"So you're telling me that you let him get away again?"
Saria just shook her head in disappointment.
"Since you can't finish him off, we need to go to the Lost Woods and seek out the Great Deku Tree's guidance."
She went on to tell them what Navi was told when she went to see him herself. Link sat down to hear her story. Malon was walking around the pillars, deep in thought wondering why she was still traveling with them. Link noticed her look and interrupted Saria's story to ask her why she was so gloomy.
"I have done nothing while traveling with you. You are the chosen Hero to save this land and Saria was chosen to house part of Farore's power. Me...well, I have done nothing and have nothing to offer. What can I do?"
She started to cry as she brought these thoughts to light"
Without realizing, Link had gotten up and walked right over to her. He gently placed his hand on her shoulder and reassured her
"If it wasn't for you, I would not have made it this far without your help. If you weren't there to pick me up when my life was being drained from the fields, I would have died."
Malon, with teary eyes, looked up into Link's eyes.
"Do you really mean it?"
She wiped her eyes as Link continued.
"Of course I do. And if you weren't there to keep that queen spider busy, then Saria wouldn't have had time to get her little minions off of me."
With dried eyes, she looked away almost in a shy manner.
"Even so, I think staying here for awhile would be for the best."
She turned, Link's hand falling back to his side in shock.
"I mean, I might as well clean up a bit. The whole ranch is trashed and I don't want my father to come home to all this."
Saria got up after hearing this.
"Why don't we get the rest of our tribe to help her out with the cleanup, we have to go there anyway."
Link snapped out of his shock and finally registered Saria's question.
"Well, how would they get here if Hyrule field is covered in a darkness that drains almost every living creature? If it took holding Dark Link's Sword which was still covered in his shadow, how would we get them across the field?"
Both Saria and Link pondered this little setback. Malon finally spoke up with her idea.
"Well, the horses are scattered around Hyrule field. If you can help me round up a few, three or four can fit on one and they can ride them here. The horses know to return here if no one is directing them, so they should be fine."
Link agreed to help and they went out to do a little roundup. The sun was shining brightly and he could clearly see three not too far outside the Ranches perimeter. He called upon Epona and then they were off.
Down below Navi was flying around, anxious for Link to return so they can travel back to Kokiri Village.
"I hope we get there in time. The Lost Woods has lost its ability to move around."
She flew up to Saria in a panic
"Even though The Great Deku Tree is alive and thriving, the forest around him is dying. The sanctuary can only hold out for so long."
That's when it hit her.
"The sanctuary, one of the Goddesses sanctuaries must be there."
Saria looked at Navi in shock. She never thought about it but she was right.
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The Legend of Zelda: A Hero's Return (Book 1)
FanficThe Hero of Time is needed once again! After battling Majora in an alternate Hyrule, Link awakens to find himself in a mysterious forest and his memory gone. Returning home to Kokiri forest, he finds that nothing has happened. It's as if he had neve...
