Conquer the Divine Beasts. Destroy Calamity Gannon. Rescue Princess Zelda.

Those are Link’s objectives. He can’t let anything get in his way.

But his short-term goal for tonight is food.

Link spots a bird in a tree a few dozen yards away from him. Immediately, he draws his bow and nocks an arrow, aiming at the feathery creature. One second passes, two, three…

And he releases the bowstring.

The bird falls through the branches with a squawk and a flurry of feathers. It lands with a thump in a bush and—

Someone lets out a shriek, and a person stumbles out from the bush the bird fell into, rubbing their head.

Link’s eyes widen and he sheaths his bow, putting his hand on the handle of the sword sheathed on his back. He crouches behind a tree, watching the person before him carefully. He doesn’t say a word, just watches in silence while he determines if this person is friend or foe.