"Did I ever tell the three of you about the time your mothers and I snuck your fathers into Gerudo town?"
"Why would you have to sneak him into a town?"
Alolu settled next to Lery and Komali on the ground at the old Gerudo's feet. Getting to hear her grandmother's stories was always an exciting prospect. Back in the Domain, her grandfather told some of her favorite stories; however, granny Urbosa told the funniest stories that her grandfather would never dare to tell.
If he even knew about them.
Granny, on the other hand, had no fear of what her father or uncle Revali would do to her if they found out what stories she was telling. Really, it seemed like the girls' mother was the only one she held any fear of but it wasn't much.
"We had helped the town solve a rather troublesome issue," the old Gerudo explained with a sly smile. "Lady Riju had a celebration in our honor and asked us to attend as her guests of honor. At the time, men were normally barred from the city." A small, reminiscing smirk played across her face. "What your fathers didn't know is that the ban had been temporarily lifted so that they could attend."
"You didn't tell them?" Leru asked with wide eyes.
"It must have slipped my mind," their surrogate grandmother replied with a rather odd tone in her voice. It was one that often accompanied rather funny parts of her stories.
The three children were perfectly aware that the old Gerudo wasn't really their grandmother; however, they had always seen her as such. She had greeted them so warmly and entertained them while their parents were off doing whatever it was they had to attend to. During such times, she would tell them stories, play games with them, or ask them to tell her what sorts of adventures they had been on. She would also spoil them with small gifts and have the castle's servants bring them sweets.
Of course, she wouldn't let them have enough to cause an upset stomach.
If she was feeling up to it, she would take them out into the city. Unfortunately, such days were few and far between.
"They didn't play the role very well," the old woman mused, still wearing a small smirk. "Your father," she said as she nodded to Leru and Alolu "would only whisper to your mother. He also had to repeatedly tell your father he wasn't allowed to use arrows to get back at me."
"Uncle Revali would never."
"Believe it or not, your uncle had quite the temper back in the day."
"You're telling me," Komali muttered.
The old woman laughed. "You're your father's son."
The almost pouty expression faded from Komali's face at the words. Grinning widely, he puffed his chest out proudly. Though they didn't always get along, it was no secret that Komali looked up to his father more than anyone else. Granny Urbosa had probably given him the highest compliment she could have, even if it was meant to be a little teasing.
"What happened next?" Leru asked.
"They got caught." Their grandmother laughed heartily at Leru's gasp while Komali rolled his eyes, muttering something under his breath. Alolu couldn't decide if she wanted to laugh or hide her face in embarrassment. "Each Gerudo vai spends years studying men and their behavior. It would have been nearly impossible for either of them to hide that fact."
"So embarrassing," Alolu murmured as she buried her face in her hands.
"Oh, they got over it quickly."
"It helped that we got you back two days later." The Zora girl looked over her shoulder to find her uncle lounging against the door frame, wings folded as he eyed Urbosa.
"Got her back?" Komali asked with a tilted head.
"Link and I dumped a bucket of water on her head."
Silence dominated the room until Leru finally spoke. "Unlce Revali⦠that was just mean."
Revali looked taken aback as the small golden Zora looked at him disapprovingly while Komali and Alolu snickered quietly. Apparently, the younger of the two sisters hadn't caught on to the fact that granny Urbosa had purposefully misled their fathers. Sometimes, Leru's innocence was fun.
"You shouldn't do that to an old lady."
"She wasn't -"
"I've always been an old lady," their grandmother interrupted with a grin. "It was very devastating."
Komali and Alolu no longer tried to hide their laughter as the Rito father found himself arguing with the golden Zora, who was supported by an old lady that feigned hurt. It wasn't often that they got to see this side of Leru or Revali, but they were going to enjoy it completely. And maybe, they could even make a plan to get Uncle Revali back.
