Ezlo opened the door to his small mushroom house and motioned for Violet to enter. The room was filled with books and it had a small fire place. The countertop was full of bottles and a few dirty dishes. Violet watched in amazement as Ezlo walked over to the fireplace and tapped it with his staff. When he did so, the fireplace lit up.

"Wow!" Violet exclaimed, "How'd you do that?"

"Magic." Ezlo replied.

"You can do magic too?" She asked.

"Yes," he answered as he handed her a bowl of soup, which he had in a cauldron in the fireplace. "You do magic as well?"

"Yup, but I am not very good at it." She replied as she stuck a spoonful of soup in her mouth. "I have trouble leveling."

"Levitating?"

"Yeah, that." She returned his gaze with a sheepish smile. The only thing Ezlo could do was smile at her folly. Suddenly, he felt as if he were taken back in time.

"But Master Ezlo, I want to practice leveling."

"Levitating?"

"Yeah, that." Replied a 7 year old Vaati.

"First, you must be able to learn the difference between 'leveling' and 'levitating', and second, you need to learn how to fly away from trees, not into them." Replied a younger looking Ezlo.

"Hey," Vaati shrugged, "You gave me bad directions."

When Ezlo finally came back to reality, he noticed that Violet was giving him a strange look. There was no doubt that she looked just like her father, save for her skin tone. Her eyes are, like those of her father, bright red and beaming. Ezlo took notice that Violet's hair is a lighter shade of her father's, but her smile, now that was a mystery. Ezlo was taken from his thoughts by the sound of her concerned voice.

"Mister Ezlo, Sir, are you okay?" She asked.

Ezlo smiled and answered, "Oh yes, I am quite alright." He looked down at his watch and continued, "Oh my, it's almost midnight! Follow me, child." Violet stood up and followed Ezlo up the stairs. Violet thought that she heard him say something like 'I am getting too old for this'. He opened the door and motioned for her to enter. In the corner, there sat a small bed and in the other corner, there was a dresser with a mirror above it. Ezlo walked over to the dresser and began to rummage through it. "Aha!" He spoke triumphantly, "This should fit you." He handed Violet a bundle of nightclothes and stepped out of the room. When he returned, he burst out with laughter. "It may be a bit large, but it will do. Now, get some sleep. In the morning, I'll make you a special breakfast." With that, he closed that door and breathed a sigh. He walked downstairs and plopped down in his chair.

"Brings back memories, eh, Ezlo?"

"Vaati!"

"Surprise," Vaati replied, "Did you miss me?"

"Hardly." He replied as his eyes narrowed. Ezlo was about to speak when Vaati interrupted him.

"Beautiful, isn't she?" Vaati asked as his hooded head nodded towards the stairs. "And powerful, yes?"

"What are you getting at? Just what are you plotting, Vaati?"

"Nothing, my old master, just chatting." He replied with a smug look.

Ezlo knew otherwise. He's planning something, he thought, and it involves that poor child. Just then, they heard muffled footsteps behind them. They turned around to find that Violet was standing there. She rubbed her eyes and yawned.

"I couldn't sleep, but I tried." She said as she hung her head and walked timidly to Ezlo. She looked over at the man sitting next to him and asked, "Who's he?" Ezlo was stunned by this, but before he could answer, Vaati had interrupted him yet again.

"Violet, dear, don't you recognize my voice?" He asked as he removed his hood to reveal his face. She closed her eyes and thought real hard.

"Please child, let me make it up to you."

"Daddy?" She gasped. Vaati nodded. The little girl squealed happily and ran over to him. Her tiny arms wrapped tightly around his neck. He returned her grasp and took her in his arms.

"I missed you daddy. You never came back like you promised." She said choking through tears. Vaati had no answer; all he could do was sit there and hold her. Then, he began to hum. Violet's ears immediately perked up.

"I hummed that same tune before I became smaller." She said as she tried to emphasize her words with her arms. Vaati was about to reply, but this time, Ezlo was the one who had interrupted him.

"That's because it's actually a spell that has been passed down from the Minish from generation to generation."

"What happened to the Minish?" Violet asked.

"Ah yes, it happened a long time ago." Ezlo began, "After certain...'events'." Ezlo stopped and glared at Vaati, "The Minish had become ashamed and they stopped showing themselves to humans indefinitely. Many years later, a flood had washed away Hyrule, the land that we are in now, and the Minish were scattered about. Many years later, the waters receded and Hyrule was born once again. The Minish still remain, but there aren't as many as there were before those...'events'."

Vaati was silent for a moment and then he finally spoke. "Ezlo...I had no idea..."

"Of course you didn't!" He snapped, "You only cared about yourself!"

"...You're right," Vaati replied, "I want to change, not only for my daughter, but for myself as well."

Ezlo couldn't believe what he saw, the great Vaati in tears right before his eyes. He looked down at Violet and saw that she had already fallen asleep. Ezlo sighed and put his old hand on Vaati's shoulder. "Vaati, as hard as it was, I have forgiven you a long time ago." With that, he walked outside for some fresh air.
So, how was it? Don't worry, the good stuff is coming. I just have to get some of the background stuff and I have to get to the events leading up to the big thing out of the way before the fun can really begin. :P R&R please.