Chapter 7 - A Missing Part of Life

     Link sat in is bed thinking. Three weeks and no sign of Lanaru! Where could she be!? Rusl and Fado had went to check Faron Woods while Link had looked in the village asking if anyone had seen her. No one had. He had never had gave up hope that his dog was alive. He sat with his head drooped. Lanaru understood him more than anyone. He could tell secrets to her and she would never give them away, or he could tell her conflicts in his life and she would lick his face in confort. He felt as if someone had cut a part of him. Eventually he accepted the fact that Lanaru would've come back by now and she was not coming back.

     Link went to Rusl's and knocked on the door.

      "Link? This is the third time you've come here this week! are you all right?" asked Rusl as he opened the door.

    "No, I'm not alright! I feel emty and sick!' Link moaned.

   "Come in and sit down. Uli's making soup. You may stay for supper if you like." Rusl said sympeticly.

  Link went in and sat on the cushined couch. The room had a homy feel to it and it smelled of chopped vegtables. In front of him was a coffee table with a vase of flowers on it. On the opposite wall was another couch. To the left of that was a curtain that led to the bedrooms. Colin, their son, came out from behind it. "Hi, Link..." He said shyly.

 "Hi." He responded dully.

 Colin ran into a room which seemed to be the kitchen only to be shooed out by Uli. "Your getting in my way Colin!"

  Colin walked out and looked at Link. "I know how you feel Link... Losing Lanaru and all. She used to come here and we would play fetch together...."

  Link looked up and looked him in the eye. He saw teas welling up in the young boy's eyes as he recalled the memory. Colin left behind the curtain that led to the bedrooms. After supper, which Link thought tasted like dust, Rusl asked him to meet him at Faron Spring to talk. He also told him to bring Epona. "Might as well do some work while we're there!" Rusl had said. Link walked back home and laid down in his bed. he tossed and turned thinking of Lanaru. Finally sleep took over his thoughts.

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Link woke up and met Rusl with Epona. Most of the time they were there they chopped wood for the villagers. By the time they were done it was Twilight. Rusl decided to take a rest before they went back. Link expected something ws up. People were treating him too nicely for his liking... Then Rusl started some kind of sermon saying, "Twilight is a saddening time. It is a time we feel the lingering regrets of spirits who have left our world... You, have... Never been to hyrule have you?" Link shook his head."Well in there is a castle and around it is Castle Town. A community farbigger than our little village. Me and the mayor Boe, have been discussing, and we think you should deliver the tribute instesd of me." link was overwelmed with shock. It was an honor to do the task of delivering your hometowns tribute! He nodded too shocked to speak and Rusl said" Good it's settled. You will leave two days from now.' They walked back to Link's house and link went inside. He was about to go to bed when he heard Fado shout his name. "Link! the goats won't listen to me! they've been restless eversince Lanaru left! Can ya' help me?" Link nodded and went outside he turned his head toward the tree he tied Epona too and noticed she was gone. He didn't have to think long before he relized where she was. Ilia! He thought to himself. He ran to ordon spring where Ilia, the mayors daughter, would wash Epona. She treated Epona as if she was her own. He entered the spring to see Epona being stroked lovingly by Ilia. "Oh, hi Link. i washed Epona for you." He nodded and smiled he told her that Fado needed them. She parted with Epona regretfully and watched them leave. He herded the goats quickly and went to bed tossing and turning, thinking about Lanaru. Finally sleep took over.

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