Left, right, left, right; Impa paces at an unusual speed down the corridor. She has the Captain in her sights: a mirage of green that seems to flit in out of view with every movement. Impa turns the corner and collides with a clang into a sturdy piece of metal.

"Oh, hello Impa." Faito greets her cheerfully. "Have you per chance seen the King on this fair afternoon?"

"Not now, Faito!" she snaps and pushes past him.

Her eyes scour the Castle grounds: no sign of the Captain. Enraged at her distraction, she casts a fiery gaze over the grass where a horse-drawn open-topped carriage is waiting. Captain Cassida plucks the mud out of her heel and lambastes the driver accordingly before stepping into the carriage. The driver whips the reigns and the horse pulls away down the path to Castle Town.

Impa panics. What if Imogen is still in the house? What if Cassida is about to meet her client and close the deal?

The Royal Attendant rushes back into the Castle and grabs Faito by the shoulder. "I need a horse! Where can I get a horse?"

"Whoa, slow down, Impa!" he says calmly. "What do you need a horse for?"

"I'll explain later! There's no time! Just tell me where I can get a horse!"

"It's a long process!" he chortles. "You would have to go to the Castle Stables, request a hire-"

Impa ignores the rest of his tangent as she sprints towards the Castle Stables. She wraps a bandanna around her face to conceal her identity; she picks a horse, unlatches the stall, and climbs on its saddleless back. The beast hurtles out the gate into the Castle Grounds. She steers it beneath the white stone arch, charging past the whistles of the guards into Castle Town.

Impa scans the busy pedestrian streets and spots Cassida's silk scarf hanging out the back of the horse-drawn carriage. The horse is making its way towards the drawbridge out into Hyrule Field.

"Impa!" Imogen's voice calls through the crowd. She fumbles her way towards the stolen horse. "She's getting away!"

"I can see that!" Impa yells. "Get on!"

She extends her hand and heaves Imogen onto the horse's back in one swift motion. The pair part the crowds of the Market Square and chase the carriage into Hyrule Field.

The stomping of hooves on grass pounds in Impa's ears; but all her concentration is focussed on the carriage just ahead, getting closer with every heartbeat.

The Captain's head turns at the sound of approaching hooves. She sees her pursuers advancing closes and instructs her driver: "Faster!"

A whip of the reigns and the horse moves at a faster pace. They are now engaged in pursuit.

"You any good with a bow?" Impa calls to Imogen.

"A bow?" Imogen cries. "What are you suggesting?"

"She's not stopping, so we'll have to slow her down a little."

"Are you not scared about losing your job?"

"I care more about those Zora offspring in that handbag of hers." Impa asserts. "Now take the bow from my holster and load it with an arrow."

Imogen obeys without further question and aims the arrow at the carriage. She lets it soar over the Captain's head. Cassida screeches in fear and begs the driver to go faster.

"The wheel!" Impa hisses. "Aim for the wheel!"

"Oh…sorry…"

Imogen loads another arrow into the drawstring and lets it fly. It meshes into the spokes of the wheel and causes the wagon to drift. Cassida's terrified screams ring around the open field as the whole vehicle topples onto its side. Its passenger and its cargo tumble out onto the grass

"Grab the bag!" Impa orders.

The horse curves past the wreckage. Imogen leans over the side and catches the handle with her fingers. She successfully lifts the handbag onto the horse's back.

"Got it!" she cheers triumphantly. "Now, back to Zora's River!"

The pair of them ride into the afternoon sun, leaving Cassida curled up on the side of the road; a bruised ball of tears and smeared make-up, cursing her incompetent driver.