Chapter 2

A little kindness

The streets were lined with children, chickens and dogs, onion sellers, merchants, farmers, nobles, knights and guards. But none as noble as Lady Syruben, but she just wanted to be treated like a normal person, but its not as if that was possible around here, too many people who could see her father's blood. She had cloaked herself off from the world, after her fathers death she had never forgiven the Gods for letting him die, Humans for killing him, and herself for not being there.

She made her way to the bazaar to buy some provisions for her journey into the desert, a canteen of water, some dried meat…

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…A sand resistant cloak, that seemed about all he needed, but he needed luck to get past those stubborn Gerudo guards, they'd had a grudge against him for a long time, any excuse to get rid of him for good.

He took a bite out of the meat, this mouthful had to last him the rest of the day. But he didn't care, even if he did survive the desert crossing he didn't know what would be there for him on the other side.

He would not head towards Midoro, not this time. He had no reason to be there, and those ravens gave him the creeps! But it was not the thing to think about now, not while he was so close to getting there, wherever it was he was going.

Sometimes, he wondered, sometimes not even I know where I am going! But this would not stop him. He was as stubborn as the Gerudo sometimes!

He crept up to the gorge, the bridge was fixed now, no use putting all of Ichiro the carpenter's good work to waste! He walked across it slowly, he didn't want any attention from the guards, not while he was so close.

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That's the last of it! Syruben thought picking up the small sack of provisions from the floor. She mounted her steed and rode along the cobbled floor, out of town, over the bridge, over the fields toward the desert gorge, faster and faster.

Just under a tree near her, a cautious little deku scrub watched her pass. Another joined his side.

"Another rider" muttered the deku scrub turning to his brother

"It wasn't HIM was it brother?" the other deku asked

"No, but he will come… he promised"

Faster, faster, over the grass and flowers, over the gates, over the gorge, one clean jump, no need for the bridge. She slowed to a steady halt and dismounted her steed, passing by the carpenter's tent and into the valley.

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"This was fun we should do it again some time soon!" Link grinned

"Hold your tongue boy!" the Gerudo spat. "You wont be doing anything once we are done with you. My archers are unchallenged. They need live prey. You could run if you wanted, die honorably, or take your chances in the desert with no food water… You would not last longer!"

"I get the point…" he muttered.

"Toki!" a voice rang out down the cold stone steps "Nabooru said you were down here." Syruben came down with her provisions over one shoulder and a grin on her face, that was wiped clean when she saw Link. "Toki, I need to get into the desert, I thought you could tell your girls to open the gate for me!" she said winking at Link.

"Of course!" Toki said saluting

"Hay Toki, what's with the kid?" Syruben asked

"He is a traitor, he plots against us!"

"Is he not a little young to be a traitor? I mean, you imagine them more as big strong men, not little weak boys!" Syruben smirked "Tell you what, I'll take him off your hands for a few thousand rupees, your not wasting arrows, you get plenty of funds, and I get a baggage hand! Can't carry provisions by myself!"

"Your offer is generous…" Toki pondered

"What will killing him bring? He is just a little child! He would be much more useful with me!"