Ok, another short chapter, but short chapters come quick, eh? Well, if I continue with chapters about as long as this I should be able to get a chapter a day in quite easily, with long chpaters on weekends. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, it's really starting to build up! Once I get 100 reviews I shall draw up a title page for this story on deviant art (you think I can get that many reviews? I really hope so :D) And I suppose I can draw a scene from the story as well (the 100th reviewers choice :P) so get cracking! My account there is thekoolkyogre if anyone wants to take a peek.

Link awoke at the crack of dawn the next morning, long before any of the Kokiri's had awoken. He sighed as he rolled up the blanket and left it on a log, he then went to his tree house and emptied his bag, sorting out what he needed and what he wouldn't need and gathering new things from the drawers that leant up against the sides of the room.

Satisfied with the equipment he had, he picked some berries from a nearby tree to serve as a quick breakfast before he left. He'd need to take Tala with him, as he knew souls didn't last very long outside their bodies – the sooner her body and soul connected once more, the better. Anyways, perhaps she could help him defeat the evil king? "Nah" he though with a smile, "She's hopeless at archery, a sword would be too heavy for her…she has more chance of killing me then Ganon" he laughed forcefully, it calmed his nerves, he was feeling a bit more confident today…this was Ganon, the same Ganon he had defeated countless times, if anything it'd be easier then before since his opponent was older and himself – at his prime.

He gently lifted Tala's body and cradled her in his arms as he crossed the bridge, wondering if he should wait for Saria to say goodbye…but she was asleep and Link couldn't afford to loose time.

With great difficulty Link managed to hold onto Tala while he grabbed the orcarina from his side pocket. He played Epona's song and slipped the instrument back to it's original place before holding Tala more appropriately.

Minutes came, minutes passed, it took long enough, but the trio of horses, one young, one old and one in between finally came.

Tomus whinnied as he saw his friend, Link and Tomus were becoming closer, good friends. Epona and her filly cantered off together, knowing that they weren't needed. Link awkwardly managed to mount Tomus, sitting Tala on his lap, he wrapped his arms around her and held on to Tomus's mane, making sure she couldn't slip before he urged the black stallion forward.

Tomus raced off, not at full gallop, but a steady speed that caused the ride to be less bumpy, the horse could sense from the movements on his spine that his riders weren't particularly stable so he slowed slightly to prevent them from falling. The ride was smooth until a poe appeared, causing Tomus to rear up in fright and begin a canter the other way.

"Woo!" Link hushed the horse, trying to slow him down, but the horse wouldn't listen, it had completely forgotten about it's riders in the moment of fright. The picture of the evil, ghastly creature stood still in its mind Tomus had never seen such a scary being appear like that before.

Link held on tight as Tomus's hooves pounded against hard, dry dirt, causing a dust cloud to form behind them as they went, no matter how much Link tried to get the horse to stop it just wouldn't…

It was when Tomus came to a short fence line that he had tried to stop, he faced it head on, his movement slowing "Jump over it!" Link shouted at the horse, but it was too late, the horse's feet ripped hard against the wooden railing causing Link and Tala to come flying off over Tomus's head, Link clutched Tala closely to him as they both hit the ground beneath and rolled down a small hill.

Dizzy and perhaps slightly winded from the fall, Link got up and took Tala with him as he went to inspect his foolish horse.

Tomus had bad cuts along his shins, running deep into his skin, the black fur was now stained with blood, the fence wasn't broken, and neither was the horse, it could've been so much worse. Tomus collapsed into the dirt allowing Link to set Tala down so he could rummage around his bag, he pulled out some strange tree sap he had collected form the village before he left, it was meant to help the healing process and help prevent infection.

The horse neighed as Link applied the healing liquid on his cuts, the horse was shaken, but he knew it wasn't the fault of the rider, the horse told himself not to spook so much in the face of danger – perhaps be more like his master – his friend.

Soon enough, wounded, but not disheartened, they set off in search of Ganon…the sun blazing high in the sky and the sound of hoof beats echoing throughout the land.

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