Chapter 5 - Unease

As you ride through Hyrule Field, you look at Link, trying to see any expression on his face. He looks straight ahead, as usual, but something seemed…off.

"Link, are you feeling alright?" He shrugs, still keeping forward, but you notice his ear twitch, which meant he felt something was wrong.

"Your ear's twitching. That is never anything good." He turns to you, a look in his eyes, and that's all the sign you need. "I trust you. I think we'll be fine." Link nods and looks ahead again. You keep riding until you reach the Exchange Ruins, where you stop and get off Satori, as he disappears once you're off.

"We will need to rebuild the Exchange as soon as possible. It was crucial to Hylian life and was very popular for trade." Link nods and starts looking at the ruins with you, as you map out the plans for the rebuilding. As you walk, Link abruptly stops. "Link…? Is everything ok?"

He pulls you back, next to him, and grabs your hand, holding you close. Pulling out the Master Sword, he backs you towards Epona, and Satori appears next to her. Link helps you on Satori, but doesn't tell you to go.

A menacing laugh permeates the silence, and multiple Yiga members appear and start advancing on you. Link motions for you to go, but you refuse, saying you can help. He looks at you with pleading eyes, begging you to go. And against your better judgement, you ride away, towards Hyrule castle to get help.

A thought appears in your head, as the Yiga members chase you, but Link fights them off. You force Satori to make a U-turn, and call on your Tri-Force powers to help Link, summoning the Bow of Light. You mumble, "If it can defeat the Calamity, it can defeat the Yiga members too." You aim the bow, focusing on using the Goddess' power, and release, letting the arrow find the heart of a Yiga member. Both members turn to look at you, as you ride up and use your Sheikah Slate to stasis them, and impale them with the Light arrows.

Link looks at you, and you can't tell if he's looking at you crazy, or admiringly. You fight the Yiga with Link by your side, fighting the oncoming hoards. After fighting the last of them, you look at Link to see if he's okay, and he stares at you, shaking his head. You both hop on your horses, and head towards the castle. But instead of turning towards the castle, you keep Satori straight, heading towards the Great Plateau.

Link looks at you quizzically, wondering where you're headed. "I felt tremors in this direction, and that's where some of the Yiga members came from," you explain. Link looks at you, probably wondering if you're stupid or crazy….or both. You already know what he is thinking. "Fine, we can head back to the castle to change and gather troops, okay?" He nods, and sets off in that direction, with you still trailing behind him. To gather your troops, and get ready for the fight to come.