Chapter three: Eponas Rider
She woke early the next morning, and imidiately went out to do her duties, surprising Mr. Ingo. She needed to put her mind on other things than that man. She felt so embarrased after that night. Not because of her falling asleep whilst the man was playing his ocrania. She felt embarrased of her dreams that night. Falling asleep to his music was mild compared to those dreams.
Though it was hard, she managed to put those dreams out of her mind and concentrated on her work. That way she was already done when it was only midday. When she feeded the cows, she heard voices outside the stable...
"..Darn it! I'll tell you what, if you win another race, You can have that bloody horse!" That was Mr. Ingo's voice, and she realised that whoever was out there with him, it was not Ganondorf. She heard two men mount their horses, and heard the horses run of. She heard them run past her position, which she understood was the finnish line. She had to wait for the loser to finnish before she could know who had won. She got her answer soon enough.
"Darn it! How did you do that?.. Wait a minute..." She heard Mr. Ingo walk about. "Thats... How did you manage to tame that horse right under my nose! And I was supposed to show it for lord Ganondorf! Well, I'm a man of my word. You can keep that darn horse."
How could he do that? Give away HER Epona? She felt the rage bubbling up inside her.
"...But you may never leave the ranch!" She heard the gates shut with a CLANG, and she ran out to see the one who had won her horse. She was releaved too see who it was. It was the mysterious man. But still she didn't know how he had managed to tame Epona. She was the only one that could manage her.
The man backed away and then started running towars a big fence. Was he crazy? No horse could jump that high! As the last sight of green had disapeared behind the fence, she knew she had underestimated Eponas strength.
Mr. Ingo sat down and leaned back against the iron gates he had closed to keep the man from escaping. His eyes was blank, and sweat was running down his face. He looked ill. She helped him inside and wondered what was wrong.
Some days later Mr. Ingo was his normal self again. All the evil was gone. He told Malon to send a message to her dad that he could take over the ranch again, and she knew that she owed it all to that mysterious man. The night after her dad came back, she heard a horse outside the house. She rushed outside, and there was that mysterious man, riding on Eponas back.
She nervously straightened her dressing gown and looked up at him, with eyes that bade him to stay. "Thank you." was all she could say.
For the first time ever, she saw a little smile on the mans face. "You're welcome." he said, before riding into the dark, leaving her at her doorsteps. From the darkness she could hear a very familiar tune... It was her mothers tune... Eponas song. She remembered now where she had seen those clothes. She now remembered the mans name. Link. His name was Link.
He never came back to the ranch.
She woke early the next morning, and imidiately went out to do her duties, surprising Mr. Ingo. She needed to put her mind on other things than that man. She felt so embarrased after that night. Not because of her falling asleep whilst the man was playing his ocrania. She felt embarrased of her dreams that night. Falling asleep to his music was mild compared to those dreams.
Though it was hard, she managed to put those dreams out of her mind and concentrated on her work. That way she was already done when it was only midday. When she feeded the cows, she heard voices outside the stable...
"..Darn it! I'll tell you what, if you win another race, You can have that bloody horse!" That was Mr. Ingo's voice, and she realised that whoever was out there with him, it was not Ganondorf. She heard two men mount their horses, and heard the horses run of. She heard them run past her position, which she understood was the finnish line. She had to wait for the loser to finnish before she could know who had won. She got her answer soon enough.
"Darn it! How did you do that?.. Wait a minute..." She heard Mr. Ingo walk about. "Thats... How did you manage to tame that horse right under my nose! And I was supposed to show it for lord Ganondorf! Well, I'm a man of my word. You can keep that darn horse."
How could he do that? Give away HER Epona? She felt the rage bubbling up inside her.
"...But you may never leave the ranch!" She heard the gates shut with a CLANG, and she ran out to see the one who had won her horse. She was releaved too see who it was. It was the mysterious man. But still she didn't know how he had managed to tame Epona. She was the only one that could manage her.
The man backed away and then started running towars a big fence. Was he crazy? No horse could jump that high! As the last sight of green had disapeared behind the fence, she knew she had underestimated Eponas strength.
Mr. Ingo sat down and leaned back against the iron gates he had closed to keep the man from escaping. His eyes was blank, and sweat was running down his face. He looked ill. She helped him inside and wondered what was wrong.
Some days later Mr. Ingo was his normal self again. All the evil was gone. He told Malon to send a message to her dad that he could take over the ranch again, and she knew that she owed it all to that mysterious man. The night after her dad came back, she heard a horse outside the house. She rushed outside, and there was that mysterious man, riding on Eponas back.
She nervously straightened her dressing gown and looked up at him, with eyes that bade him to stay. "Thank you." was all she could say.
For the first time ever, she saw a little smile on the mans face. "You're welcome." he said, before riding into the dark, leaving her at her doorsteps. From the darkness she could hear a very familiar tune... It was her mothers tune... Eponas song. She remembered now where she had seen those clothes. She now remembered the mans name. Link. His name was Link.
He never came back to the ranch.