15th Entry: Explanations
October 9th, the 7th year in the reign of King Ganondorf I
Dear Diary,
I can't tell you how well everything has been going lately! It's just incredible how things have changed over the past month.
For the most part, Ingo's back to his normal self. At first I wanted to make his life as miserable as possible, just to give him a taste of what he put me through. However, I guess in the end I came to the conclusion that I should probably treat Ingo the way I wished to be treated, and not bring myself to his level. So I forgave him, and we've gone back to the schedule we had right after dad left.
Oh, and speaking of dad! A couple days ago a mail carrier came by the ranch (which is strange, we hardly ever get mail) with a letter. It was from dad, and guess what? He's coming back home! I'm so excited! He said that for whatever reason, he had received word that Ganon decided to forgive him (over my dead body he forgave him), and so he could return home. He's expected back next week!
Now, on to the real reason I'm writing, which I'm sure you've already figured out.
Yesterday started out normally, Ingo left in the morning to make deliveries. At first the sky looked as if it might rain, but it cleared up after a while, so I let the horses out to run in the corral. After a while, I got bored, so I went out to the middle of the corral and sang. I admit, it sounds even stranger now that I'm older, but, nevertheless, it made me happy and passed the time.
I stood out there quite a while, and didn't even stop when a horse came up to me. I petted it on instinct, not really paying attention to who I was petting. Then it struck me.
"Epona? What the-"
I heard a laugh behind me, and turned around quickly, surprised to see Link sitting on the corral fence behind me.
"You haven't changed much in seven years have you?" he said with a chuckle.
"Oh, shut up." I said, my cheeks flushing. As much as I liked singing, it was still embarrassing to get caught.
"Please, do continue." he said with a smile.
I stuck out my tongue. "No." I said. Then something else struck me. "You're wearing...red?"
He looked down, as if he had forgotten, then looked back up. "Umm, yeah. These tunics are made by the Goron's and can withstand immense amounts of heat." he said, nonchalently.
I stared at him, utterly confused. "So...why would you need this kind of tunic?" I asked.
He gave a smile, and just pointed towards Death Mountain. My mouth dropped with surprise. The fire around Death Mountain was no where to be seen, replaced instead by white, wispy clouds. I looked in that direction earlier this morning, I swear, and the fire had most certainly been there.
"You did that all, today?" I asked amazed.
He shook his head and laughed. "Well, definitely not all today. It took a while, but I finally made it."
I walked over to the fence and sat down next to him. "So is that what you're doing? Rescuing everyone from Ganon?"
He nodded. "More or less."
I smiled. "So, you promised to tell me where you were all these years, so tell me, where were you?"
He shrugged. "It's hard to explain. The best I can tell you is that I was...asleep."
I frowned. "You were asleep? For seven years? Link, do you really expect me..."
He looked at me. "That's all there is to it. I can't explain it any any other terms, I don't even know exactly what happened."
I knew he wasn't telling me everything. "Link, what's been going on? Like, when we were kids, you talked about gathering these three stones. What happened with that? And why have you of all people been given this responsiblity of saving the world?"
"It's hard to explain."
"Well then explain it as best as you can."
He gave another smile. "It's a really long story."
I smiled back. "I don't care, I have the time."
He laughed. "Don't tell me I didn't tell you..."
And so he told me everything. The Deku Tree. Meeting the Princess. Gathering the three stones. Finding the Ocarina of Time. Pulling the Master Sword out of it's pedistal. Seven Years of sleep. Meeting Rauru, and the receiving of his mission to awaken the other five sages and defeat Ganon. Rescuing Saria, his childhood friend, the forest sage, and finding out that he was not a Kokiri, but indeed a Hylian. Rescuing the Goron leader, Darunia, and saving the entire Goron race from the fire serpent Volvagia. He still had yet to find the sage of water, shadow, and spirit.
By the time he was done, I was speechless.
"Remember, you promised." he said with a sympathetic smile.
"Wait, but why, why you? Why did the princess and the sages...why did they pick you?" I asked, still dumbfounded.
He shrugged. "Because I'm the Hero of Time." he said simply.
Suddenly I realized something. "So why do you always come back here?"
He looked at me in surprise. "What do you mean?"
"You have this big responsibility of saving the world, but you always come back to the ranch. Why?"
He gave a smile. "Because no matter how I feel, you always manage to brighten my day."
I smiled and tried to keep from blushing. "Well, you've always brightened my day too."
He looked to the west. "It's getting late, I should get going."
I shook my head. "Why don't you stay here for the night?" He looked at me in surprise. "We always have a couple spare rooms, and I bet you haven't slept in a real bed for a long while."
He gave a sheepish smile. "You'd win that bet."
"So you'll stay?"
He nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I'll stay. But I'll need to go first thing tomorrow alright?"
"Alright. Come on, you can help me fix supper."
"What!"
And that's the majority of what went on. I didn't actually make him help fix supper, but I could tell that the food and a real bed to sleep him helped him a lot. The next morning I woke up early as usual. I looked outside my window, and saw him getting Epona ready to go. I hurried and got dressed and went outside.
"Back to the good ol' green tunic, eh?"
He smiled. "Yeah, I just don't feel right without it."
"Where are you headed this time, anyway?"
"Zora's Domain."
I put my hands on my hips. "Last time you said you were going to Zora's Domain, you didn't come back you know."
He walked over to me. "Well, I'll still have two more sages to wake up after this, so there shouldn't be any unexpected surprises." he said reassuringly.
"Well alright." I laughed. "You know, from what I hear, Zora's Domain has gotten a lot colder lately. Are you sure you won't need a cold-resistant tunic?"
He gave a smile "Yeah, I'm sure." He gave me a hug. "Take care of yourself, okay? I'll be back once I've found the water sage."
I nodded. "Okay."
He mounted Epona. "See you Malon." he said with a smile, and he left.
Over all, a nice couple of days. I'm really looking forward to dad's return this week, and I hope Link stays safe while he's at this next temple. Talk to you later!
Malon Astira
