Okay, this chapter really isn't relevant to the story. I wanted to give Lya her own horse, and I had just finished a book in the Phantom Stallion series called Gypsy Lace, so that's where I got the idea for her horse.

Chapter 11

Gypsy Lace

Link and Lya are riding double on Epona towards Ganondorf's (now Zant's) fortress.

Link – We really need to get you your own horse.

Lya – Hey! I'm all for the idea. But in case you haven't noticed, we haven't exactly had time to go horse hunting.

Link – Hmm.

Lya – (suspiciously) What?

Link – I was just thinking, there's a type of mountain pony that the old armies would use for their battle horses –

Lya – I am not going to have a little pony! I want a horse –

Link – Alright alright! Relax, I'm just telling you some options you have.

They're riding by a small fenced-in field; a wild looking mare is galloping around while a man chases her and a small group of people stand watching.

Lya – (sitting up straighter) Wow! Look at her!

Link – (stopping Epona) I think she may be a little bit too wild for you…

Lya – No, I don't think so. (jumping off of Epona and running up to the man who just walked out of the field panting) What are you going to do with her?

Man – Not sure. She's ah, too wild to be good for anything.

Lya – Can I have her?

Man – Yah, if you can catch her.

Lya – Thank you! (walks slowly towards the mare)

Link – (riding up next to the man) What's her name?

Man – Who? The girl or the horse?

Link – The horse! I came with the girl!

Man – Oh, well, ya see, s'e doen'a really have a name. She's, ah, not ours.

Link – But you just told her she could have her!

Man – Yeah. It doesn'a bother me eef she gets arrested for stealin' de horse meant for de Princess Zelda.

Link – (grumbling) It just had to be Zelda's… LYA! YOU CAN'T HAVE HER - (looks startled as Lya rides up to the fence on the mare who is now completely calm)

Lya – Isn't she just adorable?

Link – (looking over the mare and see how calm she is; sighing) Alright, you can keep her.

Lya – Of course I can keep her! Who asked you anyway?

Link – (turns Epona around and rides away muttering stuff in Hylian)

Lya – (looking down at the mare) Now, what should we call you? (cocks her head as if she's listening to something) Gypsy Lace? Hmm, okay then Lace, onward! (they gallop to catch up with Link and Epona)

There will be a little bit of drama involving this horse later, caused by ... you guessed it: Zelda.