Sigh. Sorry this took me so long to get up… but now with school and everything going on… it kinda sucks.
This chappy was also a little bit harder to write as Epona is not really… a 'thinking' character. No lines. No real story. Just a horse who could have been Ganon's. Meh. I'll try.
Character- Epona
Setting- Somewhere in Hyrule. Link is leading Epona to their next destination.
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My Master
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My hooves are tired.
But I can't stop.
My Master wishes me to keep going.
I gather from his position that very little time can be spared.
So fatigue is no excuse.
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And I listen to my Master.
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It has taken some time,
But now I'm fully adjusted to this life of travel.
At the ranch…
At the ranch it was always the same.
If I had known that all this was out there…
I might not have stayed as long.
…
But Malon is there.
She took good care of me.
But she could not give me this.
She could not give me freedom…
At least not by herself.
I love her…
Really I do…
But even after all she has done for me…
Nothing amounts to this freedom.
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I do miss her.
She was much more gentle than my new Master.
She would pet and stroke me.
And I liked that.
But now…
Now when I receive a pat from my new Master…
I feel as though I have earned it in a way.
He does not pet me often…
Only when I have completed a difficult ride and such.
And when he does praise me…
I'm filled with pride because I know that I've done exceptional.
And I like that too.
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I do miss the never changing ranch a bit.
Everything out here is sudden and unexpected.
That takes some getting used to.
But I've done it.
And now if I had the choice…
I don't know whether I'd go back 'home'.
Maybe that never really was 'home.'
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Out here…
Out here I feel right.
It's not as glorious as at the ranch.
It's not as pampering.
It's just…
More fulfilling.
I and love that feeling.
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It's the feeling I get when Master digs his heels into my sides to go faster.
When he pushes me forward to jump gaps I once believed un-jumpable.
When Master wills me to go as fast as ever to beat the clock.
I love that feeling.
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It's something Malon never could give me herself.
It wasn't her fault.
She knew that I needed out.
She knew it.
And letting my new Master take me was the best thing she ever did.
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Out here lies my heart.
My true home.
Out in the ever lasting plains of Hyrule.
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Although my hooves tire…
I will not.
My Master is depending on me to reach wherever we are headed now.
Depending on me.
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I feel as though I'm part of a team.
I and like that.
I like that I have a greater significance then that of other horses.
I have responsibility.
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I continue to gallop.
Ever onwards.
Ever lasting.
To an unknown land.
I have no idea where I am going.
But Master does.
And I must listen to Master.
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Slowly, the sun creeps down into the horizon.
The last of the red, warm light splashes across us.
I continue forward.
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I feel my reins tighten…
Telling me to slow down.
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I bring myself to a canter.
Then a slow trot.
Then I stop completely.
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I have no idea where we are.
But apparently Master knows…
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He slides off my back.
He lands gracefully to the ground.
He studies the area.
…We seem to be in the middle of nowhere to me.
But he looks happy.
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He turns to me.
The orange sunlight gleams off his face.
He smiles.
"Good girl, Epona." He coos, "Nice job."
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He reaches out and pats my nose.
Euphoria fills me.
I've done a hard days work.
I've earned a rest.
And an everlasting praise from my Master.
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Yeah… so it wasn't very long… but I didn't really have much to go on. Plus… animals are a bit more difficult than human. I've never really been an animal before so I have no idea what they think like. But Epona is really loyal to Link and I just wanted to give a bit of background on why she had given up her old life so willingly. I do hope you enjoyed it. What did you think? Review and tell me please! Thanks a bunch!
Malon is coming up next.
Have a nice day.
Bye for now!