For a few minutes Link, along with Tetra and the rest of the crew continued to gaze at the spot where the mystery girl had been and disappeared from sight.
"Dammit…." Link muttered under his breath.
His eyes were downcast; Tetra tapped him on the shoulder and he turned around to face her.
"What?"
"We'll get that hell hag. First, though, let's bury these poor souls."
"Yeah…Joel and Zill's parents had some tools. We can use them to make coffins."
"No." Tetra said. "We don't have time. Besides, none of us really know how."
Link felt sick again. "So we're just gonna plop 'em in there!"
"No." Tetra answered him. "We'll use the bed sheets."
"Okay."
Along with the bodies, they also included some of the people's personal belongings in their graves. For example, they buried Link's grandmother with her cooking equipment most of the photographs minus the one of the three of them (Link, Aryll, and their grandma) together. He decided to take that one with them.
Link started to place the telescope Aryll gave him for his birthday two years back in her grave with her. However, Tetra stopped him.
"We may need that."
"We have another one don't we? Besides, it was hers…"
Tetra sighed. "Alright, kid. But she's not gonna care."
"And how do you know that?"
"I don't really. Go ahead. We do have several of them on board after all."
"Thanks, Tetra."
He placed the telescope in Aryll's grave and then he and some of the others filled it in.
After burying all the villagers, the group headed back out to sea. Link put the picture of his family in his bag and went belowdecks.
"I heard about what happened." Niko said.
"Yeah…sorry, but I don't feel like going through any of your tests right now."
"That's okay little swabbie."
"Please stop calling me that. And leave me alone. I want to be alone."
"Hmph! Fine!" Niko stomped off.
"Wait…!" Link shouted at him.
"Eh?" Niko started to waddle back over to Link.
"By the way, Niko. Do you have any family, or rather do you remember them?"
"Not really. The only family I've ever known is on this ship. But nope, I don't remember my real family at all."
Link felt that was kind of sad. However, Niko didn't really seem to be bothered by it. Therefore Link didn't say anything; he just nodded and pulled out the picture he took with them.
"Your sister was a cute kid. Very spunky. And just recently very determined. I think she would've made a good swabbie along with you. Um…sorry. I meant a good swordfighter."
"Eh. Thanks, I guess." Link managed to give a slight grin through his tears. At least Niko was trying hard to make him feel better.
Just then, Tetra came down. "Okay. It seems as if this wasn't an act of revenge. In other words it was nothing personal. I guess you know what I'm trying to say."
Link wasn't sure but he did have some idea of what she was saying. "She might do the same thing elsewhere."
"Exactly!" Tetra responded. "And we need to find out where she is! Therefore, we must sail around looking around for any leads."
"Yeah!" Link agreed. "She won't get away with this!"
Tetra nodded with a determined look on her face and headed back onto the deck.
