Gerudo Forest

Gerudo Forest Chapter 12

No one remained in the dining hall due to how late it was. They went to a side door that she guessed leaded to the kitchen. Pots and pans hung from the ceiling along with drying herbs and vegetables. A couple extra large stewing pots sat in the corner. Armos opened up the pantry and looked over its contents. 

"Looks like it is getting to be that time again." He said with a sigh. 

" What time is that?" Melissa asked curious. 

"Our supplies are low again."He responded."We have to get most of our food from the cities in Hyrule. Nothing grows in this wasteland. " Armos said hitting the wall with his fist cracking it a little. "The hylians charge us exorbitant fees and now that Hyrule castle has been sending soldiers the prices have gone even higher. They have the best lands with abundant harvests. Yet they treat us as if we were beneath them." She could see the same hatred burning in Armos's eyes that she had seen in Ganondorf's and it scared her a little.  

She touched his shoulder bringing him back from his thoughts. He lost his temper so easy. He grabbed a bottle of some sort of liquid out and pored a cup for both of them.  

"What is this?" She asked.  

"Just drink it. You might enjoy it." He said tipping back his glass drinking it in one gulp and slamming the cup back down on the table.  

She took a sip. It was tasty. She didn't taste any alcohol so she drank the whole cup.  

"I guess I will have to take a few girls and restock." He said thinking out loud while pouring her another glass.  

"Can I come with you?" she asked sipping on her drink.  

This could be her chance of escape and she wasn't about to miss it. He thought for a moment.  

"I guess it would be nice to have company." He responded.  

"What do you mean?" She asked finishing her second glass.  

It had an odd fruity taste that she couldn't place. 

"I thought you were bringing others with you." She said confused. 

"Did your mom not tell you what she usually did when she went to town?" He asked once again filling both their glasses.  

"What do you mean?" Melissa asked confused.  

"Well usually when a Gerudo goes to town..." he stopped."Do you really not know?" He asked looking uncomfortable. 

Then it dawned on her what he was talking about. He opened his mouth to say something but stopped himself.  

"Ok seriously you look like you're about to talk about the birds and the bees here." She said laughing.  

Oh my god he was!  

"I have already had that talk a long time ago. Life where I am from isn't like that at all." She said unsure how much she should tell him.  

Her head felt kind of funny.  

"In what way?" he asked.  

Why did she feel so funny? He waited for her to answer. 

Can you keep this just between you and me?" She asked . 

"I guess so." He agreed.  

"I was not born here." She said not knowing if he would think her crazy.  

"What do you mean?" he asked with a strange look.  

"Well I don't know if this would be considered another world or even another dimension but I am from someplace different." She tried to explain.