[center][color=ed1c24][h3]Din[/h3][/color]
[b]Level 1[/b] - (2/10) EXP
[b]Location:[/b] 1-1, Central Road
[b]Word Count:[/b] 456[/center]
[color=ed1c24]"An incarnation of the legendary hero?"[/color] Din asked Linkle in puzzled amusement. She had never heard of a female incarnation before, but then again, the land of Hyrule had a pretty short historic memory. [color=ed1c24]"Yes, I met another Link,"[/color] Din said, glad to have struck common ground, and following Linkle as she headed towards the fat lizalfos who called himself 'King Bowser", [color=ed1c24]"He saved my life, and the fate of my homeland, but I guess that's what heroes do."[/color]

Then Bowser spoke up again, explaining his hypothesis of recent events. The mention of mind control made Din cringe, she had heard that her fellow Oracle, Nayru of Ages, was mind-controlled by Veran, General Onox's ally, and fellow servant of the evil Ganon. Of course, Link had saved Nayru as well, but having one's will subjugated was something that made Din uncomfortable, and just the suggestion that she was being controlled to attack this 'Kirby' made her shudder. As the group of misfits began to gather around Bowser, Din felt a strange affinity for them. They reminded her of her traveling performance troupe, a group of clowns, meant in the most endearing way possible. But a twinge of guilt haunted her. Last time, despite being the Oracle of Seasons, she had been powerless to stop Onox from kidnapping her, and the land of Holodrum was plunged into chaos. She could do nothing for her friends, and using her rod, Link was able to save everyone. Now the Rod of Seasons was in her hands, yet she had promised herself not to abuse its power. But looking out over the patchwork landscape, the world, or worlds, were already plunged into chaos, much like Holodrum was. So if Link was justified to use the rod to right the chaos, perhaps Din could as well? With everything so messed up, surely a little change in seasons would be of little concern. She looked over at a bush, that seemed to be smiling at her, and waved the rod at it weakly, trying not to draw attention to herself. Nothing happened. The frost of winter that she had attempted to summon did not come. Din looked at the rod, noticing that the gems of the four seasons were indeed embedded in the head of the rod, yet they were dull. Great. Even if she wanted to use it, she couldn't.

As they arrived at the head of the path to the castle, a few members trailed off the the side to explore the other path, but Din decided to stay with Bowser and the main group, mostly so she could remain with Linkle. She clutched her rod in apprehension, wondering if she could even contribute should combat ensue.