Intertwined with the rest of Link's misadventures, there was a town called Tarrey. It went better than you would think it would go. It still didn't go smoothly. Special thanks to the reviewers as without them, I would have run out of ideas. See also author's notes

Rhythmic clunking and the sound of metal on rock filled the air as the Bolson Construction Company half-heartedly started their work. They didn't discuss Vah Ruta's threat to the waters nor did they notice Link stagger into town the night before. Bolson really like the idea of new prime land to build on, but the thought of tearing down a perfectly good house rubbed the contractor the wrong way. He could have refitted the place and spruced it up with far less time and resources but the townsfolk seemed to not understand construction. It was weird. There was some old superstition about homes being uninhabitable when a warrior didn't have their body buried. Maybe his sales pitch for new homes was too good.

Whatever.

He could get some usable materials from the place so it wouldn't be as wasteful. They took their time to hit the structure in such a way as to preserve the best materials and get at the structure underneath. They could salvage a lot and turn an even larger profit with some care. The two-thousand rupees plus building materials was great for the bottom line.

The construction workers heard the sound of footsteps on the bridge and Link saying, "Hi! Is this lab?"

"Huh?," said Bolson. He turned to look at the stranger.

"I looking for lab? Purah? She is Sheikah?"

Karson realized this guy was definitely not from Hyrule or any nearby locations. His mastery of the Hylian language was atrocious. "Oh, no, the Sheikah lab is up the hill. In the other direction." He pointed upwards in the general direction. "I could show you the way if you would like..." Link was giving the hammers an odd look as Hudson took a swing at the wall. "We'd love to hear more about you, we don't get many boys visiting over here. What is your name?"

"Ummm..." Link understood the last question at least. "Link my name. What are you doing?" Karson lost all interest on Link when he heard a space instead of '-son

"In case it's not obvious, I'm demolishing a vacant house. Times are rough. Not a lot of buyers, y'know? So the villagers decided it was best to just tear it down."

"Tear it down? Obvious?"

"Um, you know, tear down, break..." The contractor was able to explain the expression with relative ease but the word 'obvious' gave them trouble. Link looked slightly less confused after the definitions were done. Bolson said, "Well, we have a house to destroy."

Link looked up at the house. "You hammer house down. Sounds... what's that word... dull?"

"Yeah it's boring. I guess a young visiting buck like you might not get what we're saying."

"...want help destroy?"

"Huh? Oh your name is wrong though. It doesn't end in '-son.' We can't hire you." The three workmen and Link stared at each other. Link did not understand one bit of the last sentence and the workmen didn't feel like explaining company policy when there was a house to demolish. "Look, we need to destroy this. Time's a wasting."

Link was not looking at the men. He had his eyes fixed firmly on the building with an odd gleam. "You don't need to destroy it. I can help!"

Hudson swung the hammer at the side of the building. "Look, you are welcome to help if you want but he won't pay you. I mean, I won't complain about help."

Link disappeared around the corner. He returned with a torch. A lit torch. This lit torch was paired with a pleading sort of look in his eye. Bolson's mouth dropped open as did the iron hammer.

"Whoa! NO! What are you crazy?! The fire could spread to town! We can't salvage building wood either if you burn it down! No!"

Link's face fell. The resemblance to a puppy asking for a stick increased. "Oh... It's across a bridge and it rained last night..." Link turned around and tossed the torch into the stream.

Bolson knew it was stupid but he felt a little guilty now despite the logic. "... ...Alright. All right, look. Here's the deal! Just for you! I'll cut you a special price of 3,000 rupees. BUT IN RETURN! I'm going to need you to bring me 30 wood bundles. Building materials... You know how it is. That will make up the difference for profits. And you have to wait for a rainy day."

"...I give wood and rupees and you let me burn this house, save you work?"

"Yes! Thirty bundles of wood, 3,000 rupees. And only if it is raining when you do it." Bolson wondered what he was thinking. As did Karson and Hudson. "Is that clear?"

"...Um... well... what does 'salvage' mean?" Link asked. He asked a few more questions after that one. He then went uphill to meet Purah for the first time. Of course, Link did get very clear directions to the tech lab. The contractors watched as Link climbed up the rock cliffside rather than use the clearly explained walking trail. Bolson had a bad feeling about this deal.

Hudson wearily smashed away at the boulders and did not see the approaching menace behind him. It was too late to flee when he heard the cheerful greeting behind him.

"Hi!," said Link as he dripped water all over the place and wrung out his shirt. A magnificent horse with several times more dignity stood beside the smiling Link and chewing on grass.

Husdon said, "Oh." He then wondered if something was soon going to be on fire. Link was friendly enough and there weren't any buildings to set on fire... "Hey. We meet again."

"Who are you again?"

"Hudson. One of the Bolson Construction Company Contractors."

"I remember!"

"...Me too." That had been a brief house demolition.

"What are you doing?"

"Since I've been transferred here, I've decided to start a village from scratch. No buildings that need to be destroyed. Really. I've decided to call it Tarrey Town."

"Good idea!"

Husdon thought for a moment. "However..." This was a problem Link could probably help with but Hudson also was thinking his village would have a higher lifespan without Link around. "I built a house to store supplies in but there just isn't enough..." Hudson came up with a good excuse to stall Link while he decided if Link was more of a liability than an asset. "Enough anything. People, money, stuff..."

"I'll help out!"

Hudson was surprised Link sounded this eager. "But why? There's nothing in it for you."

"I don't mind!"

"You're, uh, a lifesaver. Could you get me some wood?" Hudson kept thinking as he swung the pickaxe. It didn't take long for Link to return. Hudson flat out said he needed a Goron whose name ended in son to get rid of Link. Link would probably not be the solution for getting rid of boulders in a safe manner and if he succeeded, that was even better.

Greyson and the other Gorons knew about Link at this point. Link was having difficulty communicating again. He was going around to each and every Goron and asking about the sun? It didn't seem like he was asking about when the sun ended, as in nightfall either. He came to Greyson and Greyson mentally shrugged. Might as well get this over with. "Come on, I'm on break. What is it?

"Hi! You are?"

"Greyson. I don't like repeatin' myself so just remember that, Okay?" Link's eyes lit up when he heard the name. This was weird. Other guys who'd introduced themselves had Link seem disappointed when he heard the name. "I'm a digger here. You have weird questions, I'm probably not the guy to be answerin' them. To be honest, I'm sick of digging." This guy seemed like someone good to complain to. He didn't really understand a lot of what people said and was probably not reporting him to the boss. "I've been thinking maybe I'm not meant to be toiling away in obscurity like this. If only there was a job out there..."

"You can dig! You have name son!"

"Errrr... What?"

"Need name ending in son! You have the right name! Bolson Construction needs a strong guy!"

Rhondson did hear the sounds of Link making the rounds of the Bazaar but couldn't bring herself to care enough to take evasive maneuvers. She could handle some confused guy asking vocabulary questions. It would take her mind off the usual problems. The delicate looking voe would not be what her mama would like, so she ruled him out of the dating pool. She was kind of done looking for the love of her life. Right now, she was just thinking of where she could go that needed a tailor.

She dozed off as Link asked about a person with a '-son' name, misunderstood the direction of the pointing, and ended up trekking all the way to Gerudo Town. In fact, she didn't see Link again for another two weeks. She then saw him as a speck flying onto Vah Naboris in the distance.

Link finally spoke with her a month later.

Kass looked over the serene, and intact, Rito village. Finally Link had left to stock up on supplies and slay the terrible monster which held Hyrule Castle in its claws. Kass could relax for at least a while before getting a front row seat to the battle. His mind was wandering to what he and his daughters could do tomorrow when he heard it. He heard the sounds of Link.

So much for a break. Kass half-flew, half-fell down to the landing where Link was talking to Fyson.

At Tarrey Town, a Snob of the highest order of snobs leaned back and looked at Link. He certainly didn't call himself a snob, but he was one and was thinking he could have a good laugh at Link's expense. Hagie looked at Link. "I normally don't have time to mingle with commoners..." He was thinking the idiot kid was going to go fight more Guardians while expecting a large payday for it. This was until Link spoke.

"What does 'mingle' mean? And commoner?"

"Oh. A foreigner. Right, well... it means I don't normally talk to anybody. I have a feeling about you. I'll make an exception this time."

"So does commoner mean foreigner then? " Hagie had to talk in circles for quite some time to set up his hilarious prank at Link's expense. After shoving cash into the stunned boy's hand, Hagie gleefully awaited the light show from his patch of grass in Tarrey. He told Link to wallop both Guardians and assumed Link would get into a terrifying battle and then flee like a scared Cucco. This would be a reasonable assumption if Link had understood the request.

Hagie should have realized something was off when Link seemed to understand the word 'wallop' right away. Hagie watched the wetlands. He kept watching the wetlands. Did... did the peasant just take the money and run?

"Hi!," Link said. Hagie turned to see Link behind him with a giant grin. Link had a strange object in his hands and was now dressed in clothing with a Sheikah emblem. He looked suspiciously proud of himself.

"You kept me waiting, sonny boy... If you changed your mind, I'll take back that down payment with a compensation fee. Look, the Guardians are still walking around. Did you even try?"

"I have pictures! They're dolled up!"

Hagie stared. "...Huh?" He kept staring at the image on the tiny object Link held. Link showed Hagie the image of a Guardian with a hat on it. The fabric Bokoblin mask looked comically tiny compared to the bulk of the Guardian. Link changed the image on the screen. The other Guardian had a fluffy thing that vaguely resembled a Lynel's mane caught in the protrusions above the eye. Hagie was at a complete loss. He went inside and grabbed a spyglass. There was indeed something on top of each live Guardian's head.

"...So that guy, Link? He killed Ganon! It was him! He's why the big black and purple cloud is gone now! Can you believe it?!"

Hudson and Rhondson listened with interest as the Rito was relating the news to all within earshot. They had been asking everyone around for a priest with the last name ending in '-son' and had given up. They were getting ready to travel down the road to the nearest place with a priest since Hudson realized it might be a year before Link returned with one. A priest with the wrong name would have to do.

Fyson was at the other Rito's side listening intently. If Hudson had to guess, the Rito were planning to fly off and spread the word to more settlements. It was a common system for making sure important news spread. "I have to see this! That's amazing! I'll get to the Stable if you take the lab. Any other news I should tell them?"

"Huh? Oh, it's probably nothing major but old Karson at Zora's domain? He wanted me to ask around for engaged couples. He wants to officiate a marriage ceremony... Know anyone?"

Hudson was right there shoving aside people with urgency. The bird leaned backwards as Hudson said, "Didyousaythepriest'snameisKarson?!"

"Errrr... yes? Should I let the Domain know you are coming over there?"

"Yes please! The other guy I asked to look around for a priest was probably gonna take at least a year to find a suitable fellow! Rhondson, we found a suitable priest!" Link had taken a loooong time to find Rhondson. Hudson didn't want to wait and since the Calamity was gone, it felt like an auspicious time for a wedding.

Notes: I'm not completely satisfied but oh well. I had ideas for a sequel to Wild Groose Chase but I don't know if it is worth the effort. Especially when I don't know how it would end and what foe would be even more annoying than Like-Likes. (Paperwork, probably. I don't think anyone wants to read about assassins doing tax forms.) Life's been busy too and I really hate to start even a mediocre story without knowing when I'll be able to finish it.