"So, this is Kakariko village, huh?" Ukyo asked as she looked around the peaceful huts and houses.
Ryoga nodded. "Yes, it's the last Hylian settlement before Death Mountain... Akane told me her Mom was the one who founded this village. Originally, it was meant as a resort for all the people who don't have a home. But I think the village is not quite complete yet..." He gestured towards a construction site, where a burly carpenter and his men were working on a half-finished house.
Ryoga quickly told Ukyo and Tatl about the other landmarks of the village: The windmill, the old well and the graveyard.
"The graveyard is the resting place of the villagers... but also of the royal family. Dampe, the gravedigger, is a loyal follower of Impa and the royal family."
"Sounds like an interesting place," Tatl replied. "But let's not go to the graveyard, okay? I have no intention of visiting a place with so many... dead people lying underneath my feet (shudder)."
Although Kakariko was certainly a nice place to visit, they tried not to waste too much time and walked through the village quickly.
"The faster we reach Goron City, the faster we can get that Spiritual Stone," Ukyo said. "Tell me, Ryoga: Your home town... what's it like?"
"Well, it's been some time since I've been there. But I think it's a nice place to live - at least for us Gorons." He smirked. "I guess for a forest girl like you there would be too less green... we don't have any trees or something similar up there."
"Sounds pretty sad," Ukyo had to admit. "I mean, are there no plants at all? Only the bleak rocks?"
"Hey!" Ryoga sounded a little offended. "Rocks are everything for my tribe. We couldn't survive without the special Rock Sirloin lodes within Death Mountain. Sure, we can eat other rocks... but every now and then, we need the special constituents of good ol' Death Mountain minerals." He proudly patted the hard backside of his body. "It's what keeps our skin as tough like it is."
"Sorry," Ukyo said sheepishly. "I didn't mean to insult you. I mean, it sounds pretty different from what I'm used to..."
"Yeah, I can imagine," Ryoga nodded. "But there ARE some plants growing up there. Especially our 'special crop'."
"What's that?" Tatl asked intrigued.
"Bomb Flowers," Ryoga explained. "Interesting little plants that have the properties of bombs... Pick one up and after a short while, it will explode. They're very handy if we want to dig through some rocks that are just too hard for even our solid fists."
Ukyo nodded, while her head was spinning. Life on Death Mountain sure sounded very different from what she was used to in the Kokiri Forest.
"You know, for a tough guy like you, you know pretty much," she grinned while they approached the outskirts of the village.
Ryoga grinned back. "Well, I used some of my travelling time to study about the different places and races living throughout Hyru..."
SPLASH!
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry!" the old woman with the ladle said from where she was sprinkling her lawn. "I didn't see you there, honey."
Ukyo shook the water out of her hair. "It's all right, don't worry about... Ryoga?"
A nervous chirp coming from the ground attracted her attention.
Puzzled, she looked down... and saw a small Cucco chick hopping up and down next to her feet. And around the neck of that Cucco, she saw... a yellow, black-spotted bandana.
"No way!" she gasped. "Ryoga?"
"Aaaawwwww..." a female voice suddenly said. "What a cuuuuuute lil' Cucco..."
A pair of slender hands picked up the confused little chick, and the village girl nuzzled him against her cheek. "Is that your little friend?" she asked Ukyo.
"Um... yeah, you could say that," Ukyo replied.
She took a closer look at the other girl. She had dark hair with pink bangs and a very sweet face. She was clothed in a blue dress and a brown vest.
"Sorry I just scooped up your little pet like this," she smiled. But I just loooove Cuccos... and I absolutely adore Cucco chicks." She stretched out her hand. "I'm Akari Unryu... I'm the caretaker of the village's Cuccos."
Ukyo shook Akari's hand. "Nice to meet you. I'm Ukyo, and this is Tatl."
"Heya!" Tthe yellow fairy waved.
Akari waved back and was just about to say something, when suddenly, she closed her eyes and opened her mouth.
"A... a... aaaaaa... A-CHOOOOOO!"
Ryoga tweeted and fluttered his tiny wings in panic, as he was blown through half of the village.
Akari sniffed and rubbed her nose. "Yeah, and I'm allergic against feathers, too..."
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