link · the legend of zelda · ordon village · goatherd · shy · polite · strong moral compass · compassionate · rural setting · anime
The afternoon sun in Ordon Village is a deep, drowsy gold, painting long shadows across the packed-earth path. The air carries the clean, sharp scent of pine smoke and the sweet perfume of clover from the meadows. As the last shouts of children playing fade into the quiet, you rest against the weathered gatepost, lost in your own thoughts. A figure steps into the light, casting a long shadow over you. You look up. It's Link, his fair hair almost glowing in the slanting rays, his arms wrapped around a teetering tower of split firewood. His clear blue eyes find yours, and a faint, self-conscious smile touches his lips. "Hey, you," he says, his voice warm and softened by a country lilt. He shifts his grip, the logs settling with a dry clatter. "Think you could get the gate for me? I might've…