The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z

Whoever Smelt It, Dealt It

"Hey, Light, could you pass the rolls over here?"

Light took the small basket of freshly-baked rolls and handed it to Brown. "Sheesh, Brown, you're gonna eat half the basket at this rate."

Brown took two of the rolls and broke one in half. "Hey, first come, first serve," he said, dipping one of the halves into his bowl of bean soup to soak up the broth. He ate it heartily. "Not my fault there's not enough bread for my beans."

"Speaking of," said Duo, eating another spoonful of said beans, "the soup is really good, Brown! I thought you said you didn't cook."

With a wave of his hand, Brown dismissed him. "It's just something I learned to make while camping out," he said, slightly embarrassed. "It's nothing fancy or anything."

"Still," Duo said with a smile, "It's — "

Suddenly, Light's brow wrinkled, and he turned his nose up to the air, sniffing it suspiciously. Then, he gagged, quickly covering his nose and mouth with his hands. "Ugh! What's that smell!?"

Confused, Brown took a whiff for himself before pinching his own nose shut. "Goddesses! That reeks!"

Light glared at the younger Hero accusingly. "You're so gross! I knew having beans for lunch was a bad idea!"

"Hey! There's no way that was me!" cried Brown, pointing at his predecessor. "It had to have been you!"

"Was not!"

"Uh, guys…"

Light and Brown both turned to Duo, who was holding up the smushed remains of a small, orange-colored, berry-like object. He smiled sheepishly.

"This scent seed fell out of my bag," he said, "and I must have sat on it. Sorry about that."

Brown rolled his eyes. "Well, go throw it away before it makes me puke!"

With a slightly guilty expression, Duo slinked off to do just that. Light, whose hands were still clasped firmly over his nose, groaned.

"Of all the plant life Farore created," he muttered, "what made Her think that seeds that smell like a dodongo's turd were a good idea!?"

"A weird sense of humor," said Brown, going over to a window and opening it to let the room air out, "that's what I think."