Have you ever been on a horse? I honestly haven't, but generally, when you ride a horse it gets pretty bumpy. Especially when that horse is Epona and is moving pretty fast. Marcus was holding on to Link for dear life. His grip was tight, but it didn't stop him from blurting out his thoughts "WHY CAN'T THIS HORSE HAVE A SEATBELT!". Link wasn't phased by the teen's ranting and continued to spot out for his destination. And there it was, Hyrule Castle. Or at least it's replica. Either way, it was still a sight. Today, strangely coincidental, a festival was being held near the castle in celebration for the yearly harvest. (The people around these parts prefer to do things the old fashioned way). There were games, food, and contests being held throughout the courtyard with beautiful decorations plastered everywhere. It was quite a spectacle. The sad part was, Marcus couldn't see it right away after they got off of Epona. He was feeling a little bit nauseas from the ride and breakfast was returning to him. Shortly after his experience, he started noticing the sight, too. Marcus, however, looked conflicted at his sightings. If he was supposed to be training, why is he at some kind of fair? He pondered a moment before catching up to Link and asking some questions. "Hey, Mr. Link, right? What am I doing at some kind of fair-thing? Aren't I supposed to, um, learn something?". Link didn't changed his expression, but only glanced at Marcus and continued walking.
Didn't take long for the two of them to get there, but it did for Marcus to understand. "Wow. This place is crazy! Man, I haven't been to a fair in like… like…" Marcus started to retreat to the shyness he had always known, but was quickly interrupted when he saw Link motioning to him to follow. However, Marcus had been able to do some thinking while at Mario's, and was ready to ask Link some questions about his new "destiny". "Hey, Link." Said Marcus "So, I get that I'm "The Chosen" or whatever, but what exactly am I chosen to do?". Marcus waited for an answer, but even if Link was a talkative person, he wasn't exactly sure either. He'll have to confront Mario on that one. Regardless, though Marcus continued his thoughts. "I've seen a lot of movies and stuff, and normally the chosen guy has to defeat some kind of monster." He sighed "But I guess even if I did learn how to use this sword, I don't think I've got the courage or the capability to pull off something like that.". Link paused to look at Marcus before diving into some deep thought. He quickly looked around before hatching an idea.
Marcus watched Link go up to one of the little stations before he looked at him. Marcus approached carefully. What he saw was some kind of carnival game. The game was a classic target game, but, in the land of Hyrule, you generally used bow and arrow to hit your target. Link looked at Marcus and gave a small smile, as if to encourage him to try. Marcus looked at the bow that was handed to him and gave a small sigh. He aimed his bow at the target and closed his eyes, nervous about missing. Thwack! He slowly lifted his eyes with his hands shaking. A perfect bullseye. His spirits lifted a little as Link continued to smile. His plan was working. In no time at all, the Marcus was winning almost every carnival game in the courtyard. Even Link was impressed.
Eventually, the afternoon rolled in and nothing else was left to do, expect for what Link was intentionally here for, taking Marcus to see the Triforce of Wisdom, Zelda. So, if anyone here is losing interest, I totally understand. I mean, why would Link take Marcus to a fair? What does this have to do with training? Confused yet? Yeah, I thought so. While I'm not going to give you all the answers, I will let you in on what's going on in this chapter. A little. If you guessed, Marcus is pretty low on his confidence. So, what do you do to gain someone's confidence? Well, I suppose you've got the gist now. Now where were we? Oh yeah, Link was leading Marcus torwards the castle to meet with Zelda. The castle entranceway was spectacular, and so was the tapestry. Marcus observed each one while walking. They all had a picture of the same, or at least they looked similar, people on them. And triangles. Lots of triangles. Marcus was going to question them before spotting a figure near one of them. This person looked deeply into Marcus before he looked away. However, when returning his gaze, the figure was gone. He turned around and noticed Link's stare before turning around to watch a Princess start to walk up to him.