Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

The warrior sidestepped the lunge of the weapon and launched a kick towards the Zora princess to press her against the wall.

Irina sees the wolf fly back up and her face washes with relief, but it doesn't last long--he immediately tries to attack the wall and the knife hurts him.

At this point and after hearing Link's call, Irina has had enough of whoever is there hurting her friends. With a frown, she gets up and runs to the wall wand in hand, electricity already buzzing at the end and ready to attack whatever is behind that wall.

It was only a matter of time before the warrior would be overcome by the numbers here. The crackling wand connects with his body and he falls to his knees then to the ground. The rope once in his hands, now lays beneath his unconscious body.

Mipha had already known she'd missed before the lunge completed and there was no time for her to readjust and now she's recovering from being pressed against the wall. She kneels down to check on his body, reaching carefully at first before placing her hand to him to check his vitals.

Irina looks down at the warrior for just a moment, finally seeing who had been causing them so much trouble. Seeing that Mipha is already taking a look at him, Irina immediately runs back to Link and crouches next to him. "Are you hurt?" She tries to check where that knife had hit him.

Now well within view of those gathered here, it's clear that this man is, in fact, a Sheikah. The clothing on his body is torn and where it hasn't been ripped, it's been battered. Blood has wicked into the material, staining it a dark red. The hand laid upon him would feel that his body is cold and lifeless. It is not unconsciousness he is in, but eternal and freeing slumber.

_Gatu felt kind of useless during the whole thing. He wasn't able to do much attacking like he could with a sword, since Spears were more for ranged combat for those who don't want to get close._
"Shit... Whoever this Skeikah was probably didn't deserve a terrible fate like this... We need to move forward once we're ready and find out what's happened here, and if we have the power to, restore the Shadow Temple to its original state than... all this..."

_Gatu looks over at Link. From what he heard and knew of, they were trapped with the Zora Mask on their face. How is it they were forced into the form of a Wolf? Something wasn't right, but nevertheless, he's glad the Hero was alright. He hopes he can find time to finally talk with them face to face._

Wolf Link looks to where the dagger would have hit him. When he sees the hilt of the blade and notices the blood pooling underneath him he wobbles and then suddenly notices the pain as whatever adrenaline that was sustaining him subsides. He lets out a sad wolf whine as he tries to pull the dagger out with his mouth.

_Gatu jogs up to Link noticing what they're doing, quickly kneeling down and stopping the wolf from injuring themself further._ "Link, stop- you're only making it worse by trying to take it out with your mouth like that since it's twisting it."
_Digging around in his Inventory, he pulls out a spare belt and folds it in half._ "Bite down on this as hard as you want. I'll rip it out and then give you a Red Potion to drink down, alright?"

Wolf Link looks at the belt. He shakes his head, not wanting to bite on the belt. His teeth are sharp, afterall. He simply closes his eyes and lets the stranger pull out the dagger.

Irina sees the knife still in Link and gasps. She calls for Mipha, “Your Highness! Link is hurt.”

"I got it you two. While I do not doubt you are possibly capable, if it is taken out the wrong way at even the slightest wrong angle from penetration, it'll make the wound worse than what made it upon being stabbed in."

_Putting the spare belt back into his inventory, Gatu gets a feel of how the dagger is positioned, calculating the angle in which the dagger was originally held and angled before stabbed into them. If he wants to cleanly pull it out, he needs to adjust to the EXACT grove angle for when it was plunged in. It'll draw minimal blood than what's already been let out and gone down Link's fur coat on the side here. Using his hunting techniques and skills that he's learned and honed from all his smaller adventures he's had since Lake Hylian and putting the Master Sword to rest back in the Temple of Time whilst the rest of the world moved forwards with reconstruction and restoration, he is confident he can do this without fail. Once he finds the exact position so it's not twisted and cause further internal damage, Gatu grips the dagger securely and draws it cleanly out, tossing it to the side a bit away._

_He then quickly takes out a bottle sloshing with Red Potion to heal the fluffy boyo up, uncorking it and helping them drink it all down so that they're back in tip top shape._

Wolf Link yelps as the stranger pulls out the knife. In a fit of anxiety he shifts his body as the knife comes out and stares at it as it is dropped to the ground. Then the stranger attempts to forcefeed him a liquid and he gags and snaps at the bottle, moving away from it and the man. He stumbles away leaving a trail of blood drops.

Irina moves quickly between Link and Gatu, placing a firm hand on the stranger’s wrist before the bottle can be forced forward again.

“Stop.”

Her voice isn’t loud — but it is sharp.
“He doesn’t know you.”

She kneels beside Link instead, her tone softening immediately. “Easy… easy… I’ve got you.” She looks up for Mipha. "I am sure she will help you."

_Gatu looks hurt when Irina steps in between him and Link, especially since he wasn't trying to force feed Link that Red Potion. He was being as gentle as he could the whole time, but to the others- especially Link- it looked like he was rough handling the wolf._
_He says something under his breath, a saddened look on his face. He was only trying to help, and he felt like he was being punished for it._

_...All he was doing was trying to help._

Fallon could feel the warmth of life in his body from the squeeze she was given. "You are! Last I saw you, you were asleep! I have to admit, I didn't know what you'd remember when you woke up, but you've remembered my name and everything," she laughed, bringing a hand up to the corners of her eyes to clear them of tears. She didn't want to start crying too soon.

"You left something for me in the forest? I think you've already given me so much, I have the stone and the papers you left me with. There's more?"

She instinctively jotted down the orders for water without missing a beat in the conversation.

"Two waters, got it. And I'll relay your message shortly here," she looks from Saria to Aio.

"Saria says she will teach you her language if you teach her yours. She also wnts you to know that the children in the forest are your friends and that they protect one another."

The boy smiles broadly to Saria. He seems very excited about everything he is hearing and seeing. "I will teach her everything!"

He watches Fallon taking orders. "Do you have any milk?"

"He says he'll teach you everything," Fallon relayed his response to Saria.

"Milk, was it? Of course. You got it. I'll be back with those drinks." Fallon heads over to the kitchen to grab some water and milk for the trio. When she comes back, she sets the water and milk down before each of them. "I tried to bring the smallest glass we had for you, but I understand its still pretty big," she explained to Ion. "I'll take a look around and see if there's anything here I can bring that would be smaller to drink from. For now, water and milk is covered. Is there any food you desire to have?"

Saria grins at the translation. “How fun!” When the drinks come, she first thanks Fallon before thinking about what to eat. Then she just shrugs. “Please surprise us! But I only have a few rupees I found in the bushes. I hope that is enough!”

About Ion, Saria giggles. “I have thimbles for him at home. Anything small will work.”

She then starts pointing at everything and naming it for Aio. First at her glass. “Water.” Then at his glass. “Milk!” Then at the table. “Table.” Then at the fairy. “Ion!”

Knowing how quickly children learn and how smart Aio is, he will probably be speaking Hylian in no time!

Heeeeeere comes trouble. 83

Naomi comes tripping (almost literally) down the stairs and rounds the corner into the tavern, looking for something fun to interact with like Crispy or a fishy-man or Mommy's wallOOOOOO, OTHER KIDS!!! 8D And they have a glowy-ball too! Naomi trots up and rests her chin on the edge of the table. "Hi, I'm Naomi! Wanna play when you're done eating?"

The international language of children is play. Even though he didn't really understand the girl, he understood the offer. He drinks his glass of milk in a single action and wipes his mouth with his arm, then jumps up. "Play!" He repeats a word he just learned, and runs out of the Wolfos into the field. The feeling of the sun and cool air on his skin amplifies his excitement.

Saria giggles and nods to Naomi. "Let's go!" she drinks her water in one big gulp and follows after Aio, forgetting about the food, the adults, and everything else.

Ion jumps up. "But... but... Saria!" He follows after her, making sure he gets out the door before it closes.

"Tell you what, I'll think of a surprise and it'll be on the house." Fallon replies to Saria, jotting down 'surprise' and circling it. "Okay, that ought to take care of things and--" her head lowers to see her little one at the table. "Play? That is what you are offering after they have just arrived?" She smiles, giving way to the table so they can all take off. "Of course, they wouldn't say no to that offer."

She chuckles and clears the milk and water cups while she determines what would be good for them to eat. "Make sure you stay close by!!" She called out to them, ensuring her voice could be heard through and beyond the door.

"Okay, now what to feed to them... Perhaps some cuccoo tenders. I think that'll be good. Side of greenery and that ought to cover it."

That in mind, she quickly heads to the kitchen to drop off the glasses and put the order in. She then hustles towards the exit so she could watch them and wait for the order to finish.

"Okay Mommy!" Naomi says as she follows the other two, her brain immediately filing the instruction under 'Things that have been responded to and thus require no further thought'.

Out in the field, Naomi spreads her arms to the others. "So what should we play? How abouuuuuuuut" (points at Aio) "you're the heroic knight," (points at Saria) "you're the pretty princess," (points at self) "and I'M the ferocious dragon?" >:) Naomi raises her hands high like claws and stomps dramatically toward Saria. "IIIIII'M GOING TO EEEEAAAT YOOOOUUUUU!" >:O

Aio stares at Naomi blankly. He clearly didn't understand her. He wonders why this girl is threatening the other girl.

As he doesn't quite understand the rules of the game, he does the same and chases after Saria, holding his hands up like a dragon as well. He calls out "Raaawr!" and something unintelligible in his language.

Saria lets out a scream as both come after her and laughs, running. She looks at Aio and points at Naomi without stopping. "Attack HER, not me! We are the good guys! Dragon! Dragon! " She repeats, hoping to teach Aio a new word.

Aio begins chasing after Naomi, too, and calls her by what he thinks is probably her name, "Dragon! Dragon!"

Fallon opens the door and is immediately met with screaming and shouts of a dragon. She hurries outside, checking the sky and surroundings to see if one had suddenly popped up. Thankfully, there was no such creature and further processing allowed her to realize they were just playing out here. Of course, that's what they intended to do in the first place, but flashbacks of moldugas and spiders said otherwise. Briefly, anyway.

So, she heads back towards the walls of the inn and leans against them, watching them play and enjoy life for the time being. A refreshing change of scenery to what she knows lies beyond.

Naomi blinks at the swift derailment of her CAREFULLY CRAFTED FANTASY WORLD. o.O; At least Saria seems to get the idea and is trying to explain it to Aio -- but it looks like he still thinks _he's_ a dragon. Okay, well, maybe he can be a knight AND a dragon! Like some kind of...dragon man!

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"Ummm...OHNOES IT IS THE DRAGONBORN! BUT YOU WILL NEVER DEFEAT ME UNLESS YOU FIND THE, ummm, MAGICAL HELMET OF RAINBOW FLAMES! IT IS IN, ummmmmmmmmm...aaaaaa SECRET PLACE THAT--THAT ONLY THE ROYAL FAMILY KNOWS ABOUT!" Yeah, Naomi is totally engaging in AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION and not dumping her DM responsibilities on Saria. n.n

When the family has finished eating, they run off again into the forest. Link runs after them but is stopped because they happen upon a big stone structure. It's a temple deep in the forest, one that has been lost to time. It is almost not visible as it is overgrown by plants, but there is no mistaking that he mountain before them is man-made and not a natural structure.

Saria runs after the Wolfos family with Link. When they arrive at the temple, the kokiri's interest switches from the animals to the building. She runs to it, touching the wall and looking for the door curiously. "What is this place? Have you been here before?" she asks Link.

Link shakes his head. "I haven't. And from the looks of these vines, it doesn't look like anybody has been here for a while." He looks up at the stone walls and tries to peer into an opening. "Let's explore it!"

Saria grabs one of the vines to make a small climb to one of the openings. "Hellooooo!" She looks inside and hmms. "I am so curious to see what is in there..." She follows you, wondering if you fit into the opening.

Link barely fits but he squeezes in, pushing past vines and other plants. There is a sudden drop but plenty of vines to hold onto. He climbs down. Some light filters in from other windows and a hole in the roof. He reaches a large central room and calls out to you.

Saria almost falls as well, and not as gracefully as Link. She grabs onto the vines, almost getting trapped in them, but climbs down after Link and looks around. "This is place is so mysterious! I wonder how long it has been empty. We should be careful; there might be some skulltullas and deku babas around."