Ok, so it's slightly shorter then the last one - at least I try, I'm glad to be able to update so soonish :D Hopefully I shall have the next chapter done before then end of the day (Australian time, meaning in less then 10 hours ;)) Hope you like it!

Tala ran forth…fast…hard…

She felt her Kokiri boots…or rather Link's Kokiri boots hit hard against the new winter grass that had sprouted on the Hyrulian Field. Drumming, panting…such rhythm drew out the wolf powers in herself, it gave her more energy, she could run faster, longer, further. She would have to be quick to catch the Hero of Time before it was too late.

Tala came to a halt… "What on earth am I doing?" she asked herself…she had left her safety barrier – the Kokiri Forest, just to be in the middle of nowhere, a barren wasteland, all alone, deprived of direction. If anything happened to her then – god forbid – Link would do something stupid about it, then they would all be doomed.

She turned around, the bridge wasn't within sight…perhaps she should just walk in a straight line…? What if that didn't work…what if she ended up somewhere else? Hylia Lake for instance…she had never been out like this alone…but then again, she had never spent such a long time away from the pack either. They were a group, a community, they usually stuck together through the toughest of times, it's only when they went to the dark side that she had no choice but to either leave them of become one of them.

But wait…she couldn't leave! No! She couldn't leave Link all alone like that – what if something happened? She wouldn't know about it, they have to stick together otherwise something bad would happen to one of them…or perhaps both – whatever the case, she just didn't feel safe without someone - preferably Link – by her side…

She shouldn't be thinking like this, it was stupid – "Just act like you don't give a damn and everything with be fine!" she told herself. She stood out in the open, still pondering, "What are your priorities?" she asked herself, "Save Link or save Hyrule?"

"Think, think, think!" she continued to encourage her mind…to go out with the main objective to save Link alone would be selfish, only fulfilling her wants, or needs. But then again, in saving Link wouldn't she be giving Hyrule another chance? Link was the one who had to save Hyrule – not her…anyway, what could a stupid werewolf do about an Evil un-dead King such as Ganondorf? Not much, obviously.

Then again, where was he? Ganon could be almost anywhere right now, here in Hyrule, 10 feet away from her…perhaps giving troops instructions…

What to do…she looked back up, where the little bridge should be. "Save myself," she said, finally coming to a conclusion, "In saving myself I shall hopefully prevent Link from doing anything stupid to save me," she kept sweet-talking herself, "Once Link is gone, Ganon will automatically take over, so this way I'm saving everyone," 'I do to much talking to myself…' she thought as she made her way back to the Kokiri Forest, hoping that it wasn't too far away, and that she wouldn't get lost.

'Stupid bitch,' Link thought angrily meaning it in both ways, he had now decided where he was heading – Hyrule castle, he wanted to visit Zelda, he had so many emotions bottled up inside him, he just needed to release them on someone. If Tala wouldn't then maybe Zelda would. Besides, he needed to tell her of Ganondorf's return.

He wished he could use Epona, but she was a little too old for his liking – besides, she was nursing a filly, and the young foal couldn't canter alongside its parent yet. Although Epona did have a two year old colt called Tomus, he was a wild, mischievous young stallion who could run like the wind, but was far from tame. But Epona had been somewhat wild when he had tamed her, so why not try her progeny? Tomus did seem to take a liking to Epona's Song. Link decided he would try it sometime soon. He was so close to the castle now that it would be pointless.

Link came to the castle, only to find the drawbridge closed – as it usually was at this time of night, "Drat" he cursed under his breath as he leapt into the moat and swam towards the castle walls, he'd have to climb over, wasn't too hard really, the gaps between the blocks of concrete made it quite easy to get a grip and climb up. Link pressed his fingers hard into the crevasse, holding onto the slab with strong hands as he wedged the tips of his Kokiri boots into the walls and began to climb, slowly but surely.

About half way up the fingers on his right hand slipped, he clutched on tight, not wanting to let go, yet bracing himself for the impact. It had been a simple rock that had separated itself from the rest of the wall, he had held it instead of the wall and he had almost fallen. There was a soft 'plop' sound as the rock hit the water below. Link ignored it and continued his climb, further, further…until he reached the top.

'Now what?' he asked himself, looking at the great high he was at. He couldn't jump, that was certain, climb down? No that would take too long. He grabbed his hookshot from out of his bag, praying that this would work. He hit it, hard against the top layer of concrete causing a small indent, continuing until he had formed a crack, he then stepped on the hook to try and push it in further. He jumped on top of it – finding it very hard not to loose his balance at such a great height, he had to keep this factor in mind.

It took a lot of effort, but eventually the hookshot was embedded in the castle walls, allowing Link to abseil his way down. When he landed he tugged, hard, on his hookshot, and with a series of sharp pulls it dislodged itself, allowing for him to put it back in his sack again.

Tala continued walking, she was on top of a hill, she would see the tiny bridge hidden behind trees tat lead to her destination on the horizon, surely it would only take a few more minutes to get there.

Am I going somewhere with this? You bet I am :D stay tuned for more action soon...

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