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[younghero]

Hi! I'm Link.

If you need to leave me a message, you can leave it here.

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[guru_clef]

After waiting several hours, Clef brought the new scroll in, and seeing is son asleep, dropped it casually on Link's gut. With his other hand, he butted the end of his staff on the floor at the same time the scroll would hit, adding sound to sensation to wake the boy.

[younghero]

Link opened one eye and slowly sat up, obviously a little confused.

"Can I help you?"

Or, that's, what he tried to say. Most of it was obscured by a yawn.

[guru_clef]

"Your clean copy of the assignment."

[younghero]

Link blinked, fumbling beside his bed, before taking an arrow and letting it ignite. He held it to the frozen assignment, which, thawed in mostly legible condition. Hyrule's physics were weird.

"It's done. Ish."

[guru_clef]

.....How...did that even work? What?

"Just finish it, okay, kid?"

[younghero]

You should see him fix broken signs by playing a lullaby. Or keeping fire in a sealed bottle.

"It might not be done, but, I am."

[guru_clef]

HE sighed and sat on the edge of the bed carefully. "you do know you can do this, right?" he asked, softly. "You're stronger than this assignment." He reached over and touched his head gently. "You're smarter than you know. I believe in you," he said so quietly it was almost a whisper.

[younghero]

"Sure I'm stronger. I shot it twice!"

His grin faded a little. "I'm just not smarter than it. But, I can do a lot of other things, so it's ok if I suck at this."

[guru_clef]

"That isn't the kind of strength I meant. No one is questioning your skills as an archer. And I know you can do a lot of other things, but you can also do this. I know you can. And I will never, ever, give up on you."

[younghero]

"That sounds ominous." It was a half-hearted joke.

Link sighed, rubbing his neck. "I couldn't spell great when I was that other Link during the school storm, either. His computer-thing kept fixing mistakes or putting little red lines when the words were wrong. I think his spelling was still a little better though."

He wondered why that skill couldn't have been passed down from his previous lives. Then an awful thought occurred to him. Maybe it had. Maybe the Hero had always just sucked majorly at spelling.

Clef would get to see an interesting expression come across Link's face, as a new thought occurred to the boy. Maybe he could fix that. Maybe, for his future selves, he could fix it. Sure, they were still technically him, but, they were their own individuals too.

And helping other people is what he was all about.

"Hmm...."

[guru_clef]

He watched him process, watched that expression, and brushed some hair back so it wouldn't be in Link's eyes. "Yes?" He would approve of that line of thought, were he aware of it.

[younghero]

"How much have you read about Hyrule's history?"

It was a related question.

"I'm thinking about something, but, I can explain it better if I know how much you know."

[guru_clef]

"If you mean my homework about Ganondorf, not more than I knew when you asked me a few hours ago. I have plans to meet with Zelda later to continue my studies."

[younghero]

"So, you don't know the long history. Just the stuff from our lifetime."

Link paused, unsure how to best explain things.

[guru_clef]

"That is correct."

[younghero]

"Well...uh....reincarnation wise, there's some things that kinda hold true hero to hero, life to life...."

Link twiddled his thumbs.

"So, there might be a chance that me learning stuff could make their lives easier."

[guru_clef]

He nodded a bit. "Alright, I could see that." He managed to keep the triumphant glee internal. None of it showed in his gentle smile or soft voice.

[younghero]

"If it helps someone else, it might be worth it..." Link half-smiled. "Maybe, it'll make their lives a little easier."

[guru_clef]

He nodded. "Alright," he said. "And maybe it will have the side effect of making yours easier as well, my boy," he said softly.

[younghero]

Link shook his head with a quiet , dry laugh. "Kinda doubt that. But, I'm hoping this stuff builds life to life, and it'll be easier for them."

[guru_clef]

He leaned over and kissed Link's forehead. "Perhaps so. And if that is the case, we both have work to do, my boy."

[younghero]

"Guess so."

He grinned slightly. "They'll thank me for the bomb arrows too, once I get them balanced enough for use."

[guru_clef]

HE closed his eyes. "I am trying very hard not to think about those," he admitted.

[younghero]

"I could half of this stuff blindfolded. Don't worry about it!"


It was the monsters you had to worry about.

[guru_clef]

"I worry."