting down on his bed. Ê Ê His gut told him he had to do something, but what? Link heard a yawn, and turned to see Navi awaking. Link slumped against the wall, staring into the embers of the almost dead fire.
"Link! What's wrong?" the little fairy asked, flying over and sitting on Link's shoulder.
"Malon's in trouble. And we're going to do something about it."
ÒA Mourning WillowÓ
Link was awoken by some weird sounding music. Puzzled, he sat up in his bed, provided by the Inn in Karariko village that he was currently staying in. It was almost noon, and he was having a peaceful sleep until someone had interrupted him. Gah, what was that un-godly music and why was it playing?! He lept from his bed and nearly ripped down the blinds on the window to peer outside.
A funeral. He had seen many in the recent days, yet this one somehow seemed different. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and trudged out of his room to see what exactly was going on.
It was dark outside, as if it were dusk. Rain clouds were rolling in from the East; there was bound to be showers in the next day or so. Link watched the townspeople carry a casket slowly throughout the village, and he joined in the small crowd that had gathered to watch. Ê Ê "Who's funeral?" he asked a bystander.
"Talon," the elderly woman replied. "You know, that fat lazy farmer from Lon Lon Ranch."
Link could hardly believe what he had heard.
"Do you know what happened?"
"Hades if I know," the old woman replied bitterly.
Link crossed his arms and looked at the ground, walking deeper into the village. He sat upon a stone step leading up to the Windmill and became lost in his ownÊ thoughts. One thing poked at his brain the most- He had a friend who lived on Lon Lon Ranch; Talon had been her father. He wondered what had become of her. A long time ago, before his seven year slumber in the Temple of Time, he had made her a promise that some day he would be back. But he had not been, in fact, Link had completely forgotten.
Link stood up from his seat and headed towards the Kakariko Village Tavern. The bartender who worked there was the number one person to go to in order to find out anything or anyone.
The door to the tavern flew open, and Link sat down at the bar. The bartender turned to look at him. "It's awefully early for you to be drinking yet."
"I don't want a drink," Link stated. "I need you to tell me what you know about Lon Lon Ranch and the people who live there."
The bartender set down the mug he was drying with a rag and grinned a toothless grin at Link. His breat reeked of liquor. "For a price of course."
"Fine," Link said through clenched teeth.
"Well," the bartender started "It used to be a very profitable ranch, run by Talon and Ingo, brothers. Ganondorf changed all of that though. He came to Talon and wanted a horse, like no other, for himself. Talon refused, said he would never serve Ganondorf. As you can imagine, Ganondorf was outraged. Put a curse on Talon so that he could never return to the Ranch."
"So what happened after that?" Link asked intently.
"Ingo now runs it, along with Talon's daughter. Ingo.. is a terrible man."
"What do you mean?" Link questioned.
"Rumor is.. well.. you know.. he doesn't treat his niece too good.."
"What have you heard?" Link asked a little louder than he intended. "What does he do?"
"Come on, kid.. you know.." the bartender trailed off.
"Hits her?"
"Yeah... but.. other stuff too.. agh, I don't want to talk about it anymore." The bartender turned his back to Link, indicating that the conversation was over.
Link couldn't believe what he had just heard. He stood up from the bar and headed out of the tavern.
"Hey kid, where's my money?" he heard the bartender shout just as he let the door slam behind him.
It was raining now, and after just a moment of standing in the rain, Link was completely soaked. He didn't care. He sloshed through the wey grass, making slow progress back to his room at the Inn. Link removed his soaked hat and set it by the fire to dry before sitting down on his bed. Ê Ê His gut told him he had to do something, but what? Link heard a yawn, and turned to see Navi awaking. Link slumped against the wall, staring into the embers of the almost dead fire.
"Link! What's wrong?" the little fairy asked, flying over and sitting on Link's shoulder.
"Malon's in trouble. And we're going to do something about it."
