The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z
Salty Spinner Of LIES
"Hey, Wind, I need to ask you something."
Wind turned to his successor and flashed a smile. "Sure, Engie, anything you like."
"You knew Niko, right?" Engie scratched his cheek. "He said he was friends with a great hero in his youth."
The elder Link couldn't help but laugh a little. "Yeah, Niko and I were friends," he said, "I'm surprised he lived long enough to meet you! He was always pretty stubborn, you know." He tilted his head. "So, what about him?"
"Well, I lived with him for a pretty long time since I didn't have my parents around." Engie looked ahead, lacing his fingers behind his head. "He'd tell me all these stories about the Hero of Winds; he'd even make little paper cutouts to go with them." He narrowed his eyes a little. "...But I always thought he was kinda full of it, so I never knew whether or not he was telling the truth."
Wind waved a hand in dismissal. "He always had a flair for storytelling; he probably stretched the truth a little, but I doubt he ever lied about me."
Engie looked back at him incredulously. "So you really slayed a sea monster using only a broom? Somehow I doubt that."
"Well, um," Wind started sheepishly, "that didn't ever happen, but - "
"And did you actually get captured by rival pirates, only to make your escape and lead all of its crew to mutiny?"
"No! That didn't happen either!"
"And what about the one where you saved a Great Fairy from getting eaten by a big octo? I'm guessing that didn't happen, either?"
Wind held out a finger. "That one actually did happen," he said.
"I doubt the one about you and Queen Tetra riding dolphins to scare away a bunch of sharks did, though."
Wind groaned, slapping both of his palms to his face. "Niko," he asked himself, "what the heck have you been telling my successor!?"
"I'm telling you," said Engie with a shrug, "he's full of it."
"Remind me to have words with him later." Wind lowered his hands. "What else did he tell you?"
Engie looked up in thought. Then, he grinned. "He told me you had a steamy love affair with a mermaid once."
"Dammit, Niko!"