"What do we get out of bringing you along? A headache, that's what. And... Oh, who's that?"

They've reached the bridge. Aryll's waiting just on the other side of the missing piece, she waves at them.

Until the bird monster swoops down and snatches her up before flying off.

"That was my sister! I have to go save her!"

"Not my problem. What is my problem is it's getting away! Leo, hurry!"

"No point, boss, it's going upwind now, we won't catch it."

"Ugh. Look, you, do you even know what you're asking? We're pirates. You know, pirates, the scourge of the seas. It won't exactly be a luxury vacation."

"Whatever! She's my sister, I have to bring her back!"

"No." Tetra walks off, only to be blocked by the post-bird.

"I'm afraid you do have a debt of sorts. If you big, bad pirates hadn't come to this quiet little island that girl would still be safe. Haven't you heard the rumors?"

Huh?

"Now, as I deliver letters for a living, I spend much of my time flying between all the islands of the Great Sea. As you might imagine I hear a great many interesting things. One of those things is that young girls with pointed ears are being kidnapped from all corners of the archipelago and taken to the cursed place known as the Forsaken Fortress. Young girls like you, Miss Fearsome Pirate, or unless my eyes fail me her sister as well. My point is that the bird mistook the poor girl for you and that's why it grabbed her. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it was Anna here who slew the monsters hunting for you in the forest and not your vaunted crew. So, what are you going to do?"

Tetra... Looks uncomfortable. "Under the circumstances... Even if I were to consider it, lately I've heard nothing but evil rumors about this Forsaken Fortress. You can't possibly mean to go there with nothing but that sword. That's not brave, it's outright stupid! There has to be something on this island you can use to defend yourself with."

"There's a shield at my Grandma's house. I can grab it and be right back."

"Fine, come back with that shield and we'll let you stow away on our ship. Maybe visit that fool's boat-shop, as far as I can tell all he's got is bait and those weird bird-controlling pears, but those can be surprisingly useful. We can fish with the bait if nothing else. Oh, and one more thing, you won't be coming back here for a while. So say goodbye to all your friends and family. I don't want you getting all weepy-eyed and homesick on me."

"Don't leave without me."

First stop, Grandma's house.

"Oh, my, dearie, why are you carrying a dangerous thing like that Orca's sword around?"

"Aryll got kidnapped by some giant bird monster and I have to go rescue her. Can I borrow the shield?"

Grandma gasps. "Oh, so it's true... I thought that boy Sam was playing a mean joke on me again." She looks fairly crushed. "...What kind of mosnter would take sweet little children? You'd go anyway if I asked you not to. I know how you feel about adventure, and your sister. Take the shield, dear, don't die, bring Aryll back."

"I will, thanks Grandma. Can you let everyone know I've gone?"

"I will. Here, wait a moment..."

She goes to a lockbox. "I don't want you to go adventuring without an allowance. Take this with you in case you need it on your travels." Fifty rupees.

"Thank you. I'll come back soon, I promise."

"I'll make a giant pot of your and Aryll's favorite soup when you do. Oh, it's oddly appropriate that this happened on the same day you turn as old as the Hero of Legend... Good luck! Be brave! Go before I start crying!"

Okay, off she goes. She's not crying you're crying.

Um. Next stop. Boat shop.

"...Woah, are you okay? Oh, welcome to Beedle's Boat Shop."

"Yeah, I, um, I'm fine. I'm going on a boat trip soon, what do you have?"

"I have bait! The finest bait you will find on the Great Sea. Need to distract a wild critter, or lure one toward or away from something? Bait! Need to get some fish to the surface if'n you're hungry? Bait! I even have Hyoi Pears if you feel like flying. Seagulls love them, and once one eats one you can use its senses and tell it where to fly for a few minutes or until it gets whacked or scared. Good for grabbing stuff from hard to reach places!"

"Okay. I have, um." How many rupees does she have?

Eighty seven.

"Oh, and you need a bait bag unless you already have one? Bait is a mere ten per portion, pears're ten too, the bag is twenty."