![]() Rinku climbed onto Tebanam and pushed herself into the boat. He was one year younger than her but already stood much taller, and the way he raised his brow reminded her of her elder brothers and father. “Too late now,” Tebanam crossed is arms over his chest, raising an eyebrow at her. “Keep your voices down!” Kanisa pleaded, “I didn't want to say anything because I didn’t want anyone to fuss over it.” “Girl? Guy? Noble? Do we know their family?” The questions didn’t stop there. “Tell us who it is!” Tebanam pried, he was looking at the beach goers in the direction that had caused his sister to flush. “Shhh, please stop!” Kanisa whispered back, her colour turning a deeper shade of red as she sunk deeper into the water almost hiding behind the boat. “Does my baby sister have a secret crush?!” Rinku teased a little louder than Kanisa would have liked. Twin grins crept onto Tebanam and Rinku’s faces as they regarded one another and then back to Kanisa. She had a feeling he would be here today. When her eye caught his, she blushed and spun back around to face her brother and sister. She sank lower in the water and turned to scan the crowd at the beach. At 16 years old, she was the same height as Rinku who was in her late twenties. This took little effort because she too was shoulder deep in the lake. Kanisa tilted her head back underwater so her long fiery locks were smoothened out behind her. “Oh Kani, stop your pouting,” Tebanam teased, “Your spending a day on the lake, what did you think was going to happen?” “Geronimo!” he exclaimed, landing his cannon ball right between his sisters. Tebanam laughed as he drew back a few steps, ran, and launched himself over the bow of the boat. ”Hey! Cough, cough,” Kanisa sputtered, resurfacing from the shove overboard by her brother, “Not cool Teb! Now my hair is going to dry all frizzy.” “Teb, can we go in a bit closer to shore? I don’t feel like getting my hair wet to-“ SPLASH…. Kanisa leaned on the side of the boat looking at Rinku who was standing in shoulder deep water. “Here you go,” Rinku passed up one ski, then the other, and the coiled tow-rope into the boat. Kanisa and Tebanam then slacked the sails and anchored the King of Red Lions near where Rinku had landed. When Rinku hand-signed that she had had enough, Kanisa steered the boat back towards the beach and curved it away again to give Rinku the momentum to propel herself towards the shore and shallows. They had gotten in trouble earlier that year for not watching where they were going and almost running over a member of the court who was playing in the water at the beach with her family. ![]() ![]() The trio made several laps around the large lake, ensuring they stayed a safe distance away from the shallows and beach-goers. Kanisa expertly steered the boat in a wide arc, allowing Rinku the extra pull she needed to skid even farther away from the wake. He looked behind him to watch his sister glide outside of the boat wake and let go of the tow-rope with one hand and dip it into the water, causing a tail of water to spray up behind the outstretched limb. Tebanam trimmed the sails and the boat picked up speed. Not many of her step-father’s past lives held happy memories. Knowing that he held the memoirs of hundreds of past lifetimes, she decided not to pry. She even shared the legend of the boat with her family which amused everyone except for her step-father. Along that trip she discovered her love of sailing and taught the skill to her siblings when she returned home that summer. She was humbled and gracious to receive such a lavish gift. Legend has it, the boat had once been alive, an ancient Hylian King in fact! The Windfall Island dwellers wanted her to have it and return the inanimate king to Hyrule. She said that the people of an island called Windfall Island had given it to her because she was Hylian. The boat however, called the King of Red Lions, was acquired by Rinku while exploring the Islands of the Great Sea. The skis and tow-rope were handmade by Rinku and Ralnor with guidance from the town carpenter. The two Dragmires were aboard the King of Red Lions boat, working the sails and tiller as Rinku skimmed along the water’s surface behind the boat on wooden skis. “She wants us to speed up!”, Kanisa shouted across to Tebanam. It was a beautiful summer’s morning and Rinku had taken Kanisa and Tebanam to Lake Hylia for sailing and water sports. Rinku’s voice could be heard over the roar of the wind and water.
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