Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

Link was back to himself?! Was she truly too late? Wait, no, this is a good thing. He was a wolf before and now he had enough strength to return to normal. Mipha felt some relief at that and further that she didn't say much of that aloud.

"I did," she finally answered now that all her thoughts had processed. "I...I did! Yes, it was difficult, but I didn't want it to attack the boat, so I led it away. That's what took me so long to return." She clutched her trident in a slight self soothing manner. "I thought you might be a wolf when I returned, so I wanted to make sure you had enough to eat."

Once she realizes what she's said, she redirect herself, picking up on Irina's point. "That sounds like a wonderful idea. Placing the fish on ice should help it keep for longer."

Roxanne sees the size of the fish and immediately jumps onto Blue’s wings.

Revali cradles Roxanne in his wings. "I know, right? This thing is frighteningly large. Was it really necessary to bring something so unsightly, here? There weren't any fish that had more...I don't know, appeal?" He talks with her, in particular. "After everything you and I have been through, yet more horrors seem to find their way to us."

Roxanne clucks seriously, in agreement.

Irina smiles to Mipha. "You are so kind, your Highness," she replies to Mipha before looking at Link. Wolf, Zora, or Hylian? He keeps changing. "And it's good to see that our wolf is feeling better. I think everybody will once they have some food and drink." She approaches the big fish, "Fred, should we start working on dinner? I lost my dagger in the water a while back, but I can go downstairs and get some knifes from the kitchen."

Fred hands Irina one of his carving knives. “You can have mine. Do you know how to prepare a fish? We can take some meat to the kitchen then figure out what to do with the rest.” He begins the process of cutting through the thick scales.

Link scratches his neck, maybe still itchy from all of the fur. He asks groggily, “What was in that potion anyway?”

He looks to Irina carefully and examines her. “Hey, how are you feeling? Did the princess, um, heal you?” Obviously the recent events are fresh on his mind.

“I do. Thank you, Fred. I will just borrow it.” She starts working on the fish while she answers to Link, “I think it was some very strong medicine. We were only supposed to drink a few drops.”

When Link examines her, she brings her hand to her belly and shakes her head. “Oh, no no. Please don't worry, I will just need to get some rest. You have gone through a lot more and could use the healing, especially if you are going back to Hyrule soon.” She watches him, checking his wounds. They look worse than she thought.

"Oh, look at who is finally up and back to himself. We'll have to approach carefully. I've heard he likes to pluck feathers when he's sleeping." Revali tucks Roxanne snuggly against his side as he frees up his other wing approaching Link. Grabbing the Master Sword, he holds it out in front of him. "Here. This thing is more trouble than she's worth, but I guess she did manage to break us out of our little bubble." He still wanted to bop him with the blade, but there's plenty of other opportunities for that sort of thing.

"And no, Mipha hasn't healed anyone, but not from lack of trying. They've been prepping the crew quarters to turn it into a sick bay so she can get to all of us at once. At least, that's what I think the plan was. I don't know. She disappeared to do some fishing and came back with _*this*_ thing," he gestured lazily at the massive fish.

"I know Zora are experts at fishing, but I get the sense she's establishing who's at the top here," he smirks.

Mipha was, as always, appreciative of Irina's compliments, but Revali nets a particular stare that's wedged somewhere between suspicion and agreement. "It's true. I took the opportunity to go fishing while the quarters were being prepped. Now that I've returned, I can proceed with tending to anyone ready to receive aid," she confirmed.

She lowered her trident until the base of the pronged head was sitting atop her fist. At this height, she could easily pluck away any bits of the fish that were still on the barbs and casually toss them over the railing of the boat back into the water. "And no, I wasn't establishing anything here. This fish came along while I was hunting and I guided it away from the ship before it could become a nuissance."

With another check of the trident head she sweeps her hand over it to ensure finer gristle was no longer present. The weapon gleamed in the twilight as she did so, helping her to finally put some of the pieces together for that puzzling chase she had earlier. It was the trident! No wonder it bit down on it before! She thought for certain she was the target, but it had different plans. The weapon, then the vessel. She counts herself fortunate that it focused on those things. Otherwise, she migt very well be inside it as a meal, by now.

Fred busies himself with the fish. Before long, he has a solid filet cut from the fatty belly of the beast.

“They say these fish bring good fortune. I mean that literally because they are attracted to shiny things. They are thought to be vessels of light in our dark oceans.”

He hoists the filet over his shoulder as if it were a sack of grains. “Though I am not sure what to do with the rest. It's more than we could eat before it spoils.”

Link winces with pain but tries to keep a straight face with Irina. “We both need to take it easy and heal, otherwise we will not be able to do anything.”

His attention turns to Revali and Mipha’s catch. He looks at it shocked, but then smiles. “Very impressive.” he says to Mipha as he hears of her feat.

However, he processes all of what Revali has said and he asks, “Wait, if I was asleep, how did the sword manage to break us out?” He looks at it, half expecting Fi to appear, but then sheaths it behind his back.

Revali shrugs. "No idea. I don't know how she works and part of me really doesn't want to. She said something about having enough light to contain the darkness and so with that information, me and Red went ahead and decided to go contain it. We flew up, got attacked by a dragon and a couple of fly ladies and then we broke the seal that kept us trapped. Since then, I haven't heard a thing out of Fi."

He holds more snuggly to Roxanne now that his wings are free. "That's about all I know." The cucco is given some gentle pats.

"The princess says she wasn't trying anything. i'm not so sure I believe her..." He whispered aloud to Roxanne playfully. Looking away from her and towards Mipha, he gets mildly discomforted at how calmly she was handling the trident after all that. Seemed a bit deliberate in his eyes. "But, in the interest of being nice, I'll go ahead and agree."

Interest of survival was more like it.

"A good fortune fish? I suppose that does confirm some confusion I had earlier. I found it strange it attacked my trident before it attacked me. Now, I understand why." Mipha finished her care of the trident before sheathing it behind her. "And it did lead me to something fortunate," she notes the vessel she arrived in.

"For a creature like this, I think the guts should be particularly valuable. There may be someone willing to pay well for them. The eyes should also do well for selling or usage. Whatever else is left, I suppose will benefit others that need to eat in the sea."

"I hope breaking the barrier did not have any negative effect on Miss Fi," Irina adds to Revali's explanation, "But that is correct. It was Blue and Red that broke the barrier and freed us."

Irina notices Link wincing, even if he tries to hide it. "You do need to rest. Why don't you and Princess Mipha go downstairs and rest? It will take some time until Fred and I have dinner ready." She looks at Mipha now, "Your Highness, would you mind helping Link?"

Hearing the conversation about selling guts and eyes or using them, she nods. "Fred, if there is any part of the fish you think may go to waste, I am happy to freeze it and keep it frozen until it can be eaten. It should last much longer like that."

Salvatore smiles, looking a bit embarrassed. "Haha, yeah. Her name is Oppi; I went on thousands of adventures with her when I was little. She was a gift from a distant aunt in Hytopia. I was a bit of a klutz and didn't have any friends, except for her."

"She got worn out over the years, but my mother always had the patience to mend it. Haha, you can still hear the rattle inside." Salvatore holds the toy close to Kanali’s ear so he can hear the faint tinkling sound, muffled by layer upon layer of fabric.

Kanali's beak smiles broadly when he hears the rattle. “It is an honor to meet you, Oppi. You must be very brave to have been on so many adventures. I am glad we were able to share this one.”

"And what a great adventure!"
Salvatore smiles as he packs everything into his bag. "And do you have a story to tell?"

Kanali scratches the back of his neck with his wing. He sits down next to Salvatore and shows his messenger bag. “To be honest, until recently, I hadn't ventured far from the Hebra valley in Hyrule. My uncle got me a job as a mail carrier and now I feel like I am exploring everywhere, including this fascinating place.” He looks around and up at the tree tops. “I never knew I would be a traveler but I quite enjoy seeing mew places and meeting interesting people.”

Salvatore smiles at Kanali. "Wow, you must have traveled a lot and seen wonderful places. I've never been to the Hebra Valley. What's it like?"

Kanali pulls out a map from his bag and opens it. He shows it to Salvatore and points to mountains. “It's very beautiful, but it can be difficult to get around. There are many hidden secrets all around.”

Salvatore looks at the map with interest and fascination, observing the places Kanali is pointing out. "Wow, I've never been this far from Hateno Village."

Then Salvatore looks around. "Before today ha ha" he laughs, resting a hand behind his neck.

Kanali chuckles at the last comment. “This is definitely not a part that is on my map. I have no clue where I am… but speaking of which, shouldn't we be getting back now? I think I can remember more or less how I got here.”

I arrive in the castle town square with no idea where I am.

Kanali is sitting with Salvatore and they are discussing their return to Hyrule. He looks up at the stranger, nervous at first, but then calm when he realizes he isn't one of the Gorman brothers that they had run into earlier. He waves with his wing to the stranger, "Hello there."

Exhausted, Salvatore was dozing off when he snapped back to alertness upon hearing Kanali’s ringing voice: "Huh? Eh?" He turned toward Eugene, fearing it might be one of the Gorman brothers and jumping to his feet, but he quickly calmed down and sat back down.

Kanali eyes the stranger uneasily. He stands up and says to Salvatore, “Perhaps we should go now before we get into further trouble.” He offers his wing to his companion. “To Hyrule?”

"You're absolutely right,"
Says Salvatore, getting back up.
"We've rested enough, and the Gorman Brothers might still be looking for us."
Before setting off, he looks at Clock Town and adjusts the bag on his back.

I slowly wander the desert and I See a Male Gerudo standing next to a Mighty black stallion before I pass out.

*The King of Evil watches a feeble and foolish man collapse in the desert heat. He snorts in amusement and looks away.*

"It's not even that hot. Pathetic."

*Ganondorf's stallion chuffs and meanders over to the downed man and snuffles around his clothes. Seems the smell of treats is lingering. The Gerudo approves of his horse robbing a man.*

I slowly regain consciousness and wake up.

"What happened to me"? I say in a groggy tone.

The Gerudo King gives the poor unfortunate soul a once over.*

"Looks like you wandered where you don't belong, _fool_. Paid the price all must pay when they do not respect the sands,"

*A ball of energy forms over the hand Ganondorf raised while talking, pulsing orange.*

"And now, you're about to pay the price for not respecting her King," *Ganondorf cackles.*

"Sir please don't" I begin begging for my life.

"You rule these lands sir?"