Chapter 8

"Hey link!" a voice yelled outside…I opened my eyes to see nothing but darkness…

"is he insane" I said as I cursed and got up and apparently so did link who already headed out the door. Full of curiosity I also went outside to investigate, by the time I got outside I noticed some concern on link and the mans face "what's wrong"

They both looked at each other and then looked back at me.

"well" said the man "something has happened at the ranch"

"really?" I asked "what happened"

"well" he said "I couldn't sleep tonight so I counted the goats and when I got done counting I got 20 but I usually have 23."

"well did you round them up before you went to bed" link asked

The man scratched his head nervously, I , of course, saw how extremely tall he was. And dressed very odd.

"well" he said seeming very nervous "no"

"Fado" link said getting stressed as his fingers leafed through his hair. "you know that its dangerous to leave the goats out in the open like that"

"I know" Fado said "but I found some tracks on the field…looks like a dragons"

"damn it" I muttered under my breath "Artranix"

"what" said link as he looked at me "did you say something"

"who me..nooooo" I said as I walked towards Ordon village. "im just going to go take a walk"

"alright" link said as he watched me walk away "but don't be gone for to long because you still have to do your training"

"ok" I said

Once I was out of site I bolted out of ordon village to see what Artranix was up to, only to hope I was wrong. But I wasn't. As soon as I got there I saw him tear off a goats head and swallow it.

"you imbicle" I yelled as I walked towards him "what where you thinking"

"What are you talking about" Artranix asked as he gnawed on the goats corpse "I didn't do anything."

"actually yah did" I said as I pointed to the remains of the goat "apparently the rancher could not sleep so he decided to count his goats and noticed that three were missing"

"so what" he said as he bit down on rest of the goat "he doesn't know who did it, and besides its his fault that he didn't put them inside."

"oh yeah and he found some of your footprints to"

As I said this the goat got lodged in his throat but he was able to get it out.

"what do you mean he found my footprints."

"well apparently you must have landed, so I suggest that you don't eat anymore of his goats no matter how forgetful he is" I said as I walked away going back to ordon "now if you will excuse me I have to get back link is expecting me to do some training today."

By the time I got back the sun was slowly rising and link was nowhere to be seen.

"must have went to fados ranch" I thought as I sat on a rock and waited for him, and watched the sun rise.

By the time the sun was in full view link finally appeared riding his horse.

"sorry" he said as he dismounted off his horse "I had some things to take care of"

"really" I asked knowing what it probably was "what things"

"well first I had to get fados goats in the barn, then I had to cover up the tracks" link said as he headed into the house "oh yeah I talked to your friend earlier to she says that she wants to talk to you and meet her by the pond."

"what pond" I asked wondering if it was the pond that artranix was hiding

"it is the one that you see before you enter ordon" he said as he entered his house. Only to come back along with his sword "didn't you see it"

"yeah I saw it" I said as I unsheathed my sword "of course I saw it"

The day progressed with sword fighting then we took a brake, we then learned how to do some tricks that I could use for a sword or hand to hand combat. By the time we were done it was around noon. Not only that but I had to warn Atranix about Alissa coming to meet me there. By the time we were done I quickly went to the pond, by the time I got there Artranix was sleeping as I walked over I heard a voice from behind.

"Alisa" I heard the faint voice of Alissa " I hope you're here cause im not waiting"

"crap" I said as I headed toward Artranix by that time he heard Alissa and was wide awake "you have to go… now"

"why?" he asked as the voice was becoming clearer

"Alisa"

"that is why" I said as I turned around to see her shadow only to be followed by her.

I saw alissa stop suddenly and stare, mouth gaped open, and just staring.

"hi alissa" I said feeling very akward about the situation "im here"

"Alisa" she said still staring at Artranix and carefully walking towards me but keeping her distance from him "why is there a dragon here?"

"ah funny story" I said as I walked over to her noticing that she was still keeping her distance "well you see aparentaly we are bonded together and were just here so I can get in some of my training.

"so you have a dragon friend now huh very very very interesting" she said as a smile spread across her face.

"this isn't going to be good" I thought as she walked over to Artranix