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Link
Link gently kicked Storm in the sides, and his companion began moving at a slow trot. "No more attacking lynels," Link said to his horse. Storm snorted in disappointment, but continued walking. "What did you think of Hiccup?" Link asked. Storm knew Link was just talking to himself, and remained quiet. Link talked to himself a lot. Especially when he was thinking about something important. "He seemed really nice," Link said to himself. Storm walked along the cliff overlooking the ocean. The horse knew the ocean helped his rider think. Link patted Storm affectionately, looking out over the ocean. Link's brow furrowed in confusion. Down on the beach were strange men Link had never seen before. But behind them was a huge fleet of huge ships. Link had never seen ships so large before. Hyrule hadn't had ships that large even before the Great Calamity as far as he remembered. Link gently tugged on the reins, and Storm stopped. "I'm going to investigate," he announced to his horse. Storm nuzzled Link. Link climbed down the steep cliff face onto the beach easily. The two men standing on the beach had noticed him, and Link walked right up to them.
"Hello," Link said cheerily. Perhaps these men were selling goods, or could tell him about the large ships. The shorter man turned to him, and Link noticed he also had the rounded ears of his new friends, Hiccup and Astrid.
"Well, hello," he replied. The tone of his voice was not friendly. Link reached for his sword. The other man, who had normal, pointed ears, whispered something to the shorter one. The shorter man smiled. The smile looked like what Link believed a shark's smile would look like, toothy and predatory. "Well, young man," the shorter person began, addressing Link, "you are just the one we've been looking for." He drew his sword, and the other person ran off, muttering something about not wanting to be involved in fights. Link readied himself for a swordfight. The strange man struck first, talking all the while. "You see, Link," he said, "My spy there watched you interact with my enemies. I was hoping to capture you to blackmail them. And then, to my delight, you walked right up to me! How easy this will be now!"
Link grunted in reply, unused to being talked to while fighting. He always fought monsters with no capability of speaking, and Link was unsure how to respond to someone talking to him.
"You see," the man continued, "after I capture you, I plan to attack Hiccup's stupid base. Then, with an axe to your throat, he and his gang of softies won't dare attack me!"
This threw Link off guard. If he stopped resisting and just went with the strange man, he could escape and warn Hiccup, maybe even visit Berk. Link was excited at the prospect of leaving Hyrule for the first time. But, he had a job to do here. Zelda needed him. Then again, she had held Calamity Ganon for 100 years. A few days wouldn't hurt. Right? Link decided to help his new friend. He blocked the man's strike, and then held up his hands in surrender.
"You're just giving up?" the man asked, suspiciously, sword hand twitching.
"Yes," Link replied, sheathing his sword.
"Hand me your weapon," the man commanded.
Link raised an eyebrow, and held out the sheathed Master Sword. Hiccup's enemy went to grab it, but his hand passed right through the hilt. The man yelped in surprise, then regained his calm composure. "Hand me the weapon," he growled.
"The Master Sword cannot be held by evil hands," Link replied evenly. "I'll just hold onto this. Before we leave, may I say goodbye to my horse?"
The man sighed in defeat and frustration. "Fine then. Follow him, and don't let him run off," he called to his crew onboard the largest ship in the fleet. Link easily scaled the cliff to where Storm was waiting. The man who was supposed to watch him would take a while to make it up the cliff, so Link didn't bother waiting. He approached his horse, and hugged his neck.
"I'm going to go now, Storm," Link told the horse. "Hiccup needs my help. I'm not sure when I'll be back, but I will return, I promise." Storm nuzzled Link, and Link turned and descended the cliff again. His escort had just passed the halfway point, and was grunting from fatigue. After the strange man who seemed to be in charge waited for the other one to get back down the cliff, Link's hands were tied. The Hylian offered no resistance as he was tied to the mast of the ship. He was excited to see another place besides Hyrule.