Hyrule Adventures 2

Hiro practices the new moves he learned watching the knight, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't get the parry attack right. Perhaps he needs a real enemy...

Leon is walking around town,when he spots a new person training.He walks up to him,and says thoughtfully,"Hey,you've got potential,man!Altough,not being rude or impolite or whatever you're gonna call this,but you haven't strained your skills far enough...I have,especially by leaping on thin stakes two-hundred feet above a thin stream of rushing water while avoiding swinging axe blades from the ceiling...altough,I can't remember where the training cave is...but I'll gladly take you on for a practice match,but we won't try to kill each other,obviously.And,uh,what's your name?"Leon offers,then questions thoughtfully.

Hi, Leon, My name is Hiro. Could you really take me to the training cave? I really want to be a knight, and I've passed all the requirements, but they laugh and say I'm too young when they go to do something. Maybe you'll understand my quest to be stong...

"No,I don't remember where the heck the Cave is..."Leon said,pausing."My Master knows though.But he's constantly racing about,so...good luck finding him.".

Arco turns and attaches his stare on the two fighters to the side.

They're armed. I think.

His eyes drift from one speaker to the other, and bulge at one point--when the one to the right mentions the thin stakes two-hundred feet about the ground.

And mum and dad always told me to observe fighters. It stands to reason, I suppose.

He takes a step forward, and then rocks back two steps, unable to make up his mind.

Got to find me 'nitch' somewhere.

What's your master's name? I probably can find him, after all, after I learn this parry move, I can probably even get strong enough to find the hero...
Go to the gravesite and head east. You will then understand why I need to be strong Also go to the lake in the north forest.
Wait, is your master the running man who always beats me by one second?

"No,my master is Gorjak,an ex-member of the REF...well,he was a member until the REF was disbanded."Leon says sadly.He drinks some ale,and continues on,"But it's really helpful to have a mentor who trains you hard but has a heart of gold.Of course,my trainer was as cold as ice and uncaring like a murderer on the outside,but is really a nice guy with a heart of gold below all that steely exterior.I miss him already..."Leon shakes his head,drinks a bit more,eats a drying slice of bread,and finishes,"Well,I mastered the parrying attack or at least a slightly...different version of it.Watch!".

He parries an imaginary opponent with his sword,then flipped over this invisible sparring partner,and landed on the ground,but did a horizontal slash behind himself without looking,as well as passing his sword to his left hand unintentionally."See,this technique gave me an advantage over Master Gorjak in our final training battle,but when he said he wouldn't be holding back any longer...well,this technique wasn't much of a help and I ended up being sent flying at a wall and crashing into it,hard."Leon ends,leaning against a tree.

"And last,but definitely not least,you have to make sure you don't accidentally pass the blade to your shield-bearing hand.I did that once,and my left hand proved completely ineffective with my sword--I kept missing,and almost got a concussion while trying to throw my sword back to my sword arm after a lot of failed stabs and easily-avoided lunges."Leon truly finishes.He then walks away."Oh,and by the way,I just rembered,the Training Cave is in the Deku Forest.But it's well hidden."he yells over his shoulder while darting off.