OOC: NO ONE POST HERE! This is a narrative post only.

IC:
Rose come upon the ranch in the cover of night, holding the cucco she had saved from two hungry wolfoses. She shifted the bird into one arm once she reached the door, knocking on it once she was sure she wouldn't drop the fowl. A ranch hand answered it, asking in a gruff voice, "What do you want? It's too late for visitors." His eyes looked down, and then back up to Rose. The human took a look and saw a glint of candle light reflect off of a knife.

"Peace," the ranger replied. "I'm not here to cause you trouble. I found a cucco up in North Forest. I had to fight off a pair of wolfoses to save it, so I'd appreciate it if you took him off my hands and could help me bandage my wounds."

The man looked Rose up and down, taking in her wounds and the cucco. "Come on in," he grunted. "Me wife is a cleric in training. I reckon she can heal those wounds. As for the cucco, did 'e come from the man up in Ruto Town?"

"I don't know, but if he did, I think he would be better off here."

"Well, if it does belong to the man in Ruto, then we can't take 'im without paying for 'im. Molly, wake up."

The woman in the bed groaned. "What is it, Torrin?"

"There's a 'urt woman you can practice on."

Molly was instantly awake. "Excellent!" she replied enthusiastically. She sat up and slid her feet into a pair of slippers. She gently took the cucco out of the ranger's arms and placed him on the ground. The ranch hand's wife inspected Rose's wounds, taking off the makeshift bandages. "Well," she said at last, "These wounds are slightly too big for me to heal completely, but I can wash them out, close them up some, and wrap them up in clean bandages."

"Thank you," Rose said, letting the woman get to work. While the Hylian went about her business in the one room house, the ranger continued talking to Torrin. "So what's going to happen to the cucco then, if you can't take it?"

The Hylian man shrugged. "Take it to North Castle and give it to a butcher."

"Not after the wounds I got for saving it."

"Then I don't know. You can take 'im back to Ruto or keep it as your own pet." The cucco let out what seemed to be a coo of approvement at the second part. The man barked out a laugh. "I think 'e likes that idear."

Rose let out a small grin, which got mixed in with a wince as Molly began cleaning the claw marks. "Well, if that's what he wants, then I guess I can keep him." The cucco let out a satisfied coo, and laughter filled the room again.

"So, what are you going to name the rooster?" Molly asked as she began applying clean bandages.

Rose thought for a while, looking at the cucco, who was staring back at her, his eyes shining with happiness. A familiar shine. Her arm that wasn't currently being bandaged went up to her chest. "Baris," she said. The cucco once again cooed in satisfication, and Rose smiled.