"…So hopefully… We won't run into monsters, right, bud?" Ravio frowned a little as he eyed the hero cautiously. The boy dressed in green raised an eyebrow slightly. "Ah-I don't think they will." He shrugged slightly, "Whenever stuff like this happens, sometimes a few Octoroks start trying to shoot rocks at us, but for the most part, those are really harmless and won't bother you as long as you stay away." He sighed a little after hearing a soft whine from Ravio. It seems that no matter what, Ravio was still the same-A very good salesman, but a horrible hero. Even now, he still kind of was. Apparently, Ravio managed to get the idea that Link wasn't particularly pleased with him being a bit of a coward, and stared meekly at the ground, twiddling his thumbs. "Sorry… I still am a little scared of monsters. I can't really help it though, those things are so scary!" He tried to say, but Link just tisked slightly. "Maybe your world's Octoroks are scary, but here, they're literally used as pets now, they're so docile." He mentioned, shaming Ravio enough that he just hid his masked face in his hands. He now felt a little bad for doing that, honestly. Ravio was used to the freakiness of Lorule, so he couldn't blame him for being frightened of that world. "Look… It's okay to be scared. Heck, I'm scared of what might happen if the Princess refuses to surrender the Triforce and decides to take war on Lorule! But… Bravery is only achieved if you can push through those fears and fought against. Bravery and courage can only be achieved through that alone." Link tried to cheer Ravio up. He wasn't sure if it would work, but he could at least try. Ravio uncovered his face and looked at the Hero of Time through his mask. "…M-My piece of the Triforce is supposed to b-be Bravery… 'cause the Princess of my land got Creativity and Yuga got… Erm, I can't exactly remember, but it's like… Something similar to Power." He shrugged lightly, and sighed, "Wh-when it was there, that's what it was like…"

"Well, maybe if you be brave, the Princess can't use all of the power of the Triforce, and the power of Bravery will go to you! I mean, that's how it worked with Ganon, he tried to take the entire Triforce, and he only got Power while Princess Zelda got Wisdom and I got Courage." He smiled brightly, cheering Ravio up enough that he tried to make muscles by flexing slightly. "Yeah! I'll be my bravest then and help protect Lorule and Hyrule's Triforces!" He cheered, deciding to lead the way in hopes that'll 'up' the bravery levels he has. Being brave was easy, right? It had to be! He just had to not let his fears get to him and stand up for what's right! He nodded mentally at that. Yeah. That could be really easy. If he wasn't scared of literally anything popping out and trying to kill him, that is. He just took a deep breath, and marched forward, Link following in the same method. The Jackalope… well, he didn't care what these guys were doing. He just wanted to finish his mission.

It was a couple of hours later, and for some odd reason, they weren't reaching Hyrule Castle. In fact, it looked like it was the same distance away as it was when they got out of Link's house. That was unusual. "Oh geez… We didn't wander into a part of the Lost Woods, did we?" Ravio asked Link, still marching forward. All he knew was the castle was forwards, so he was marching that-a-way. "No, the Lost Woods is on the very upper left corner of Hyrule. Quite a ways from Hyrule Castle." He shook his head, rather worried, "Maybe it's some type of magic at work… Wait." He drew his sword, tossing his practice sword to Ravio so he could help fight, "I recognize this sort of power. It was used on me before." He looked around, narrowing his eyes. Ravio managed to catch the sword with great skill, but looked shaky. Magic used on Link usually meant monsters with magical powers. If he had one of his weapons, he could take it out without getting close, but… He held the sword perfectly, however. It was rather surprising how similar he was to Link. "If you find any monsters that look like they definitely shouldn't be here, it's the work of a Wizzrobe. Powerful beings that once were human, but have somehow destroyed their human shape and took on the shape of a black blob wearing a coat for the sake of magical prowess." He warned. Ravio whimpered a little. Good, potentially dangerous monsters appearing from nowhere. He was ready, however. It had to be only Hyrule monsters, right? So if Hyrule monsters are more docile than Lorule's monsters, maybe he'll do a better chance of beating them! He nodded, keeping that thought process alive as he watched a black sphere of smoke appeared, causing two large Darknuts to come out from the flames. Guessing from the look on Link's horrified face, this was something so incredibly powerful that even he had trouble battling them. Well, there goes that train of thought. The fact that something in Lorule is MORE powerful than this horrifies him. "Uhhh… H-how do we beat these?" He asked shakily, looking to Link as he carefully calculated how to defeat them. "Behind! Dodge their attacks and hit their backs!" He shouted, sounding like a true leader. He ran behind the more powerful Darknut, slashing at his cape and his armor, making it fall off and making it easier to battle. Ravio nodded at the demonstration, and held his sword as bravely as he could. He waited for an attack, and when the Darknut tried to slash at him, he went into a more feral mind, jumping up and slashing at the helmet of the monster. From the force of how he slashed it, the helmet split in two, making the creature sound surprised. He didn't know what he was doing, honestly, but it felt good for some reason. He took the chance to slash off the rest of the armor, revealing a strange, almost god-like dog in the coat of armor. Whatever it was, it was angry now that its armor was completely off, and a whole lot faster. The thing threw away its heavy sword, and took out a much sharper, thinner sword, and began a sword fight with Ravio. Link, on the other hand, didn't slash off the helmet. He had already saw the sheath for the thinner sword, and knew that if they removed the armor, they would get a lot faster and be a lot more hassle to battle against. He took the chance to slash away at the creature's stomach, dodging any of the slashes with the heavy sword.

Ravio thought it couldn't get any worse, he didn't listen to what Link said exactly, so now he was paying the price of having to fight this thing at a much higher speed. Just when he thought that, he was shot in the back of the head with a rock. There were thousands of pissed off Octoroks. Okay, Link was sort of right. They were really cute, he had to admit, but they were also all shooting rocks. Well, this was going downhill fast. While he was distracted, the Darknut got a slash in on him, causing a deep gash in his suit and right into his side. Oh, great goddesses above, he was bleeding. He looked so horrified at this new fact that he couldn't move at all, but he tried to get over it. If he was going to be brave, he couldn't let this development bother him. He had to push on. He shook his head, and raised his sword to block the previously armored dog's attack. He knew he wasn't supposed to do that, but since he had no shield, he had no other choice.

On Link's end, he had already noticed Ravio wasn't doing so hot. That slash looked pretty serious, and probably needs some mending, but he couldn't do that right now. With the Octoroks and the two Darknuts also causing a huge problem, he had to take care of the more dangerous of the two. Octoroks rarely stayed mad for long, so if he just ignored them, they should decide that they aren't angry anymore and wonder off. Then again, being summoned usually keeps that anger in them for longer… He sighed lightly. This wasn't going their way at all.

"Liiiink… What's that…?" Ravio panted a little. He had just finished fighting off the Darknut, hitting it just right to make it poof away into a Rupee. What he saw was a huge, burning red Heedle, one of the mini bosses from Link's previous adventure. The hero cursed lightly under his breath, having finally defeated the other Darknut. "Not those guys… Ugh, where's that Tornado Rod when I need it…" He shuffled through his stuff, trying to find the Tornado Rod. Ravio moved his eyes from Link to the Heedle, and back to Link again. The Tornado Rod got rid of them? Well, maybe he could improvise… He shuffled through his stuff, grabbing a paper fan, attempting to use it to cool down the Heedle. Yeah, since it was red-hot, cooling it down would cause it to be attackable, right? So this could really work! He smiled bright, using all his force to try and cool it down. Link managed to spot Ravio doing this and… Well, he was going to hit his head with his hand from how naïve Ravio was, if it wasn't for the fact that his plan was ACTUALLY working. Somehow, through his sheer power and possibly a little bit of magic, he was creating a gust strong enough to cool down the Heedle, and keep it in place. He took the chance to go in and attack it, defeating it rather quickly. Ravio hasn't even noticed that the Wizzrobe they were facing had been pushed onto its back by the wind, and was struggling to get up. Link did, however, and was already there and ready to defeat the Wizzrobe. The creature got up, but looked really scared. Ravio was quick to react, moving into Link's way. He shook his head a little, frowning greatly. "You said yourself that the monsters here are a lot more docile than at Lorule… and I think it's just as scared as I was…" Ravio crossed his arms, "Plus we probably crossed its territory!" The human-like magical being nodded its hooded head, agreeing with him. Link sighed and sheathed his sword. "Alright, as long as it doesn't keep using that magic that was preventing us from getting to the castle." The Wizzrobe made a strange sound like it was trying to say it won't do that again and they can go free. With that, they began their journey to the castle again.

If only they noticed that Serven killed off the Wizzrobe before it had the chance to get away and hide its children. Perhaps then they wouldn't be in as much trouble…