Forged in Malice

Chapter 6

Link rose with the sun the next morning, sleepily rifling through his things for a moment before pulling out a simple tunic and the new cloak. His wings were starting to complain from being pressed against his back due to the straps of the Hylian Tunic, so he thought it was best to stretch his wings out before they head off to see Purah. The second he undid all the buckles and straps, Link felt nearly instant relief as his wings had a little more room. With a sigh and the removal of the tunic, he was able to stretch the pair to their full wingspan.

It was still a weird weight to his back, however the Hylian Champion was getting used to them. It was slowly getting easier to move them around, stretching them out behind him before folding them over his shoulders. Just as he thought, the large, keese-like wings easily drape over him like a thin blanket.

"You truly were not kidding about the wings..." Zelda says, having stepped out of her tent after Link had taken off his tunic. He looks over at her for a moment before shrugging, extending one wing towards the princess as she steps toward him. "I did not think they would be this massive in size. Do they actually function?" She asks Link, with him responding by raising his hand in a 'so-so' gesture.

"I can glide, like with my paraglider, but actually flying is something I could work on." He signs, the wing flinching slightly when Zelda brushes her fingertips along the thin webbing of skin.

"Perhaps the Rito could help, in that case." Zelda offers. "It shouldn't be too hard with how their young are able to fly around easily."

Link shrugs again before folding his wings against his back once more and pulling the new, loose tunic over his head. "Not...important." He yawns, throwing his new cloak around his shoulders and pulling up the hood. "Need breakfast?" He asks, debating on just grabbing some fruit and calling that a meal or if making an omelet sounds better.

"Breakfast does sound good, but did you not want to head to Purah's lab early in the morning? Something about how she likes to wake up early?" The princess replies, causing Link to nod and gesturing to the slate on her hip.

"We're uh...out of apples in the saddlebags...but there should be some in the slate, along with some other fruit." He says, wanting to get the visit to Purah's done and over with. Now that Zelda has her selection of food to choose from, Link went about to dismantle their camp before calling both their horses back from wherever they were wandering.

The horses returned by the time that Zelda's tent was taken down, the fire just being a smoldering pile of ash at this point, and the princess herself seemed to be filled up on wildberries and pieces of voltfruit. With their things packed up and on the horses, the sun was still rising up into the sky, possibly being around six in the morning, not quite seven. It was best to head for the lab now, since it still took about an hour to even reach it from Hateno Village and more than likely, Link is going to be holed up in the lab for most of the day.

"Let's get going, Purah probably has a list of experiments she wants to conduct on me, already." Link signs before mounting Epona.

Zelda could only laugh lightly in response as she gets on her own white horse. "I am sure she will at least try to control herself when she sees the state you are in."

Link rolls his eyes as a cold chill runs down his spine, not believing for a second that Purah had any self control when it comes to science and her experiments. However they needed her help, and possibly Robbie's even, with this whole malice situation and if it can be reversed. As much as the horns, wings, and tail were interesting enough, he would rather get back to normal before peeing in the woods becomes an issue.

Together the pair make their way to Hateno, being stopped by the villagers and children as not only the hero of Hyrule has visited them, but the princess as well. Zelda had to explain that they needed to see Purah about an 'urgent matter' in order for them to be free from the attention. From there it only took about an hour to ride up the tall mountain to the top where the lab resides.