Sheik

Journey of Enlightenment

 Sheik looks at Link as he fiddle with the Sheikah Slate. The Calamity ended just a few months ago and everything in Hyrule is looking up. As a son of the Sheikah Clan, Sheik had been assigned to Link just as his grandmother Impa had been assigned to the Princess to help guide him during his lonely journey at helping the Princess trapped in a century long battle with Ganon. Link had quickly been adopted by him as his big brother. Now that he's turning 13 in a few more months, Sheik can't wait for the Sheikah Clan's rite of passage; the Journey of Enlightenment. Every Sheikah child that turns 13 will go on this personal spiritual journey to find their inner peace and to know themselves as well as their role in the world.

Link jolts when the blue bomb rolls into the Bokoblin camp that they had been sent out of to clear and explodes, starting a chain reaction with the stack of bomb. Causing the whole camp to be blown sky high.

Sheik signs, [You're a pyromaniac, Link]

Link signs back with exasperation, [You know I never meant any of the explosions!]

Sheik huffs, [Whatever you say, Link]

Link rolls his eyes and Sheik grins under his white mask. The two then proceeds to return with a positive report to the Princess waiting at Hateno Village where the still infant operation of reviving Hyrule takes place. Sheik is proud that he's good enough to be chosen to help Link despite his age. The adventure of helping Link while he travels all over Hyrule to help all the races with their trouble, the out of control Divine Beasts, was certainly an experience. But at the same time, he has a feeling that Impa has had enough of him causing trouble around Kakariko looking for something to do prior to Link's arrival to their humble settlement.

After reporting to Zelda, the Princess looks at Sheik, "Sheik, Impa had informed me that you will be going on your Journey of Enlightenment soon,"

Sheik nods, "Yes, Princess!"

Zelda sighs, "I will miss you,"

Sheik blinks his big blue eyes before smiling under his mask, "I'll miss you too, Princess!"

She looks at the papers in her hands, "We had been left behind by the rest of the world for the last 100 years. I would so love to reopen our channel of diplomatic relation with the outside world,"

Sheik nods, "Grandma said that she's sending me to the Hidden Continent to survey the situation there,"

Zelda frowns, "That continent is always at war. Or at least, that was my memory of the place. Are you sure it is wise to go there for your Journey of Enlightenment?"

Sheik shrugs, "Not sure, Princess. Grandma said since I originated from there, it is only right that I learn more about my birth place, dattebayo,"

Link signs, [You never did tell us how you end up with the Sheikah all the way here in Hyrule]

Sheik hums, "Well, the story goes that when a Yiga member was stranded in the mysterious Hidden Continent for whatever reason, he decided to kidnap me from the street. Apparently I was wandering on the street and no one seemed to care so he just grabbed me and run. I mean, I was 3! I guess he was trying to get me to join the Yiga Clan?" He rubs the back of his neck, "Of course, he hijacked a whole ship to travel back to Hyrule. I don't really remember much...besides the bananas...but when he landed on the shores of Lurelin Village, a Sheikah caught him and the next thing I know, I'm part of the Sheikah Clan!"

Zelda nods, "I did ask Impa about you. She suspected that he must have chosen you for your ears because you're the only one on that continent with ears like us Hylians,"

Sheik touches his pointy ears. It's not as long as the Princess or Link or really anyone in Hyrule, but it is still the shape of a long leaf. He supposed that makes sense. Apparently Hylians are different from humans, the race that lives beyond Hyrule's border. Humans are also very violent and often wage war. Well, Hylians aren't all that nice either or they won't be dealing with Yiga. But humans tended to be worse.