[ His words do take Malon by surprise, but not for the reasons he might think. It's hard to picture a mysterious Sheikah boy amidst the normal, everyday folk of Castletown and the revelation that he had been in town back in those peaceful days raises a dozen questions in Malon's mind. Did he live in Castletown back then, or did he just visit a lot? Did he serve the Royal Family back then, even though he would've been just a kid? Did he know the Princess? Wouldn't the two of them also be around the same age? Did he ever see Malon during her regular trips to Castletown with her father? If he did, why didn't he ever come and say hi?
But Malon just shoves these questions down, because she knows that even if she asks them, Sheik won't answer them. Or he'll give her some kind of deflecting non-answer, as he's so good at doing when she asks him something that's even tangentially personal. For someone who has known one of the elusive Shadow Folk for a number of years, Malon feels like she knows almost nothing more about them than she did before she met Sheik.
So since she knows he won't elaborate on his time in Castletown, Malon is content to elaborate on hers.
His remark that she would have caught the Princess's attention brings a little blush to Malon's cheeks. Imagine, a princess noticing a farm girl! That's a nice thought, even if it is a little far fetched. ]
I think we were, yeah. [ Malon attempts to obscure her rosy cheeks by digging into the basket for the mince pies. ] That's what Dad said. I always figured she was a couple years older than me. She always looked so grown up anytime I saw her.
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But Malon just shoves these questions down, because she knows that even if she asks them, Sheik won't answer them. Or he'll give her some kind of deflecting non-answer, as he's so good at doing when she asks him something that's even tangentially personal. For someone who has known one of the elusive Shadow Folk for a number of years, Malon feels like she knows almost nothing more about them than she did before she met Sheik.
So since she knows he won't elaborate on his time in Castletown, Malon is content to elaborate on hers.
His remark that she would have caught the Princess's attention brings a little blush to Malon's cheeks. Imagine, a princess noticing a farm girl! That's a nice thought, even if it is a little far fetched. ]
I think we were, yeah. [ Malon attempts to obscure her rosy cheeks by digging into the basket for the mince pies. ] That's what Dad said. I always figured she was a couple years older than me. She always looked so grown up anytime I saw her.