Chapter 6:
While walking to the castle the group talked a lot, or at least Terri did. She explained a bit about her training in swordplay and stealing. She said a little bit about Nabooru, her old trainer who disappeared, Link knew she was a sage and decided to keep his mouth shut about what happened. Link listened to all she said because even though he had spent the past day with her, he still knew almost nothing about her. It bothered him to be working besides a person he didn't know.
The walk was short but it seemed to take hours, Maybe they took their time so they could talk more, Link put that thought away as they reached the bridge, now was not the time to go off task. Navi lead the way over the drawbridge to Hyrule Market. The bridge was built with some of Hyrule's strongest materials, so even though it was decades old it still held together strong. It protected the people in the town from harm at night when it closed up, and opened in the day to welcome people into the busy market.
Link was excited about seeing the market again; the sounds of people socializing and bargaining were different than the soothing sounds within the forest. He was still a little nervous about the castle though, he and Navi new soldiers who could let them in, but he wasn't 100% sure it would work. As they crossed the bridge they began to walk on cobblestones, high walls surrounded them. Within the walls were some homes of merchants who worked in the market. While the adults worked in the market, children played while trying to avoid their work. Some kids were tempted to run up to Link and ask about the fairy, but some mothers ushered them inside their homes to begin chores and schooling.
The sounds of the people filled Link's ears before they even reached the archway leading to the market. He could hear laughing and screaming, the town never seemed to be not chaotic, that's the fun part about it. As they walked through the archway they entered a circular, open roofed area filled with joy and sometimes hate if someone didn't get what they wanted. Built into the stone walls were homes for the people, but most of the place was made of shops that held food, tools and other goods used in the daily life of a Hylian. The bazaars weren't even the busiest places in the town, the people of Hyrule flocked to carts within the walls that held goods with prices made for bargaining. In the center of the market was a marble fountain. A statue of the triforce arose from its circular base filled with water that civilians could use for drinking.
Terri stood beside Link, her eyes seemed to sparkle at the sight of the people, the shops and all the things to steal, "The castle is that way." She said pointing to her left, "But we should make sure we have everything we need before entering, so take a few minuets to walk around and we'll meet up by the fountain."
Before Link could even open his mouth to stop her she ran out into the crowed, winding around everyone. Links voice that screamed her name was lost with the sounds of the crowed.
'And I thought she would go with our plan."
"She doesn't take orders well does she Link?" Link turned to his friend smiling at the fact at least one girl would stay by his side.
"Apparently not. I think you have to earn her respect before she'll listen to you." He sighed and thought of what they would even be able to find her in the sea of Hylians.
He began to walk through the crowd idly, looking for something to do. It occurred to him that he would never reach a shop, they were all surrounded by determined shoppers. He didn't need anything anyway, he hadn't used any arrows yet, and his sword was in fine condition.
"Boy with the fairy, come over here." Link heard a raspy old voice over the sounds of the market. He and Navi looked over to their left to see an elderly women kneeling on a carpet that was neatly laid upon the cobblestones. She wore a ruby red cloak with a hood that covered her face from the world. Her wrinkled hands were on her knees, in one hand held a few rupees. She was a peasant struggling to survive.
She said something to him, but her voice seemed distant even though he stood right above her. He kneeled down, "Excuse me ma'am?"
She looked up and her face became clear, it almost made him jump back. Her skin was all wrinkles, it seemed that she should have passed on to the next life long ago. Her lips were faded peach, and had begun to split open from being chapped. The women's eyes had no color, the only color in them were small black pupils surrounded by white. The white straw- like hair that grew out of her head had a few patches of baldness. Her nose was pointed, it looked like an arrow head or the tip of a spear.
Link swallowed hard and continued, "Ma'am?"
She grinned, exposing the remains of her rotten yellow teeth, "You don't come here often, do you child." It wasn't a question.
'O.k. everything's fine, just find out what she want's and leave.'
"I am not from around here."
"I noticed that." She gestured toward Navi and his clothes, "But I see that your friend knows this place quite well."
Link turned to see a quick glimpse of Terri making her way toward a stand, she looked natural like a normal person in the market, but he knew she was up to something.
"You ought to stay away from them boy." She was looking at him while hiding her face within the darkness of her cloak, "A thief is always a thief, and what they do will effect the people around them."
Navi kept her distance from the old women, "How do you know these things?"
The women coughed, raspy and sick, "I see many things, and I no one notices me when I'm behind them so I hear whatever they say." She glanced up quickly at Terri who was expertly winding her way through the crowd, "You should stop her while you still have the chance."
'She'll get arrested if she gets caught, and we'll never make it to the castle.'
Link began to chase after the thief, it was time to get things done not rob the town blind. When he pushed his way through the crowd he could hear the faint laughing of the old peasant.
* * *
'Move it brat!'
Terri almost tripped over a small child while on her way towards the shop. She had eyed out the market quickly, and found out the average time a person stays at a shop, the longer someone stays the better because the shop owner will not get distracted. It seemed that the people stayed at the jewelry shop the longest.
'How ironic.' She thought with a smile.
She was at least twenty feet away from her target, she had to get in there looking natural so no one would suspect her, some think Gerudos sometimes pay for the stuff they get. Sometimes they do, but they steal when they can. She started to move a little faster when the sound of a distant whistle filled her ears.
It was hard for her to turn because the people began to shove her around, but she was able to see Navi's light, and Link making his way through the crowd.
'No, not now.'
They stood looking at each other confused, when Link was stable he made a hand gesture telling her to come to him and mouthed out the words "Come on". She tilted her head, and mouthed back "What?" she than shook her head and continued. As she turned away she began to run, bit she hit something, not something big, but strong enough to send her falling on the cobblestone beneath her.
'Abort plan, get our now.'
"Having fun?" A familiar voice said loud enough to be heard.
The Gerudo looked up to see Verena staring down at her fallen body. She held her hands on her hips, and a grin across her red lips.
"Morning child." She taunted as Terri began to stand up and dust herself off.
"Morning, bitch." She mumbled but made sure her rival heard her. The words made a look of disgusted form on her clean face.
Before she could respond Terri felt a hand on her arm, "Terri we have- ..." Link was cut of when he saw Verena. She felt his touch on her arm fade away, she heard him take in a deep breath and let it out slowly. When Terri realized he was reacting to Verena she rolled her eyes.
'Give me a goddamn break.'
Verena reacted too, she smiled at the sight of the Kokiri, she seemed very pleased to be around him, or very pleased to annoy Terri.
Link nudged her with his elbow to get her attention, "I apologize Verena, we are in a hurry and must be going."
Terri's rival took a step forward and put on a sad face, "I understand, it's a shame we couldn't talk a bit more."
'Bullshit!'
Terri saw Link blush before he hurried her through the crowd toward the castle. As they made their way through the castle she could feel the eyes of Verena watching her, and yet it seemed to be more than just Verena's eyes.
* * *
After going over the archway to Hyrule Castle the cobblestone path turned to a dirt road. Rocks covered in vines surrounded them now, a few small trees grew along the path. The nature was soothing and made the castle more enchanting.
"Look, up ahead." Navi was the first to spot the guard blocking the upcoming gateway that would lead to the castle. The gate rose far above their heads and the rocks along the path, so it was impossible to penetrate it. The guard stood very still near the gear that could cause the gate to rise. He was tall and skinny, but looked like he was experienced with using the spear on his back. Armor covered his Hylian uniform, he wore a helmet, boots, gauntlets, chest plate, and knee armor. Their weapons would not be able to penetrate the armor, and it was to great of a risk to attack him.
Link grabbed Terri off to the side behind a steep wall of rocks with Navi following, "He hasn't noticed us yet, how are we going to convince him to let us in?"
'Link, Link, Link, this ain't gonna work.'
"I don't know Link, he looks determined to guard the castle." Navi made a quick glance toward the guard and returned to the group.
Terri shook her head, "It's not going to work, who would let an unknown kid into a castle?"
His face showed frustration, and he stepped forward, backing the Gerudo against the rocks, "Well, you're the thief, how do we get past the guard?"
She didn't answer because she didn't know how to. Never in her life did Terri think she would be sneaking into the royal castle of Hyrule.
"Thought so." Link backed off and sighed, trying to think.
This frustrated Terri, she felt like she'd been dragged along on a journey for no reason, all she wanted was to go home. Sighing she tilted her head backwards, resting it against the stone. As she did that she felt more than rock touch her skull, something thick and grassy was along the wall. Terri looked up to see strong vines growing up the rock wall. The vine's roots grew within cracks of the rocks so it would probably hold a person.
"Got it." She said with a smile.
While walking to the castle the group talked a lot, or at least Terri did. She explained a bit about her training in swordplay and stealing. She said a little bit about Nabooru, her old trainer who disappeared, Link knew she was a sage and decided to keep his mouth shut about what happened. Link listened to all she said because even though he had spent the past day with her, he still knew almost nothing about her. It bothered him to be working besides a person he didn't know.
The walk was short but it seemed to take hours, Maybe they took their time so they could talk more, Link put that thought away as they reached the bridge, now was not the time to go off task. Navi lead the way over the drawbridge to Hyrule Market. The bridge was built with some of Hyrule's strongest materials, so even though it was decades old it still held together strong. It protected the people in the town from harm at night when it closed up, and opened in the day to welcome people into the busy market.
Link was excited about seeing the market again; the sounds of people socializing and bargaining were different than the soothing sounds within the forest. He was still a little nervous about the castle though, he and Navi new soldiers who could let them in, but he wasn't 100% sure it would work. As they crossed the bridge they began to walk on cobblestones, high walls surrounded them. Within the walls were some homes of merchants who worked in the market. While the adults worked in the market, children played while trying to avoid their work. Some kids were tempted to run up to Link and ask about the fairy, but some mothers ushered them inside their homes to begin chores and schooling.
The sounds of the people filled Link's ears before they even reached the archway leading to the market. He could hear laughing and screaming, the town never seemed to be not chaotic, that's the fun part about it. As they walked through the archway they entered a circular, open roofed area filled with joy and sometimes hate if someone didn't get what they wanted. Built into the stone walls were homes for the people, but most of the place was made of shops that held food, tools and other goods used in the daily life of a Hylian. The bazaars weren't even the busiest places in the town, the people of Hyrule flocked to carts within the walls that held goods with prices made for bargaining. In the center of the market was a marble fountain. A statue of the triforce arose from its circular base filled with water that civilians could use for drinking.
Terri stood beside Link, her eyes seemed to sparkle at the sight of the people, the shops and all the things to steal, "The castle is that way." She said pointing to her left, "But we should make sure we have everything we need before entering, so take a few minuets to walk around and we'll meet up by the fountain."
Before Link could even open his mouth to stop her she ran out into the crowed, winding around everyone. Links voice that screamed her name was lost with the sounds of the crowed.
'And I thought she would go with our plan."
"She doesn't take orders well does she Link?" Link turned to his friend smiling at the fact at least one girl would stay by his side.
"Apparently not. I think you have to earn her respect before she'll listen to you." He sighed and thought of what they would even be able to find her in the sea of Hylians.
He began to walk through the crowd idly, looking for something to do. It occurred to him that he would never reach a shop, they were all surrounded by determined shoppers. He didn't need anything anyway, he hadn't used any arrows yet, and his sword was in fine condition.
"Boy with the fairy, come over here." Link heard a raspy old voice over the sounds of the market. He and Navi looked over to their left to see an elderly women kneeling on a carpet that was neatly laid upon the cobblestones. She wore a ruby red cloak with a hood that covered her face from the world. Her wrinkled hands were on her knees, in one hand held a few rupees. She was a peasant struggling to survive.
She said something to him, but her voice seemed distant even though he stood right above her. He kneeled down, "Excuse me ma'am?"
She looked up and her face became clear, it almost made him jump back. Her skin was all wrinkles, it seemed that she should have passed on to the next life long ago. Her lips were faded peach, and had begun to split open from being chapped. The women's eyes had no color, the only color in them were small black pupils surrounded by white. The white straw- like hair that grew out of her head had a few patches of baldness. Her nose was pointed, it looked like an arrow head or the tip of a spear.
Link swallowed hard and continued, "Ma'am?"
She grinned, exposing the remains of her rotten yellow teeth, "You don't come here often, do you child." It wasn't a question.
'O.k. everything's fine, just find out what she want's and leave.'
"I am not from around here."
"I noticed that." She gestured toward Navi and his clothes, "But I see that your friend knows this place quite well."
Link turned to see a quick glimpse of Terri making her way toward a stand, she looked natural like a normal person in the market, but he knew she was up to something.
"You ought to stay away from them boy." She was looking at him while hiding her face within the darkness of her cloak, "A thief is always a thief, and what they do will effect the people around them."
Navi kept her distance from the old women, "How do you know these things?"
The women coughed, raspy and sick, "I see many things, and I no one notices me when I'm behind them so I hear whatever they say." She glanced up quickly at Terri who was expertly winding her way through the crowd, "You should stop her while you still have the chance."
'She'll get arrested if she gets caught, and we'll never make it to the castle.'
Link began to chase after the thief, it was time to get things done not rob the town blind. When he pushed his way through the crowd he could hear the faint laughing of the old peasant.
* * *
'Move it brat!'
Terri almost tripped over a small child while on her way towards the shop. She had eyed out the market quickly, and found out the average time a person stays at a shop, the longer someone stays the better because the shop owner will not get distracted. It seemed that the people stayed at the jewelry shop the longest.
'How ironic.' She thought with a smile.
She was at least twenty feet away from her target, she had to get in there looking natural so no one would suspect her, some think Gerudos sometimes pay for the stuff they get. Sometimes they do, but they steal when they can. She started to move a little faster when the sound of a distant whistle filled her ears.
It was hard for her to turn because the people began to shove her around, but she was able to see Navi's light, and Link making his way through the crowd.
'No, not now.'
They stood looking at each other confused, when Link was stable he made a hand gesture telling her to come to him and mouthed out the words "Come on". She tilted her head, and mouthed back "What?" she than shook her head and continued. As she turned away she began to run, bit she hit something, not something big, but strong enough to send her falling on the cobblestone beneath her.
'Abort plan, get our now.'
"Having fun?" A familiar voice said loud enough to be heard.
The Gerudo looked up to see Verena staring down at her fallen body. She held her hands on her hips, and a grin across her red lips.
"Morning child." She taunted as Terri began to stand up and dust herself off.
"Morning, bitch." She mumbled but made sure her rival heard her. The words made a look of disgusted form on her clean face.
Before she could respond Terri felt a hand on her arm, "Terri we have- ..." Link was cut of when he saw Verena. She felt his touch on her arm fade away, she heard him take in a deep breath and let it out slowly. When Terri realized he was reacting to Verena she rolled her eyes.
'Give me a goddamn break.'
Verena reacted too, she smiled at the sight of the Kokiri, she seemed very pleased to be around him, or very pleased to annoy Terri.
Link nudged her with his elbow to get her attention, "I apologize Verena, we are in a hurry and must be going."
Terri's rival took a step forward and put on a sad face, "I understand, it's a shame we couldn't talk a bit more."
'Bullshit!'
Terri saw Link blush before he hurried her through the crowd toward the castle. As they made their way through the castle she could feel the eyes of Verena watching her, and yet it seemed to be more than just Verena's eyes.
* * *
After going over the archway to Hyrule Castle the cobblestone path turned to a dirt road. Rocks covered in vines surrounded them now, a few small trees grew along the path. The nature was soothing and made the castle more enchanting.
"Look, up ahead." Navi was the first to spot the guard blocking the upcoming gateway that would lead to the castle. The gate rose far above their heads and the rocks along the path, so it was impossible to penetrate it. The guard stood very still near the gear that could cause the gate to rise. He was tall and skinny, but looked like he was experienced with using the spear on his back. Armor covered his Hylian uniform, he wore a helmet, boots, gauntlets, chest plate, and knee armor. Their weapons would not be able to penetrate the armor, and it was to great of a risk to attack him.
Link grabbed Terri off to the side behind a steep wall of rocks with Navi following, "He hasn't noticed us yet, how are we going to convince him to let us in?"
'Link, Link, Link, this ain't gonna work.'
"I don't know Link, he looks determined to guard the castle." Navi made a quick glance toward the guard and returned to the group.
Terri shook her head, "It's not going to work, who would let an unknown kid into a castle?"
His face showed frustration, and he stepped forward, backing the Gerudo against the rocks, "Well, you're the thief, how do we get past the guard?"
She didn't answer because she didn't know how to. Never in her life did Terri think she would be sneaking into the royal castle of Hyrule.
"Thought so." Link backed off and sighed, trying to think.
This frustrated Terri, she felt like she'd been dragged along on a journey for no reason, all she wanted was to go home. Sighing she tilted her head backwards, resting it against the stone. As she did that she felt more than rock touch her skull, something thick and grassy was along the wall. Terri looked up to see strong vines growing up the rock wall. The vine's roots grew within cracks of the rocks so it would probably hold a person.
"Got it." She said with a smile.
