"If it were just me, almost definitely. Two people means twice as many chances to get unlucky... And you can't get away if you have to as easy as me... Yeah, I think we should try sneaking around. I'm pretty sure I can get them all if I have to, but no sense fighting when we can avoid it."

"Sure," he whispers.

They sneak around. They aren't seen by the Bokoblins, who eventually wander in the opposite direction. 

"Whew. Yeah, the horse-riding ones are so annoying. Want a drink of water to calm down? It's only another few minutes to the village, now."

Headshake. Shouldn't try, might spill it, his hands aren't steady right now. He watches the Bokoblins leave.

Yep, they're leaving, in a wandering, unhurried way. Link holds his hand reassuringly and makes him keep walking. The further they get, the safer.

He matches her pace and clings to her.

"Wow, you guys are really really not used to danger. It's just... A normal day in the life, for many Hylians." Sigh. "That'll change when I beat Ganon, I hope."

"There are people that fight at home, we have sports and law enforcement, I'm just not one of them."

"Nothing to be ashamed of. Just means a wandering adventurer's life in Hyrule probably isn't for you. You've got me for a guard, though."

They come up to a high wooden torii gate festooned with charms that clack slightly in the wind. They can see a farm ahead.

"This place looks nice. This is Kakariko?"

"Yep! We made it. We're on the outskirts now. They follow very old and traditional architectural styles in Kakariko, I like it."

"I think Hylians and humans have similar aesthetic preferences. It's really nice. Zora, too."

"Seems like we're really kind of the same kind of people, ears beside. You still haven't met a Gerudo... But Gerudo are weird and kind of are a different species."

"What's weird about them?"

"No men. Gerudo are all women. They have to go to Hyrule, or other kingdoms, and find husbands to have kids, and then they go back to the desert to raise them."

"What do they do to their sons?"

"They don't have any. All their babies are girls."

"What are the... oh, of course, parents are important. Do they control when they get pregnant?"

"...Yes. They have to find a husband first. Or they can't. And they have sex like the rest of us to do it. They're a lot like Hylians except for the ears and the having all girl babies."

"...I want to read a biology textbook someday. Do people here understand how that works?"

"Ask princess Zelda," laughs Link.

A farmer waves at them and shouts 'hello'.

Valanda waves back and watches how Link responds.

"Hi! Nice pumpkins!"

"Thanks! Want one for fifteen rupees?"

"Nah, I'm good!"

"Your loss!"

He goes back to farming.

"People don't haggle much here, do they?"

"Nope. You can do it but most folks don't bother."