Breathtaking (LozBOTW Link X Reader)

The Champion of the Rito ➺12

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(Y/n): Your name
(H/c): Hair color
(E/c): Eye color
(H/n): Horse name
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     Link and I traveled down the snowy mountainside, discussing our journeys as we made our way to Rito Village.  "So (y/n).... how did you heal so quickly?"  He asked curiously.   I stepped over a drift of snow before answering.  "I found help.  There was a healer nearby.  Apparently, my wounds weren't so bad."   I was only half lying.  I didn't want to make Link feel any guiltier than he needed to, so I didn't mention the scar on my side.  'It's better if he finds out later...' I thought as the snow beneath us finally melted away, revealing the soft, green grass below.   I'd also neglected to mention the many brushes with death I'd encountered on my trip. 

      He cocked an eyebrow.  "That's it huh...?"  His query was met with silence.  He took the hint and continued.  "Anything strange happen along the way?"   My eyes widened as I remembered my journey.   I saw myself scaling the vast mountainsides of Zora's domain, clinging to the back of a stone beast, encountering the Great Fairy, and running for dear life from the Guardians, next to the Yiga boy.  "Nope!"  I exclaimed.  

     He seemed a bit baffled by my secrecy.  "Nothing I should worry about?"  I sighed.  "Well, there happens to be a clan of highly trained assassins hunting you down.   That's about it."   He stopped in his tracks, his mouth gaping.  I took a few steps and turned.  "Come on.  We've got a Divine Beast to reclaim."  He gulped and hurried after me.  I smiled gently at his nervous behavior.  "What about you, kid?"  I asked teasingly, using the nickname I'd given him when we'd first met.  He didn't seem to mind.

"W-Well... I've gained a bit of power from Vah Ruta, but not much else." He said, staring off into the distance. He grabbed my arm and led me to a series of winding bridges. We stepped onto the swinging structures and stared over the edge. Rito Village was surrounded on all sides by a cavernous ravine. Spiraling land masses rose from within gorge, providing some sort of landings for the many bridges. Tiny windmills lined the walls of the chasm and spun whenever a current of air passed by. I stared down unhappily. I hadn't expected this place to be so high up. I searched for any sign of the ground and gasped as a lost memory flooded my mind.

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Flashback!
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     I was seated at the edge of Rito Village, dangling my feet off the side of the landmass.  Link had fallen asleep next to me, his head cushioned by my lap.  I ran my fingers through his hair lovingly, making sure to brush every blonde strand  from his eyes.  I yawned and stretched a bit, readjusting the feathery accessory that I'd placed in my (h/c) hair.  I heard the familiar sound of flapping wings as Revali, the Rito Champion, drifted down to my side. 

"Ah, still mothering the Hylian 'hero' I see?" He began in a condescending tone. "I don't know what I expected. You were assigned to be his babysitter after all." He chuckled lowly and moved his wings behind his back, circling me and Link with a sort of mocking disapproval. "You know, you'd be much more useful at my side than his. I just cannot fathom why we waste our time on that child..." He shook his head and reached out as though to touch Link. I pushed him away. "He's stronger than you know." I spoke, returning my hand to his hair. "He must be."

Revali sighed irritably, seemingly frustrated with my response. "Are you sure about that (y/n)?  I mean honestly... they chose to have you fight for him rather than me." He turned and began pacing, speaking more to himself than me. "I am the most skilled archer of all the Rito... and the greatest flyer. What could he possibly have that I do not?" He mused. "Modesty, for one thing."