Chapter 4
Link had set up camp as the sun set, Tomas was collecting firewood. Link and Tomas were both thinking about the task ahead; it had been two days now. Link lit the fire Tom was just sitting; suddenly Tomas jumped, "What's wrong Tom!" Link asked in shock.
"Th-that sound! Listen!" Tom answered. Link put his ear to the ground and realized that Tom was right. The sound got louder. It was like nothing he had ever heard before, like the pounding of hoofs and an odd scream both at the same time. Link got up and turned to find something was running towards them. It looked like a pig crossed with a very muscular man. Link recognized it as a moblin, from a book Link had read.
Link unsheathed his sword and braced himself for battle; but the moblin was too fast as soon as it reached Link it knocked the sword right out of Link's hands.
The moblin took it's spear and slashed Link on the shoulder, Link fell back against a large tree Tomas, who was hiding behind the tree, ran over to Links side. Then the moblin trapped them against the tree, raised its spear in the air, ready to finish them, when Link heard the sound of a horse whining. He saw the white horse behind the moblin; someone was on the horse. He saw the person unsheathe a jeweled sword at their hip, and watched as the person killed the moblin.
Link got up and stared at the moblin lying on the ground, then he looked up at the person who saved them. He soon recognized them.
"Zelda?" Link shouted. He knew that Zelda wasn't allowed outside of the castle.
" Link! Are you okay?" Zelda asked quickly, Link nodded, "Oh, thank Nayru! I was worried!" Zelda slightly blushed, "Unn…I mean, this place is dangerous."
"I'm fine Zelda, you need to go home!" Link shouted. Zelda gave him a stern look.
"No." Zelda said.
"But Zelda, your parents…
"No!" She shouted. "I-I-I…I JUST CANT!"
"W-why?" Link asked.
"I'm too worried…" she whispered "…and besides I know more about things around Hyrule than you do!" she said back in normal volume.
Link sighed "Okay…you can help."
That night they were keeping warm sitting around the campfire. Zelda looked at Tomas, then at Link. "Tom, why were you hiding be hind the tree?" Zelda asked.
"Oh! Yeah! About that…Unn…" Tom stuttered, Zelda giggled.
"Tom, as far as I can see, you're a big cucco!" Zelda said. Tomas glared.
"You may see me as a coward, but I am going to be come a knight!" Tomas began, "M-MY FATHER WAS A KNIGHT! HE DIED IN A WAR THAT IS NOW OVER!" Tom began to cry, "My mother used to tell me stories about his years as a knight…then she died in the hospital two years ago…Link helped me through those times… But before my mother died I promised her I would become a knight, just like my father." Tom looked up at Zelda. Zelda's eyes were watering.
"I-I'm sorry Tomas, I didn't mean to offend you…" Zelda said, wiping her eyes.
"I-I'm okay now…" Tomas said in a slightly shaky voice.
"I think It's about time we all went to bed." Link said.