#paintedhero

Impa resisted the urge to rub her eyes by the time her army entered the temple from the foggy gloom of dawn. She intended the night march to reach her mark well in advance of the enemy, but it had been some time since even she had practiced such a sleep-deprived regimen. Careless, really. Of all people, she could be least excused for drowsiness after only one full day. She was Sheikah.

When one yawn muffled in the ranks sent out a chorus of others, she stopped and turned to face the soldiers.

"Right. Spread out to flank the compass points," she said. She pointed north, south, east, and west with two fingers. "Captains, with me. Watch for traps. Wait for my orders when you get in position."

And simple as that, the battalion jogged and split like a breaking river of clinking metal and shuffling mail. She rolled her shoulders and lightly cracked her neck.

Then she turned to the first Captain. "I cannot sense anything incoming so far. Can you?"

The captain, her senior, shook his head. "Not yet. But they too don't rest."

3: What’s his favorite food?

((Potatoes and anything that goes with it. Spuds are hearty and can go with anything or be served any way. Also, he likes honey. In Lorule the bees took pollen from the cursed flowers which put hallucinogenic effects into the honey, once he went to Hyrule and had some clean stuff he adored it.))

8: What are some of his strengths?

 ((You mean aside from lock picking and thieving?  He can talk to almost anyone like they’ve been his friends for years. Even if said stranger might not appreciate it he’ll do it anyway. Getting him to shut up is the real trick. One of his more prided talents is being able to tell rupees apart. Thanks to a friend he was able to correlate the colors to their certain sound.)) 

9: What are some of his weaknesses?

((Ravio thinks he knows himself very well and by extension he would also know his limits. That said, when he says he can’t do something he sticks with it. If he gets intimidated or feels he can’t do something he will give up. Running away to Hyrule was the first time he found away around this. Granted, his original idea was ‘I can’t stop Yuga myself’ but even so he did more than what he thought he could manage by finding Sir Hero.))

15: What makes him angry?

((When people dodge around mentioning or directly acknowledging his blindness. He’d rather be insulted than pitied.))

60: Does he enjoy nature?

Send “Little thing” and my character will tell you something as a child.

There was a vast difference between the rupees in his travel bag and the ones in his purse. One was strictly for storing while the others were for spending, and the latter were staring to run out. But it wasn't like he didn't have methods for replenishing his funds.

'I traveled to the highlands, I traveled to the low

I've been a thousand places and met both friend and foe.'

Of course, it wasn't exactly high paying. Not like his last two jobs...

'but because of all my wanderin', no matter where I be

It seems to say, I don't get paid!

I have no blast rupees!'

With nothing to sell and his refusal to go back to pick pocketing, Ravio made use of his mandolin skills and sung at bars. Patrons enjoyed the songs, and what drunk could pass up laughing at a fool with a dancing bird?

He smiled, picking and strumming away at his mandolin while Sheerow tapped and fluttered, protectively staying close to a small box of rupees on the floor.

One of the patrons watching them tossed a few gems into the box before taking his seat.

From them clattering with the other rupees in there, Ravio knew it was more green rupees. Ugh, always green, though he did hear the chime of a red..or was it blue? He couldn't tell when he wasn't focusing, especially when a new set of footsteps approached him. 

He directed his gaze up and guessed where the other's face was, smiling as he did so. 

For the next five questions my Muse can not tell a lie.    Abuse this.  4/5

[ So you wish for a headcanon about Ganny’s Noble steed? Very well, lessee what I can come up with.

To be honest, the headcanons that I have for Ganondorf’s horse are rather minimal, but I do theorize that the animal was either a result of siring a mare from horses originating at Lon Lon Ranch which were either stolen from said ranch, or were perhaps given to the Gerudo people through means of a trade; else the horse itself may have been stolen and given to Ganondorf as a gift due to what I would guess would be a rare colour mutation and one which I would imagine would be prized among the Gerudo people in general. Else, this is a specific breed of horse used by the Gerudo people, which dwindled due to unknown circumstances after Ganondorf rose to power and overthrew Hyrule somehow (to be honest I haven’t pinpointed the origin for Ganondorf’s horse for myself just yet so all of these stand true for me currently).

Ganondorf’s horse is a stallion, and if it was birthed from a mare, it would have likely been born while Ganondorf was still a child. In his teens he likely would have been acquainted with the animal and taught to ride it, therefore forming and sharing a deep bond with the horse which is the crucial and cultural bond believed that all Gerudo should have with their horses for the sake of perfecting horseback archery. If the horse itself was stolen/found somehow, it would have likely been presented to Ganondorf far later, likely at the beginning of his reign as King of the Gerudo. If this case is true, Ganondorf may have “bonded” with the animal through means of having to break and ride it successfully in order to call it his own. Again, both stand true for me currently as headcanoning does take me a long while sometimes, but either way the animal would be faithful and loyal to Ganondorf first and foremost, and would not yield to another rider.

The armour for his horse was forged by the Gerudo themselves from the finest material they probably stole or traded from the Gorons, bound in leather and decorated accordingly. Ganondorf’s horse would be the only equine to receive such treatment given his higher status, and possibly ordered for the custom armour to be made as he likely did prize his stallion greatly, even having it cared for extensively compared to other possible Gerudo equines.

However, Ganondorf’s horse would not stay with him for its entire lifetime as it winds up being slain during the events of the Gerudo King’s uprising against Hyrule, having quite likely ridden it into battle against the knights and soldiers of Hyrule’s guard. This is why Ingo, once appointed head of the Lon Lon Ranch by Ganondorf himself, sought to present the Evil King the fastest horse in Hyrule (Epona) as a gift; in hopes that the mare would be a suitable alternative to the now deceased stallion.

Well... It wasn't the prettiest thing to happen in his life-- that much he was sure of. He had remained perfectly still as he tried to comprehend what exactly had happened.

It had happened very quickly and suddenly. All he had planned that day was to make a few deliveries since he had not been notified to transport the royal family. It was, in theory, supposed to be one of the easiest rides of his life. There weren't many obstacles (unless you called distractions obstacles) and the destinations were fairly close by. 

However, when he had taken his Dessert Train out that day for the tracks, it was not too long before there seemed to be an unnerving flash of light. Right before his eyes the scenery had completely changed from barren woodland to something that looked more... populated he supposed?

He had no time to think as he had successfully rammed into a tree. The emergency brake was pulled and the train had halted sharply. That was not going to be good on the train he groaned mentally. He cautiously stepped down from his cart to look at the surrounding area.