Chapter 2: Trip To The Lake And Old Memories
Th sun was starting to set, and they decided it was time to leave before it got too dark. Link placed the supplies on his horse, Epona, while Ruto watched from the balcony as linked packed the gear. He brought two bottles of red potion, both of his mirror shields from Ikana Canyon and from Desert Colossus; He brought the blanket Ruto made,( she didn't want to leave it) food to last a week, and both his Gilded Sword from Termina and his Biggoron Sword from Hyrule. When they where all set, Link walked over underneath the ladder and called to Ruto. "OK! We're ready! Do you think you can climb down?" " I doubt it. My leg is still real sore." Ruto said crankily. " Don't worry." he called out. " I'll be here to catch you if you fall." Ruto nodded slowly, and began to slowly creep down the steps. She hadn't gotten far though, when a spasm of pain sent her reeling off the edge. " Oh no!" she cried out as she fell off the ladder. She closed her eyes, expecting to hit the hard, cold ground any second. But she soon felt strong arms quickly rap around her, and her fall quickly subsided. She reached out and gripped hard for support, and slowly opened her eyes. She was looking into the deep violet eyes of Link, as she sat there in his arms with her hers around his neck. " I told you I'd catch you!" he said grinning. For the first time, Ruto realized just how well built he had become, and she felt weak with emotion. ""Let's just go now." She said wearily. " Before something worse happens." Link carried her over and gently set her on top of Epona. She straddled her legs, and waited for him to mount. Link climbed up and sat behind her, holding the reins in front so Ruto couldn't fall off. " Are you ready?" he asked her. " I am ready. Now lets go! The pain in my leg is seriously annoying me." Link laughed and urged Epona into a steady trot. They quickly went through the entrance to the kokiri forest, on the road of another great adventure.
The sun had set by the time they had reached Hyrule Field. Ruto was feeling a bit uneasy. She had never been so far from home after dark since her reappointment as the Sage of Water at Lake Hylia. Now she was going there again. Link looked around like a worried squirrel, checking for any signs of trouble. " What's the matter?" Ruto asked. "You seemed upset about something. What could possibly have you so worried? I'm not worried." She said bravely. Link said nothing, but kept looking around.
Suddenly a bone came flying out of nowhere, hitting Link in the back of the head. "Ow!" he cried out, grabbing the back of his head. He turned around to see what hit him, and he beheld three stalchildren laughing at him, taking their own bones off and throwing them. " What are they?" Ruto asked. "They're the possessed skeletons of bad kids." Link said. " They usually appear in groups of three, and like causing mischief." Another bone came flying their way, this one hitting Ruto. "Ow! These brats are annoying me!" she snarled. " Could you do something about them?" "Sure. I already have an idea. Hold on!" suddenly he urged Epona into a gallop. The stalchildren threw their bones even faster, but none more connected. When the barrage finally stopped, they turned to see their attackers. All that was left was a skull and a few ribs each where three full skeletons once stood. "What happened?!" Ruto said surprised. "They used up all their bones throwing them at us." Link said. " They wasted their bodies doing that." Understanding what he meant, Ruto leaned back and rested against him, feeling pretty safe near him. He blushed, not being accustomed to being so close to a girl. " Oook. Maybe we better find a place to stay. It's getting too late to keep going." "Ok." Ruto responded. " As long as it's safe. I'll go with you anywhere." Link turned an even brighter red, and looked frantically for a place to stay before he became more embarrassed. "There!" He said, pointing off in the distance. Just over the next hill, Ruto made out the faint glow of candlelight ahead. " You see that Ruto? That's Lon Lon Ranch. If we hurry, we should get there before long."
Th sun was starting to set, and they decided it was time to leave before it got too dark. Link placed the supplies on his horse, Epona, while Ruto watched from the balcony as linked packed the gear. He brought two bottles of red potion, both of his mirror shields from Ikana Canyon and from Desert Colossus; He brought the blanket Ruto made,( she didn't want to leave it) food to last a week, and both his Gilded Sword from Termina and his Biggoron Sword from Hyrule. When they where all set, Link walked over underneath the ladder and called to Ruto. "OK! We're ready! Do you think you can climb down?" " I doubt it. My leg is still real sore." Ruto said crankily. " Don't worry." he called out. " I'll be here to catch you if you fall." Ruto nodded slowly, and began to slowly creep down the steps. She hadn't gotten far though, when a spasm of pain sent her reeling off the edge. " Oh no!" she cried out as she fell off the ladder. She closed her eyes, expecting to hit the hard, cold ground any second. But she soon felt strong arms quickly rap around her, and her fall quickly subsided. She reached out and gripped hard for support, and slowly opened her eyes. She was looking into the deep violet eyes of Link, as she sat there in his arms with her hers around his neck. " I told you I'd catch you!" he said grinning. For the first time, Ruto realized just how well built he had become, and she felt weak with emotion. ""Let's just go now." She said wearily. " Before something worse happens." Link carried her over and gently set her on top of Epona. She straddled her legs, and waited for him to mount. Link climbed up and sat behind her, holding the reins in front so Ruto couldn't fall off. " Are you ready?" he asked her. " I am ready. Now lets go! The pain in my leg is seriously annoying me." Link laughed and urged Epona into a steady trot. They quickly went through the entrance to the kokiri forest, on the road of another great adventure.
The sun had set by the time they had reached Hyrule Field. Ruto was feeling a bit uneasy. She had never been so far from home after dark since her reappointment as the Sage of Water at Lake Hylia. Now she was going there again. Link looked around like a worried squirrel, checking for any signs of trouble. " What's the matter?" Ruto asked. "You seemed upset about something. What could possibly have you so worried? I'm not worried." She said bravely. Link said nothing, but kept looking around.
Suddenly a bone came flying out of nowhere, hitting Link in the back of the head. "Ow!" he cried out, grabbing the back of his head. He turned around to see what hit him, and he beheld three stalchildren laughing at him, taking their own bones off and throwing them. " What are they?" Ruto asked. "They're the possessed skeletons of bad kids." Link said. " They usually appear in groups of three, and like causing mischief." Another bone came flying their way, this one hitting Ruto. "Ow! These brats are annoying me!" she snarled. " Could you do something about them?" "Sure. I already have an idea. Hold on!" suddenly he urged Epona into a gallop. The stalchildren threw their bones even faster, but none more connected. When the barrage finally stopped, they turned to see their attackers. All that was left was a skull and a few ribs each where three full skeletons once stood. "What happened?!" Ruto said surprised. "They used up all their bones throwing them at us." Link said. " They wasted their bodies doing that." Understanding what he meant, Ruto leaned back and rested against him, feeling pretty safe near him. He blushed, not being accustomed to being so close to a girl. " Oook. Maybe we better find a place to stay. It's getting too late to keep going." "Ok." Ruto responded. " As long as it's safe. I'll go with you anywhere." Link turned an even brighter red, and looked frantically for a place to stay before he became more embarrassed. "There!" He said, pointing off in the distance. Just over the next hill, Ruto made out the faint glow of candlelight ahead. " You see that Ruto? That's Lon Lon Ranch. If we hurry, we should get there before long."