Chapter 4: The Storm
As Ruto and Link once again found themselves in Hyrule Field, a steady downpour started to come down. They continued on for about two ours before it was too muddy and cold to go on. Link found an overhang and quickly hid both himself and Ruto, along with his horse. As the rain continued to come down, Ruto huddled close to Link to keep warm, while he busied himself with trying to start a fire. She shivered, and pulled the blanket from the pack to rap up in. Then, as an afterthought, she covered Link with it too. He took it gratefully, and they both sat side by side as they stayed close to Epona. Link to Ruto's hand and huddled even closer as he felt how cold she still was. Suddenly he was beside himself with embarrassment. Let's check your leg. We need to keep track of how the poison is progressing. Ruto reluctantly removed the blanket, and Link gasped. " Your leg! It's so pale! It's unnatural for it to be so pale." Ruto frowned. "Gee, thanks a lot." She said. "I guess the night in the barn caused the poison to take a stronger hold." Link said. "That's ok, Link. We are almost to the Lake anyway." "No, it's not ok. It'll be my fault if you die before we make it. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if that happened!" "Link, really. It's ok. Your were right, I am paranoid." She said, taking his head in her hands, making him look her in the eye. "But like I said, I do trust one person, and that person is you. I know that I can put my life in your hands any day and I'll be safe. So don't worry. We'll make it." Link looked at the ground, then looked back up at Ruto. "Thanks. That mean a lot to me." He said. "Don't mention it." She joked. And they spent the rest of the storm huddling close, and enjoying each other's company.
As the storm let up, Ruto and Link mounted Epona and continue their journey. As they drew even closer, a pair of fences appeared in front of them. " Alright!" Link cheered. " These fences mark the entrance to Lake Hylia!" As they came closer, Epona whinnied, and stopped. " Ruto, we're going to back up and jump over these. Are you ready?" "Not really." She said. " But go ahead." Link backed up Epona a few paces, then galloped full throttle right towards it. Epona jumped once, twice, and over both fences she went. Ruto would have been impressed with Link's equestrian skills, but she was too busy trying to keep on the horse's back, She failed. As Epona cleared the second fence, Ruto slid sideways, and fell off, bouncing once and landing in a heap by the wall. As Link ran to her aid as she pulled herself up, and helped her stand she held her head, an aching pain in every joint she knew she had. "Oooh." She moaned. "Link?" "Yeah?" he said, shaken. "Unless we have no choice, I am NEVER riding that horse again." Link laughed, and swung her arm over his shoulder. " Enough said. We're close enough to the lab anyways. We can probably walk there." As they hobbled along, Epona followed them close behind. When they came over the next hill, a bright sparkle shone in the distance. "We're here." Link said." Lake Hylia."
As Ruto and Link once again found themselves in Hyrule Field, a steady downpour started to come down. They continued on for about two ours before it was too muddy and cold to go on. Link found an overhang and quickly hid both himself and Ruto, along with his horse. As the rain continued to come down, Ruto huddled close to Link to keep warm, while he busied himself with trying to start a fire. She shivered, and pulled the blanket from the pack to rap up in. Then, as an afterthought, she covered Link with it too. He took it gratefully, and they both sat side by side as they stayed close to Epona. Link to Ruto's hand and huddled even closer as he felt how cold she still was. Suddenly he was beside himself with embarrassment. Let's check your leg. We need to keep track of how the poison is progressing. Ruto reluctantly removed the blanket, and Link gasped. " Your leg! It's so pale! It's unnatural for it to be so pale." Ruto frowned. "Gee, thanks a lot." She said. "I guess the night in the barn caused the poison to take a stronger hold." Link said. "That's ok, Link. We are almost to the Lake anyway." "No, it's not ok. It'll be my fault if you die before we make it. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if that happened!" "Link, really. It's ok. Your were right, I am paranoid." She said, taking his head in her hands, making him look her in the eye. "But like I said, I do trust one person, and that person is you. I know that I can put my life in your hands any day and I'll be safe. So don't worry. We'll make it." Link looked at the ground, then looked back up at Ruto. "Thanks. That mean a lot to me." He said. "Don't mention it." She joked. And they spent the rest of the storm huddling close, and enjoying each other's company.
As the storm let up, Ruto and Link mounted Epona and continue their journey. As they drew even closer, a pair of fences appeared in front of them. " Alright!" Link cheered. " These fences mark the entrance to Lake Hylia!" As they came closer, Epona whinnied, and stopped. " Ruto, we're going to back up and jump over these. Are you ready?" "Not really." She said. " But go ahead." Link backed up Epona a few paces, then galloped full throttle right towards it. Epona jumped once, twice, and over both fences she went. Ruto would have been impressed with Link's equestrian skills, but she was too busy trying to keep on the horse's back, She failed. As Epona cleared the second fence, Ruto slid sideways, and fell off, bouncing once and landing in a heap by the wall. As Link ran to her aid as she pulled herself up, and helped her stand she held her head, an aching pain in every joint she knew she had. "Oooh." She moaned. "Link?" "Yeah?" he said, shaken. "Unless we have no choice, I am NEVER riding that horse again." Link laughed, and swung her arm over his shoulder. " Enough said. We're close enough to the lab anyways. We can probably walk there." As they hobbled along, Epona followed them close behind. When they came over the next hill, a bright sparkle shone in the distance. "We're here." Link said." Lake Hylia."