A Different World
Chapter 3
NOTE: I do not own the characters to Legend of Zelda or A Song of Ice and Fire
JON
Jon slept for what seemed like an eternity. He awoke the next morning to the smell of eggs and bacon at his bedside. He barely ate anything the day before so he immediately ate the food given to him by Renado who was busy preparing clean bandages for him. His foot and hand were still painfully sore but his wounds were healing quite nicely and the pus seemed to be almost gone. After he had finished eating, Renado changed the dressing on his foot and hand and told him that he would soon be able to get up and walk again in the next day or so. Jon felt ready to walk right away; he had been planning to sneak out of Kakariko that night and ride back through Snowpeak back on his way to Castle Black, however, the hospitality of the residents of Hyrule had prevented him from doing so. He then grabbed a cane nearby and hobbled to the privy and back to the bed to lie down. Colin, one of the Ordon Village children, offered him some books from Renado's library about the history of Hyrule and its residents so Jon spent the better part of his day reading. He was equally fascinated by the fact that Hyrule wasn't that much different from Westeros. There were cold places, warm places, and forests and mountains. They also worshipped and prayed to three goddesses, something that Jon was unfamiliar with. He was raised to pray to the Seven by his father and his father's wife. Still, he concluded that the faith of the Hylians was much similar to the many faiths practiced in Westeros.
To ease the pain of his wounds, Jon took a few sips of the red healing potion on the nightstand and started to feel a little bit better. He then got up from the bed and was able to walk around without the use of a cane. He still wished to be in the confines of Castle Black with Sam, Grenn, Pyp, and his other fellow brothers of the Night's Watch. As much as he loved staying in Hyrule, his place was with his vows of taking the black. Then, it hit him. Perhaps Uncle Benjen wandered through the same forest. Perhaps he had gotten lost and died. Jon shook his head. He must be alive somewhere. I need to remain strong. He then decided to get dressed and walk around the village so that he could escape the confines of the room at the Elde Inn.
LINK
He had just returned from the Ordon Village with a clean bill of health for Jon's horse. He then noticed a stranger walking around Kakariko dressed in a heavy coat of fur with thick pants and boots and then it dawned on him that it was Jon Snow, the stranger he had rescued. Link noticed that the weather was a little bit warm for a heavy fur coat.
"Hello Jon," he called over. "How are you feeling?"
"Better. Not entirely well but I am doing great. This red potion that Renado had given me has me feeling better than the potions I've had from where I came from."
"It's a little warm outside. Let's go back into the Elde Inn and see if we can find something a little more comfortable."
Link and Jon went back into the inn and found a light brown tunic in a drawer, made from the same material as Link's and it fit over Jon's chain mail perfectly. Since he was feeling better than he had the previous day, Link offered to take Jon up to the top of Death Mountain, assuring his guest that it was perfectly safe to travel there despite the name of the mountain. Allowing his guest to follow him, Link led the way, introducing Jon to the Gorons, who were more than friendly to him. The two of them hiked all the way to the top, allowing Jon to get a glimpse of all of Hyrule from a wonderful vantage point. The more time Link spent with Jon, the more he liked him and wished that he would stay in Hyrule, however, he knew that sooner or later, Jon would have to leave back to his home in place he called Castle Black. The hard part was getting back there via Snowpeak. Link decided not to worry about it for the time being and enjoy being in the company of his new friend.
The two headed back down the Death Mountain trail just in time to find one of the gates to Kakariko Village broken. They both looked to their immediate right to find a green, porous creature holding a wooden staff with poor Colin tied to it. Link immediately recognized the figure as King Bulbin, a "king" of thieves and murderers. King Bulbin then rode off in the direction of the broken gate. Before Link could mount Epona and follow them, Jon went to retrieve his sword, climbed his horse and took off in pursuit. Link and Epona followed soon after.
