The sword lay outside of the scabbard in my hands as I sat on the ground. The whole thing, blade and hilt, was covered in dust. I blew on it and dust flew off. Standing up I headed towards the rocks. Picking up the shovel I headed for the nearest rock. Finishing fairly quickly I attached the scabbard to my back and put the sword in it. Taking the shovel in my hands I returned to the house. Walking through the door I set the shovel leaning against the wall. I heard my father calling for me, "Link are you in there?"

"Yes," I answered as I walked towards the door. "Good. I see that you've finished with the rocks. Now I want you to see if the cuccos have made any m-" He paused as I walked out of the door. I saw his eyes go to the sword hilt that was visible from above my shoulder. "Where did you get that?" he asked. "From the shed." I replied. "THE SHED!" He yelled in my face. I took a step back. "WHAT HAVE I SAID ABOUT GOING INTO THE SHED!" He barked. "Never to go in there." I managed to say. He stared at me for a while then pushed me away and walked inside.

Did do something wrong? I asked myself. I walked inside. "Link, come here." Came a voice from the kitchen. I went to the kitchen, knowing it would be yelling if I didn't listen. My father was sitting on a chair by the table starring at me. "You wanted me." I said. "Link, I want you to leave and never come back." He said calmly. "B-but why." I stuttered. "You have disobeyed me. Go take what you need and leave." He answered back. "I won't disobey you again! Please, let me stay!" Tears begin to drip from my eyes. Father just stood up and walked outside.

I just stood there for about an hour. Finally I wiped the tears from my eyes and headed upstairs to my room. If father's not going to let me stay then I'll go. I'll go to Grandfather Duro. And then I'll finally train with him. I thought. Going through my bedroom door I pulled a small chest from under my bed. Opening it I stared at the same kind of cloths the Hero of Legend used to wear. They were given to me four years ago on my tenth birthday. My mom sewed them herself to celebrate the age I had turned. Being ten is important because that's how old the Hero of Legend was when he began his journey.

I stripped my current cloths off and changed in to the green of the hero. Putting the hat on I looked at my reflection that showed on a basin of water that lay near my bed. Smiling I attached the scabbard and sword to my back. Next I picked up a bag of rupees that lay at the bottom of the chest and put it in a pocket that was on the part of the tunic that wasn't visible. Then I headed outside.

I could see my father exiting the cucco pen with a basket of eggs. I headed to the small forest that lay below our farm. After a couple of hours, after the sun had set, I realized was hungry. Digging in the sack I had brought out a piece of dried meat and bread. I finished and stuck another piece of meat in my mouth and continued to walk for two hours until I noticed something.

I first notice when I noticed that my shoulder had gotten wet. Soon more drops of water began to fall from the sky. I started running looking for some sort of shelter. Thunder boomed. I kept running until I tripped on a rock. Standing up I looked back. There was a large hole, like some entrance to an underground cave. I took a step forward and hopped in.

It turned out that it was an underground cave, a big one. I looked around and noted that it was getting dark and that I would need a fire. I left my sack of food on the floor and ran outside. I returned with an arm full of wood. I lifted two pinecones that lay among the pile. Crumbling them up I searched around for some flint. I found a few of them near the entrance. Picking up one that was slightly larger than my hand I headed back to the pile of wood. After getting a good fire going, I added a long piece of wood slightly into the fire so I could pick it up later. As I waited I wondered why father had asked me to leave. I had broken rules before. Why had this time been different?

Once I thought the piece of wood had burned a little I lifted it up and headed deeper into the cave. I was curious about what lay in the back.