P R O L O G U E
The Landing of the Iron Band
The Gerudo Desert - Throne room of the New King in the Desert . . .
My lord...
Please, accept my sincerest apologies.
No. The fault lies with me.
My lord?
I should never have sent one as... flawed as you to perform such a delicate task. You were merely... adequate, unversed as I was. No matter, as long as the key remains. The key
does still remain?
Yes, my lord. It has merely been sealed off from my grasp.
Indeed. A pity. Perhaps your successor will be less imperfect, Maera.
What...
No!
Begone.
Ah...!
No...
Rovan. The responsibilities of your lamentable sister pass now onto your shoulders. Bring me the key.
It... it will be done, my lord. The key will be in your hands within the fortnight.
Do not disappoint me, Rovan.
...Maera...
The Eastern Sea - The merchant vessel Merry Guay
Hey, Adaeran. You zoning out again?
What... oh, it's you, Zoda. How goes it?
We're making good time. This tailwind we've been getting's pushed us ahead of schedule a few days. We'll be making landfall 'fore you know it. If you look hard enough at the horizon now, you can just about make out the coastline.
Perfect. I can't thank you enough, Zoda. You don't know how helpful you and your crew have been.
Ha, well... what are friends for? 'Sides, you and your Iron Band fighters have saved our hide more times'n I can count. Really, a free ride on the best ship on the Eastern Sea is the least we can do!
Hm...
Hey... are you even listening to me?
Oh... sorry, Zoda. Of course I'm listening. I just always get nostalgic when I'm returning home. It's been nearly five years since we've been back in Hyrule, you know. My whole being anticipates the moment when I can feel its soil beneath my feet, smell its scent on the wind...
Ha! Look at you of all people, getting all poetical. Listen, I've gotta go run this ship. Keep an eye on the horizon, Adaeran. We're almost home.
Two days later - Unincorporated port Mido Town
Hoy, men! Get those barrels ashore! Drop any and I'll have your hide for a hat! Sorry, Adaeran, but you'll need to let us unload our cargo 'fore you and the other passengers can disembark.
Hyrule... just a little longer.
So they've arrived. They're early. Could be problematic.
Then should we kill them now?
Tempting... but orders are to kill them only if they get too close. Arriving a few days ahead of schedule won't affect anything. Besides... looks like they've got company to keep them busy.
Hmph. Let's go.
Har! Land ho! Let's go, boys - let's burn this miserable slum to the ground!