Chapter:3
The King's Request
The cucco made its usual clucking sound to wake the village up,
Link felt too weary from the battle yesterday afternoon to even
get out of bed. He reluctantly didn't break anything,Link sprained
his arm,had a gash on his leg and his chest still ached. Haku and
Kimiko were the people who took Link inside and bandaged him up.
"I should be going soon...I still need to train to become the hero of Hyrule"
Said Link.
Link rose from bed and put on his green tunic and brown boots, he
found his shield,sword,bow and quiver by the front door.
Link equiped himself and started though the door but stopped when
he heard voices...
"Link...why would someone like you need to speak with Link...?"Asked Kimiko.
"I have urgent news for him!"Said a voice angrily.
"He is still asleep..."Stated Haku.
Link recognized Kimiko and Haku's voices but he did not know who
the third persons voice was.
He straightend up and took a deep breath,Link put one hand on the
front door and pushed it open. All three people looked up at what
made the door open.
"Link...What perfect timing!"Said Haku.
"This is the one...?"Asked the man.
"Yes."Said Haku.
Link was indeed confused,the man standing before him was tall and covered in armor. He knew that the man was a Hylian guard and that he wanted to see him.
"What do you want with me..."Asked Link.
"The King of Hyrule wanted me to give you this letter."Stated the guard.
Kimiko and Haku looked at each other then at Link and then at the letter.
Link said nothing and took the letter from the guards hands,he went inside
to read the letter.
Dear young hero
I have heard a great deal about you,that you saved the Zora Domain
from freezing over and you rescued a girl from a Poe.
Including that you saved the entire Kakariko Village from burning
down from the evil Serpant! Thank You for your Heroic deeds.
I the King of Hyrule will Knight you and make you a true Hero.
the legendary hero of time... Come to Hyrule Castle tomorrow at noon.
You will there be Knighted and from then on you will be Hyrule's Protector.
Until tomorrow...
King of Hyrule
Link was speechless,not that he wasn't always speechless...Link was
a man of little words.
He got up from bed and placed the letter on a small wooden table,
Link went back outdoors to meet the guard and spoke.
"You can go now...you have already delivered the letter..."Link said.
The guard glared at Link and walked off towards the Castle.
Link started to walk back inside but a hand stopped him...
"Link...I know that you are to be knighted..."Said Kimiko.
He didn't say anything...but remove the hand from his shoulder and walked inside. Link wanted to go outside of the village to explore and prepare for tomorrows event. It was dinner time and Link was the first to finish his meal, only because he wanted to leave the village before nightfall.
"I am going now..."Started Link.
"Where.."Calmly spoke Haku.
"Away from the village...on Hyrule field..."Said Link.
"I see..."Kimiko said.
Link nodded his head to show that he was saying good-bye.
He walked towards the Village entrance,when he reached it Link turned
around to look at the setting sun.
Link ran out of Kakariko Village and towards the fields of Hyrule.
He could smell the fresh salt water of the Zora Domain and walked
forwards to Lon Lon Ranch. His loyal horse Epona was being taken care
of by Malon the Ranch owner,She was a short,red haired girl with emerald
green eyes. Link trusted her to care for Epona,he wanted to pick her up sop that
he could ride her around Hyrule fields until nightfall.
When Link reached the ranch he could her some of the horses hoofs
making contact with the dirt ground. Link started to run towards
Epona's stall and caught sight of Malon brushing her silky brown coat.
Malon immidiantly looked up when she heard foot steps near her stall.
Her eyes were big with surprise and she had dropped the comb she was using.
"Link...you startled me..."Said Malon.
"I came here to get Epona..."Link said.
Epona walked out of the stall and nuzzled Link's neck,he just patted her
on the head and saddled her up. Malon stood there in awe at how handsom
Link looked on Epona. Malon shook her head at the thought she had.
Link gave her a scrutinizing glare and bucked Epona,telling her to go.
He lead her out of Lon lon ranch and into the fields,He rode her around the field 5
times asnd decided that it was time to get some shut eye. Link steered
Epona to a near by tree and got off of her,he took hold of her reins and tied
it around the tree. When Link found a comfortable spot he closed his
sky blue eyes and fell asleep. The sound of Epona's breathing was calming to him.
"Zelda you must get to bed!"Demanded Impa.
"But I want to stay up!"Complained Zelda.
"You have to sleep early!Tomorrow is a big day!"Yelled Impa.
"I don't want to go!"Said Zelda.
"It is your fathers wishes that you are present tomorrow!"Impa explained.
Zelda looked down and didn't even bother to defend herself against Impa.
She got up and put on her pink nightgown,then got under the covers and
slowly shut her eyes. When Impa was satisfied she left the room.
Zelda already had a dress picked out for tomorrow and an idea of how she
would do her hair. Everyone in the castle was getting prepared for the
knighting at noon,Zelda didn't care about that she just wanted it to be done
and over with it...