*** 7 Years Later ***
The orange light of sunrise gleamed through the large window across the room. Link rubbed his eyes before sitting up in bed and tossing the sheets off of him, letting the brisk morning air reach his bare legs. He stood up, readjusted his black boxer briefs, stretched with his hands above his head, and slowly walked over to the window. The forest was still calm and serene like it usually was at this time of morning. He could see the smoke of a few chimneys smoothly rising into the air nearby the Great Tree. He softly smiled to himself before he got ready for his day. After washing himself and putting on some fresh clothes, which were now a pair of white pants, a green shirt, and a blue jacket that had been given to him quite some time ago. He fastened his sword by his belt:
"Good morning Fi," he quietly whispered to the sheathed blade, which earned him a stifled hum from within the sword. He looked back towards the bed and saw that he had managed not to wake up Pipit, so he walked over to the door, opened it, and carefully closed it behind him.
As he walked down across the wooden bridge and made his way down the hillside, he took in a few deep breathes. The fresh forest air filled his lungs and he stopped walking when he exhaled. He was now just outside of the centre of the village, and he took a moment to take it all in. He had done this every morning since the village had been built, and each day that went by was a reminder of success for Link.
It had been seven years since the remainder of Skyloftians had arrived on the surface, and they had managed to finish all of the structures and buildings in about three years. People were tense and sometimes quite harsh during those initial years, but ever since the construction had been completed things had gone quite well. They had managed to build the village around the Great Tree mostly, with a few houses a little further away. Link had built his own house on the hillside by the Diving platform, and he knew that Gaepora had insisted on building his own house much closer to the Sealed Grounds. Eagus was delighted when Link had told him that they would restore Skyview Temple and turn it into the Knight academy, and Link was delighted when Eagus had built wooden bridges over the chasms that led to the temple.
After he was once again awed by what they had accomplished here, Link continued to make his way over to a house located right at the base of the tree, and he casually knocked on the door. He waited a moment before the door swung open and a shirtless Groose stood in the doorway,
"Oh, morning to you bud," Groose stepped to the side a subtly gestured for Link to enter. Groose closed the door behind him and they made there way into a dining room. "I woke up a little later today, so excuse the mess that is – was my breakfast."
"I'm pretty sure I've seen this place worse Groose," Link grinned slightly, "And at least you're wearing pants this time."
"Like it matters; you've seen just about every part there is to see, which is saying something because there's a lot to see," Groose gestured towards all of him, and Link couldn't help but remember the old days when Groose's cockiness was irritating and often antagonistic. Nowadays, it was just humour that they both enjoyed.
"I suppose so," Link scratched the back of his head, and tore his glance away from Groose's bulging body, trying to keep on task. "Anyways, I'm just about ready to head off for the day, so I wanted to make sure you were good to go before I went."
"Don't worry Link, I've got this: get another fresh pot of water for each house, grab some Loftwing feed from Skyloft, and make sure everyone gets along. We've had this routine for a few years now bud, I've got it."
"Yeah I know, I was just checking, but there's one other thing I was going to ask of you: could you find some time today to check on Gaepora? He hasn't really been the same, and I feel like I'm not the guy he wants to see these days."
"No worries, I was going to visit him today anyways."