The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z

Check Your Privilege, Family-Having Scum

Light hummed contentedly as his lifted his soup bowl to his lips and drink what remained of the broth. When he was done, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve. "Wow, Wind," he said turning to his left with a bright smile, "I think this is your Grandma's best batch of soup yet! And that's really saying something."

With a proud chuckle and a grin, Wind dipped his spoon into his own bowl. "Thanks! I'll be sure to tell her." He took another small slurp of soup. "She chopped up an extra clove of garlic by mistake, but I think it actually tastes better that way!"

"Maybe she ought to change the recipe, then!" Mini said before letting out a short belch and placing his empty bowl on the patio floor beside him. "Either way, we always enjoy when she cooks for the rest of us; she's so sweet to think of us like that!"

"I know!" Wind's nose turned slightly red in flattery - he had always taken compliments for his family with a great amount of pride. "She's the sweetest, most hardworking person I know."

"Well, she raised you right, so that's probably a given," said Light, leaning back on the palms of his hand and grinning slightly. "Reminds me of my uncle - he was always so warm and playful with me, but he also worked hard to take good care of me in my parents' stead. I don't know where I would have wound up without him!"

Mini leaned forward to add his piece. "My grandfather was like that, too," he said, "only he was kind of a stickler for discipline." He beamed and gave a thumbs up. "Taught me everything he knew about stoking fires and hammering blades, heheh!"

"He even left the smithy to you when he died, didn't he?" said Wind. "You got really good at that sort of thing; I bet he's really proud of - "

Suddenly, Light's face fell into a flat expression, his sixth sense detecting the strangest hint of malice in the air. He turned his head towards Wind, then grimaced, with Mini following suit.

"...Guys?" asked Wind. When he turned around to see what they were looking at, however, he screamed, bolting out of his seat in the process. "Ack!"

Behind him were two of the other Heroes, Time and Brown, glaring at the three in an uncharacteristically dark manner. With a scowl, Time rested his hand on his hip.

"Must have been nice," he said with a hint of passive-aggression, "being raised by family."

"Yeah," spat Brown with his arms crossed, "real nice."

Without another word, the two walked away, leaving Mini, Light, and Wind to stare at each other in both bewilderment and the slightest bit of guilt. An awkward silence ensued, which was then followed by a nervous laugh from Mini.

"Guess we ought to be thankful, huh?" he said, "For our families, I mean."

The other two nodded, glancing back at their fellow Heroes who had not been as lucky before finally hanging their heads in shame.