"Talo's a handful, but he's cute," laughs a teenage girl with short blonde hair. She has her arms around the waist of Link, who is dressed in the patterned garb of Ordon, as the two of them ride through a village on a brown mare.

Even though she's not the one at the reigns, she seems perfectly at home atop the beast.

"And Colin, Malo and Beth," she continues. "I hope we can all go fishing on your next day off."

Link smiles a smile that never reaches his eyes. "Yeah, me too. They're all cute."

The horse comes to an abrupt stop as a sound echoes from the nearby forest.

AWOOOOO...

"What is that sound?" The girl looks worriedly towards the woods.

"It's a wolf howling," Link answers. "...They're rare in Faron Woods, maybe they found some prey?"

"How scary! I guess people really shouldn't go there."

The girl leans forward against Link's shoulder and addresses the worried horse.

"But it's okay, Epona. The wolves are far away, the village is safe."

Link lowers his gaze and closes his eyes like a man trying to keep himself inside a comfortable dream.

"Safe...But if something were to happen to the village, who would protect it?"