Chapter 1: Kyle
Everything smelled of fire and the heat was unbearable. A fire had broken out in the castle, nobody knew why. People were running everywhere, desperately looking for a way out of the building. The beads of sweat ran continuously through his childlike face. 11 year old Link was also looking for a way out, but somehow he couldn't see a door through which one could still come. One or the other fled through the window, but he was too small for that. He ran on quickly.
Suddenly he heard a loud crack and it seemed as if the ceiling was falling. Then he saw a big bird. Its feathers gleamed reddish gold in the fire. He landed right in front of Left Foot, who knew what to do. He quickly wiped his short, blond hair from his face and climbed onto the back of the big bird. This raised its mighty wings and rose up out of the burning castle.
A short time later they landed right in front of the castle.Apparently a lot of people had made it out because a lot of people had gathered here. Hopefully Link looked around for Zelda, one of his best friends, but couldn't see her anywhere. By all appearances, she was still in the castle. "There he is!", Someone suddenly shouted and pointed to Link, "It's his fault. I saw exactly how he locked the princess in a room. She must have been burned to death." "That's not true!" the boy contradicted, but the man persisted. Link could contradict as often as he wanted, but nobody believed him. Finally the king said: "Since it is apparently true that you are to blame for the death of my daughter, you will have to leave the country. I will ban you and if you should return, I will have you killed." Unfortunately, Link could not say anything against that , he could only walk. He looked sadly at the bird that was still there and said to him: "Please take me to another country, my friend."Then he climbed onto his back. Immediately the bird cocked its wings and flew away with his friend. He was never allowed to go back ...

Six years had passed. Link had changed his name to Kyle and was now living at the court of the Prince of Taren, which was right next to Hyrule. For two years he had even had a good job, for he was the bodyguard of the prince's son. Before that he had helped with the stable work at the court, but now and then he still helped out.
Kyle leaned against the wall of the stable, bored, watching his charge as he was talking to a stable boy. But he didn't listen, just watched the two of them. Next to him was Phil's box, his favorite horse. Phil was tall, well built, and 5 years old. The stallion had a pitch-black, velvety coat, a long, black, silky mane and an equally long, black, silky sweat. The stallion snorted in a friendly manner and the young man stepped closer to stroke the horse.Kyle was tall, athletic, and fair-skinned. He had shoulder-length, blond hair, which he had tied back, dark blue eyes and long, pointy ears. The young bodyguard wore a white shirt, tight blue trousers, a black leather belt with a dagger attached, and black leather boots. If he expected danger, he still carried a sword with him, but he was safe here.
"Hey Kyle, I want to ride out. Do you want to ride Phil?" Someone suddenly asked. Kyle turned around quickly. It was Cain, his protégé. Kyle was a little older than him, tall, slim, and tanned. He had short black hair, green eyes and pointy ears. the prince's son wore an elegant white shirt, tight black trousers and black leather boots. Like all Tareners, he was naturally darker-skinned than the Hylia, and his ears, like the other Tareners, were also shorter. So everyone knew Kyle wasn't a Taren person.But nobody knew his origin or his real name.
"I like to take Phil.", He answered and opened the pit door. A little later the horses were ready and they rode out. In the evening Kyle fell into bed tired. Supervising Cain wasn't easy because he had a lot of nonsense on his mind.
The next morning was warm and sunny. Kyle was expecting a longer ride. That was
normal when the weather was so nice. Then he and Cain rode to the lake, where they went swimming. Yawning, the young man got up and got dressed. Then he went into the kitchen, where breakfast was ready. Usually only the normal servants like kitchen helpers, grooms and maids ate here in the kitchen. The bodyguards were allowed to eat with the host in the dining room. But Kyle mostly ate with the servants, because the mood was almost always good and you heard the latest gossip. He was also friends with most of the people."Good morning, guys.", He greeted and took a seat on a stool. "Good morning. Here's your breakfast.", Said the cook and put a plate with bread and cheese on the table for Link. He immediately began to eat. "Have you heard that there are many bounty hunters in Hyrule?" Asked a maid. Immediately everyone looked at her excitedly, only Kyle said: "They have been around for six years, all male, if that hasn't changed." Now the maid looked at him and said: "So you know something about Hyrule. But I can only say you're wrong. There are now women who hunt for heads. But what the hell, none of us has a profile with them. But as far as I know, the hero of the time has one. It's called him would be at the top, and when he goes to Hyrule again, he really has to be careful because everyone will be after him. "Link, or Kyle, looked at the lady. He knew she was right. "All right, I think one of us has to go get the horse today."stated the cooks. Instantly Kyle jumped up and said," Right, I have to do this. I have to pick up the horse from Hyrule. All right, then please prepare some travel provisions for me, I have to pack. "

Some time later everything was ready and Kyle got into the saddle. Well, I have to hurry up if I want to be back on Kara's birthday. But I'll probably be back then. ", he laughed and urged Phil on. The prince had given him the horse because it was reliable and fast. Just the right thing to start a long journey. And it would definitely be long and exhausting, because he had to go on a bounty hunter Be careful. Even if they didn't know who he was anyway. They rode leisurely through the area, because it wasn't far to the border. Right on the border there was a small farming village called Jares, and that's where he wanted to go. It was not very far away until then, but soon he drove the horse on because Phil wanted to go faster and pulled very hard on the bit.At noon they finally reached the village. It was small and surrounded by fields. This was his first time here, but he knew a few people who have been here before. And they said that the village was very beautiful. Children played with a dog in the village square. The animal ran after a little boy, yapping, and the other children ran with them. Apparently they were having a lot of fun together because everyone was laughing. He looked around slowly, leading his horse. Suddenly he saw a woman standing in front of him who was watching him carefully. "You're a traveler, aren't you?" She asked gently. Kyle stopped and looked at the woman, then nodded and replied, "Yes, I am. I'm on my way to the Lon Lon farm. I'm supposed to get a horse." We're celebrating a party today and travelers are very welcome. Stay here and celebrate with us. ", She laughed. "What is there to celebrate?" He asked curiously. “Also,” replied the woman, “it's the village elder's birthday today and that's why we're celebrating."" Ok, I'll stay and celebrate if you want! "agreed Kyle.