It was Navi that brought Link back to himself. She allowed him a
little time to think and wallow in self-pity before she landed on his knee
and gently tapped him to get his attention. "Link, I know that you're
hurting right now, but think about it. At least you know that Saria shares
your feelings. It could have been worse."
"It's just not fair. Everyone else gets someone to share their life with, and it's something that I'll probably never have. I feel so alone sometimes, Navi. I have few friends. The Kokiri look at me differently now. I'm no longer the Link that they grew up with. I've changed and because of that, their attitudes toward me have changed. I can't spend all the time that I want out with people like Malon and some of the Zoras that I befriended. They have things to do, and so do I. Besides that, I always feel like they feel they owe me something. They greet me like the hero I suppose I am. I don't feel like a hero. I just wish that things could go back to the way they were. Saria's wrong; I would give up my title if it meant that I could go back to normalcy," said Link.
"Link, just listen to yourself! You sound so pitiful and frankly, I find it very annoying! If you could just see how you look right now, you would be appalled. Right now, you're hurting, and that's understandable, but that's no reason to sit here and go back over everything that is supposedly 'wrong' with your life. It's just pathetic. You have something you should be doing right now, and it's not like you to neglect your duties. So get up and stop feeling sorry for yourself!" cried Navi, clearly annoyed.
Link sat up in his chair and looked down at Navi. She was right of course; he did have something to be doing. He always had something to be doing. "All right, where to now?" he asked, mostly to himself, but Navi answered.
"Well, I suggest you take a trip over to the Gerudo Valley. There has to be a good reason that those warriors attacked you earlier. You had a theory that Irnan had made her headquarters there. Perhaps she has employed some of them to do her dirty work. I'm sure she knows by now what you're up to and I doubt she's too happy with it."
"But the Gerudo are loyal to me. Their loyalties do not shift easily, Navi," said Link, scratching his head. He did find it odd that a Gerudo would attack him, and Navi's explanation made sense, but would they really try to kill him? He had thought that his relationship with their tribe had been a good one.
"If the price is right, Link, I'm sure they would turn against you," said Navi, matter-of-factly. Link sighed, tired of all he'd been doing lately.
"But we still need to see what's going on with the Zora's." Link walked around and grabbed all of the things he was going to need. He was not in he mood, but he decided that he would have to do it anyway.
"Well, whatever you think is best, Link. I'm just a side-kick." Navi flit her wings and hid herself under the hero's shield. She peeked her head out briefly to say, "I just thought that you might want to figure out what was going on with them before they try to behead you again."
"The Zoras need my help. They need food, and that's more important. I can take care of myself, they cannot," said Link as he hopped down his ladder to the forest floor.
"Whatever," replied Navi, "it's your skin, not mine."
Link got to the Zora's domain, not even remembering how he had gotten there. His mind had been elsewhere, and he knew that if he was going to have to defeat something, that he would need to clear his mind and focus.
"Link!" cried a female voice behind him. He turned around, only to find himself face-to-face with Ruto. "Hello, again. It's good to see you here!" she said. She grabbed him by the elbow and took him up the stairs to where her father normally sat. He wasn't there, which struck Link as odd, but he sat down where Ruto gestured and faced her.
"Hello to you too, Ruto," he replied. She smiled widely in a way that almost looked fake.
"What can we do for you, Link! It's always wonderful to have you visiting our land. It's good to see you again." Ruto's eyes dashed here and there, avoiding Link's gaze altogether.
"Well, I came to see if I could get rid of whatever's been causing the problem with your fish."
"Problem? What problem?" she asked, still looking this way and that. Link stared at her intently, trying to guess at what she was doing before answering.
"Uh.the shortage problem."
"Oh, that!" Ruto laughed and the sound filled the cave. "You don't need to be bothered with that, Link. In fact, it's pretty much taken care of. We should be perfectly all right without your help. Well, if that was all you needed-"
"Ruto, what is going on?" asked Link. Ruto looked directly at him for the first time since she had grabbed his elbow.
"What do you mean?" she asked. "Nothing! In fact, things could not be better!"
"Are you sure?" asked Link. "You seem a little preoccupied, and it's almost as if you're hiding something from me." That did it. Ruto glared down at him, her false cheerfulness completely wiped away.
"Hiding something! How dare you accuse me of hiding something! What would I have to his from you, Link? Hmmm? I want what is best for my people, and I would never hide something from the Hero-of-Time when all he's trying to do is help! Hiding something! I can't believe you!" she yelled. Link flinched and put his hands up.
"Okay, okay! It's just that you don't seem much like yourself, that's all," Link replied as he backed away. He had seen Ruto's rage before and he didn't care to experience it again.
"Thank you for your concern, Link. You may see yourself out!" she said as she turned away from Link, clearly saying that their conversation was over.
When he exited the domain, Navi peeked her head out of his shield. "Something is not right!" Link had a feeling that she was right.
"It's just not fair. Everyone else gets someone to share their life with, and it's something that I'll probably never have. I feel so alone sometimes, Navi. I have few friends. The Kokiri look at me differently now. I'm no longer the Link that they grew up with. I've changed and because of that, their attitudes toward me have changed. I can't spend all the time that I want out with people like Malon and some of the Zoras that I befriended. They have things to do, and so do I. Besides that, I always feel like they feel they owe me something. They greet me like the hero I suppose I am. I don't feel like a hero. I just wish that things could go back to the way they were. Saria's wrong; I would give up my title if it meant that I could go back to normalcy," said Link.
"Link, just listen to yourself! You sound so pitiful and frankly, I find it very annoying! If you could just see how you look right now, you would be appalled. Right now, you're hurting, and that's understandable, but that's no reason to sit here and go back over everything that is supposedly 'wrong' with your life. It's just pathetic. You have something you should be doing right now, and it's not like you to neglect your duties. So get up and stop feeling sorry for yourself!" cried Navi, clearly annoyed.
Link sat up in his chair and looked down at Navi. She was right of course; he did have something to be doing. He always had something to be doing. "All right, where to now?" he asked, mostly to himself, but Navi answered.
"Well, I suggest you take a trip over to the Gerudo Valley. There has to be a good reason that those warriors attacked you earlier. You had a theory that Irnan had made her headquarters there. Perhaps she has employed some of them to do her dirty work. I'm sure she knows by now what you're up to and I doubt she's too happy with it."
"But the Gerudo are loyal to me. Their loyalties do not shift easily, Navi," said Link, scratching his head. He did find it odd that a Gerudo would attack him, and Navi's explanation made sense, but would they really try to kill him? He had thought that his relationship with their tribe had been a good one.
"If the price is right, Link, I'm sure they would turn against you," said Navi, matter-of-factly. Link sighed, tired of all he'd been doing lately.
"But we still need to see what's going on with the Zora's." Link walked around and grabbed all of the things he was going to need. He was not in he mood, but he decided that he would have to do it anyway.
"Well, whatever you think is best, Link. I'm just a side-kick." Navi flit her wings and hid herself under the hero's shield. She peeked her head out briefly to say, "I just thought that you might want to figure out what was going on with them before they try to behead you again."
"The Zoras need my help. They need food, and that's more important. I can take care of myself, they cannot," said Link as he hopped down his ladder to the forest floor.
"Whatever," replied Navi, "it's your skin, not mine."
Link got to the Zora's domain, not even remembering how he had gotten there. His mind had been elsewhere, and he knew that if he was going to have to defeat something, that he would need to clear his mind and focus.
"Link!" cried a female voice behind him. He turned around, only to find himself face-to-face with Ruto. "Hello, again. It's good to see you here!" she said. She grabbed him by the elbow and took him up the stairs to where her father normally sat. He wasn't there, which struck Link as odd, but he sat down where Ruto gestured and faced her.
"Hello to you too, Ruto," he replied. She smiled widely in a way that almost looked fake.
"What can we do for you, Link! It's always wonderful to have you visiting our land. It's good to see you again." Ruto's eyes dashed here and there, avoiding Link's gaze altogether.
"Well, I came to see if I could get rid of whatever's been causing the problem with your fish."
"Problem? What problem?" she asked, still looking this way and that. Link stared at her intently, trying to guess at what she was doing before answering.
"Uh.the shortage problem."
"Oh, that!" Ruto laughed and the sound filled the cave. "You don't need to be bothered with that, Link. In fact, it's pretty much taken care of. We should be perfectly all right without your help. Well, if that was all you needed-"
"Ruto, what is going on?" asked Link. Ruto looked directly at him for the first time since she had grabbed his elbow.
"What do you mean?" she asked. "Nothing! In fact, things could not be better!"
"Are you sure?" asked Link. "You seem a little preoccupied, and it's almost as if you're hiding something from me." That did it. Ruto glared down at him, her false cheerfulness completely wiped away.
"Hiding something! How dare you accuse me of hiding something! What would I have to his from you, Link? Hmmm? I want what is best for my people, and I would never hide something from the Hero-of-Time when all he's trying to do is help! Hiding something! I can't believe you!" she yelled. Link flinched and put his hands up.
"Okay, okay! It's just that you don't seem much like yourself, that's all," Link replied as he backed away. He had seen Ruto's rage before and he didn't care to experience it again.
"Thank you for your concern, Link. You may see yourself out!" she said as she turned away from Link, clearly saying that their conversation was over.
When he exited the domain, Navi peeked her head out of his shield. "Something is not right!" Link had a feeling that she was right.