Treated Better (Normal Version)

Page Twenty-One

Mizuki: Imma head to Lookout Landing, you guys need anything?

Naoko: Not heading out to Eldin afterwards?

Mizuki: Of course I'm heading to Eldin afterwards, but I'm coming home first.

Kamila: Why'd ya always head to Eldin?

Mizuki: Mining... The more precious gems I get the faster I can move out.

Lucia: Is my house not luxurious enough for you?

Mizuki: Hehehe. I'd just prefer a house of my own again, you know that.

Elazar: Well... be safe, okay?

Mizuki: Will do.

Tariku: Say hi to Purah, Robbie and Josha while you're there.

Mizuki: I always do. Bye guys!

Mizuki quickly wrapped up her tasks in Lookout Landing. Thanks to her horse, Xisagi, she was getting from place to place faster than usual.

Mizuki: I'm so glad I tamed you Xisagi, you are the best horse ever.

As Mizuki praised the horse she petted it. Her horse's ears perked up and Mizuki began listening as well.

Mizuki: What do you hear girl?

*Aerocuda screech*

Mizuki urged her horse to go faster as she tried to shoot the Aerocuda.

Mizuki: Go Xisagi, we don't wanna get hit! Now hold still you flying lizard.

Mizuki shot her arrow, hitting the flying pest in the stomach.

Mizuki: I think that's the best horseback archery I've done in a while. I'd like to practice more... but I need to go mining, and then I probably need to go to the Depths... I wonder if a glass bottle could hold the gloom Tariku wants?

Mizuki stopped her horse and hopped off. She walked into the house and dropped off the items she had bought or gathered. The house was surprisingly quiet considering the hour. Mizuki left a note for her friends.

(Left for Eldin, might go to the Depths after. I plan to visit Daphnes Canyon Mine.
BTW, Purah made some less advanced Purah Pads. They can use the teleportation feature, the map, and the camera. Robbie also gifted us one Travel Medallion, we can all teleport to it but it can only be placed in one spot      -as expected- so we should all decide a good spot. 
P.S. if I'm gone for more than a day don't panic, start panicking at 4+ days.  Mizuki~)

Mizuki grabbed an apple from the table and walked back out to her horse.

Mizuki: Here Xisagi. Sorry to have you back on the road already, but I promise you'll get a break in a little while. You just gotta make it to Foothill Stable, then you can rest until I'm done mining.

Xisagi huffed and bowed her head down so Mizuki could pet her.

Mizuki: Yeah girl I know, I have you on the road so often. But don't worry, the cross Hyrule trips will slow down soon.

Mizuki finally set off for the Foothill Stable. As she arrived she tried her best to ignore all of the half nude guys surrounding the stable.

Mizuki: Hi Ozunda, I'm here to board Xisagi.

Ozunda: Hey there Mizuki, mining again today?

Mizuki: Uh- yeah... What's up with the guys around the stable? I know it's a bit hot around here but still.

Ozunda: They're the Zonai Survey Team, they say they are following Princess Zelda's orders.

Mizuki: Princess Zelda ordered THIS? I highly doubt that... But I guess I won't bother. Bye Ozunda, have a nice day.

Ozunda: You too Mizuki.

On the winding path up Death Mountain Mizuki ran into someone.

Mizuki: Hi there... What was your name... Ghirahim?

Ghirahim: Oh, hello Doll, pleasure to see you again.

Mizuki: Doll, me?

Ghirahim: I apologize, I forget you aren't accustomed to that anymore.

Mizuki: Oh, no, it's fine if you call me that. I just wanted to make sure you were talking about me... Hey uh- if you don't mind... would you be willing to walk with me for a bit. I wanna talk, if that's okay.

Ghirahim: You happened to catch me at the most fortunate time, I just finished what I was here for. Lead the way, we can speak as we walk.

Mizuki: Alrighty then, this way. Now, what I wanted to talk about was our past. We obviously know each other, but I don't remember that. Mind telling me a little bit about how we met, or what we did together?

Ghirahim: Are you sure, this could reveal some bad memories?

Mizuki: Yeah, but I'd rather not have a gap in my memory. I'm willing to get those bad memories back.

Ghirahim: If you insist... We met on the battlefield, in the middle of a war. We didn't speak much, until I found you injured and unconscious. I brought you to the infirmary in our base. After that we fought side by side, on multiple occasions.

Mizuki: I think I remember some of that... I pestered you about your history that day. And I remember you pulling me out of a horde of monsters, many times actually... Why did my friends not tell me about you?

Ghirahim: Probably because our "good" history only lasted so long.

Mizuki: Is that why you left when my friends got closer? ... What happened between us that was so bad?

Ghirahim: Something that I deeply regret doing. You were one of the best things in my life, and I took you for granted... I would say more but I fear that would confuse and anger you.

Mizuki: That's okay, you're helping me piece together my memories. I don't care if I get all my memories back now, I can wait. Thanks Ghirahim. Do you think we could talk again sometime?

Ghirahim: We can talk whenever you wish. But I don't have one specific spot for you to find me, you might have to search for me.

Mizuki: You stop by the stables now and then right? I'll just leave them a note to give to you. Which one do you visit most frequently?

Ghirahim: The Highland Stable and the Snowfield Stable, they're the stables I visit most often.

Mizuki: Alright, I have that written down... If you need me, you can usually find me in Tarry Town, if you can't find me in town then Foothill Stable is the place to leave a note. It was nice to see you again, bye Ghirahim.

Mizuki continued walking up the path until she got to her location.

Mizuki: Alright, two of the twenty ore deposits I have marked... On to the next.