He felt kinship with her. Hating Mido. At least the loud guard was good for that. He thought he might have seen an annoyed smile back at him when he looked at her.<br/><br/>"I would pay everything I have in this world for that stick." he assured her. For anyone looking at them walking through the village, they did look like a pair then. Link noticed it, but didn't say anything to the aflight female for fear of changing her mood.<br/><br/>He was excited, there was something eager stirring in his chest, running adrenaline through his heart. But he also felt a quieter kind of contentment at the same time. Like he'd been waiting for this his whole life. Things were right, even if they were not complete yet.<br/><br/>His eyes stuck on the girl on the pillar as they passed her. He wondered if she was also where she thought she should be. He'd always carried this debt of destiny on his shoulders, and whatever Deku Tree wanted, he was sure it would be provided to him now. Some of that sharp-edged frustration was brandishing into something useful inside the blue eyed boy.<br/><br/>They found themselves by the shop soon. It was exhilarating having business here now. For certain, the objects Mido had sent him off for were important. Maybe Link had been so easy to convince because he deeply wanted those companions as well. In all his imaginings, even when he was ravaging beauties like Saria and grown silhouettes of fairies like Navi, he did have a sword and shield near by.<br/><br/>Now to pick them out.