#melin

A quiet afternoon in Hyrule. Sun shyning, the temperature warm and enjoyable, spring was here and today not many people request needed to be taken care of, the forge unusually quiet for a day as nice as this one.

However who was the hero of the four sword and minish to complain about it ? Instead he use this opportunity to go to the village Inn for a drink (without alcohol of course)

Opening the familliar dark wooden door he helped repair more often than he can remember or like to admit, the short blond step inside. Carved, modest table and chair, made of wood a lighter color, than the walls, candles attach to the ceiling in a chandelier, giving the place a cozy aura with the deem light, the entire place cool as the windows were close to keep the warm outside.

Turning his head at the sound of footsteps, the owner of the inn walk out of the kitchen that where in a room behind the counter. The man in his late thirty smile to greet the hero while rubbing his hands with a towel before pitting it over his shoulder.

-Ah ! Link, my boy ! It’s been a while since i’ve saw you here. I swear if Melin dont tell me your doing good i would have thought you left on another adventure of yours

Laugh the man at the young man in a famillia way, as Link walk over sitting on a stool in front of the man behind the counter, already getting a wooden cup out for him

-Your here to finally pay your debt, boy ?

The man laugh again while the hero just grimace and clear his throat.

-No… I mean, I’m going to pay of course ! Just,…

The old man keep laughing cutting the short boy ranting as he fill the cup with juice.

-Don’t worry, Melin isn’t here, your good. She’s the only one on your case about it, hmm, maybe mu boys too, if she give the tripplets the ok.

Link just laugh nerviously already imagining the horror it would be if that happen

-Yes, I’m aware…..thank you for not….well thanks for sparing me sir.

The man shake his head as he push the full cup toward him.

-Don’t worry about it Link, and don’t call me sir. First I’m not that old and second your almost familly at this point.

The hero smile at the man words before he lean on the counter slightly, crossing his arms on it with a sigh. The man was kind, but damn was he huge still, not necessarly in height but his physic was impressive, big arms and large torso showing the man despite being a bit round was very well in shape. Throwing drunk asses out of the inn might help stay in shape for sure. And like that leaning on the counter Link realize that Melin’s father really look his age as he speak looking around to make sure the inn was empty before speaking looking like a worried father toward the blond as he wipe the counter with the towel.

-You manage to see your Ma recently, Link ? I know she’s busy with the royal familly stuffs, since she was the late queen lady in waiting. But i hope she still take time to talk with you when your at the castle.

Link smile at the older man words since it’s been like that forever. Even when he was younger Melin’s father had always been kind to him, with Melin and the triplets as the girl would bring to the forge baskets full with the left over of the day and som fresh cook food too for him and his grandfather with the biggest smile each time, even to this day.

The hero smile fondly at the memory as the older man was now on a rant on how he would go to the castle one day to get his hand on his father and would give him a piece of his mind on how he left his son alone with his poor grandfather to go train with a sword everyday. Sighing with an annoyed look on his face before noticing the look on the hero’s face. With a hearty laugh he ruffle the long hair of the short young man, waking him up from his daydream.

-Ha ! But I speak, I speak and your getting lost in the clouds my boy. Your probably getting bored with my rants if you daydream about who know who for the past five minutes. But i guess you’ve come of age to do so.

The man grin, his big hand still in the boy hair, while the hero, or more like all the colors were mortified by the man words. Even Vio was now hyperventilating from their mistake

-What ?! No ! That not the case, I was just thinking on how it’s very calm today at the inn and the village in general. That all.

The man nod with a knowing smile and a firm pat on the shoulder.

-Don’t worry boys. I’m just kidding you can all relax

The older man say still with that father smile and voice he got. And Link…. Well Link plus the colors really appreciated him for that. After the four swords events, not many people knew how to threat him, while Melin (obviously she was with him), her father and the triplets were treating him….treating them the same way as before. Aswell as considering the colors as individual persons when they were separate.

But then Link blink realizing something he, they never asked, not even to Melin and she was with them on their adventures.

-Excuse me, but I, …..We always wondered, but what happened to the mother of Melin and the triplets ?

The man smile directly disappear while looking at the hero, making them realize their mistake as Vio took over completely to avoid more damage.

-My apology it wasn’t our intention to make you uncomfortable sir. You can forget we even asked. We didn't mean….

But the man cut him/them off directly.

-It’s okay. You boys might need to know the truth, just in case something happens with Melin.

He sighs, the man smiling before , was now looking ten years older as he seemed lost in his memories. Head down, before looking up at them with a serious face.

-Can I ask you boys something ?

Noticing the serious turn of the conversation the hero(es) nods.

-If my daughter wasn’t what you think she is. Would you still stay by her side, if she was in danger or in difficulty ?

The hero(es) frowns, confused. They knew already that she was a guardian. They knew about her abilities, the different things she can do, the wings, the journals too, so what else was there to know that got to do with her mother. They nod anyway.

-Of course

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