He nodded a bit. Leia had a point about Clef and himself being alike in that manner.
"I had more offers of marriage than I did adoption." Which was also true, and in retrospect, a little terrifying. Granted Talon had been clearly messing with him. (Hadn't he?) And Ruto was a cultural misunderstanding. Well...on Link's end. Ruto knew darned well what she was doing. "Shadow is probably right about people just being unaware. I could take care of myself, but, a kid of ten or eleven shouldn't be...."
"But, honestly, Clef, the only reason that the Great Deku Tree took me in was because he knew I was fated to be the Hero. If I hadn't, I likely would have died with my mother. That isn't cruelty, although, I know it must sound awful. But, that is how the magic of that forest works. The point is--you should consider yourself special."
Link's expression softened a little listening to Clef continue, but there was a spark of mischief. "Only my right arm, I need my left one to use a sword."
"I do tell people no. Usually it's just you and the ideas you have about me being some kinda scholar. You're actually one of the few people I can tell no. I know that nothing horrible is gonna happen if I do, and that you're not gonna ditch me when I do."
Link nodded his head towards Shadow. "I want you to actually listen to Shadow, though. I don't think you actually process a lot of what he tells you about himself, and that's not ok."
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"I had more offers of marriage than I did adoption." Which was also true, and in retrospect, a little terrifying. Granted Talon had been clearly messing with him. (Hadn't he?) And Ruto was a cultural misunderstanding. Well...on Link's end. Ruto knew darned well what she was doing. "Shadow is probably right about people just being unaware. I could take care of myself, but, a kid of ten or eleven shouldn't be...."
"But, honestly, Clef, the only reason that the Great Deku Tree took me in was because he knew I was fated to be the Hero. If I hadn't, I likely would have died with my mother. That isn't cruelty, although, I know it must sound awful. But, that is how the magic of that forest works. The point is--you should consider yourself special."
Link's expression softened a little listening to Clef continue, but there was a spark of mischief. "Only my right arm, I need my left one to use a sword."
"I do tell people no. Usually it's just you and the ideas you have about me being some kinda scholar. You're actually one of the few people I can tell no. I know that nothing horrible is gonna happen if I do, and that you're not gonna ditch me when I do."
Link nodded his head towards Shadow. "I want you to actually listen to Shadow, though. I don't think you actually process a lot of what he tells you about himself, and that's not ok."