Link was in his home. He had finally cleaned up the house and remembered the day before. It was as if Irene felt the same. He remembered the day that he met her. He was venturing Hyrule, starting his quest to defeat Yuga. Then a little witch came by. She said the fortune teller told her to look after green. At first she thought it meant to take care of grass, but she proved to be very helpful. He was concerned when he rung her bell and only her broom came. After clearing the desert palace, he found out she was a sage. She was a bit of a jerk at first, but she later proved to be quite nice. He figured out that it was because he was her first friend, as that was what she told her grandmother. He couldn't believe it was possible she might like him back.

Now that he was done with his house, Link set off to Kakariko Village. He walked over there and grabbed a bottle from the Milk Bar. He then decided to visit Sahasrala. He and Osfala were doing great now. They had settled down from the whole Lorule incident. Sahasrala showed Link his grand library. He said there were a few books he wanted to give him. After Sahasrala left, Link noticed a book about witches. He was intrigued. Nearby was a potion recipe book. Sahasrala came back with books about swordsmanship, blacksmith tips, and what to do if someone ever asks to borrow your house. Link asked, "Can I have these two books as well?" Sahasrala nodded. "Of course. You did save everyone in the kingdom, after all." Link thanked the kind man and went home.

When he got home, he read a bit of the book on witches. Witches are humans who dabble in the dark arts. Upon drinking a special potion, a female human will gain magic and a far longer lifespan, greatly exceeding a human's. It is witch custom to make one of these potions for their daughters. He then saw the potion recipe book that he also received. He had an idea. He grabbed the book and walked over to the Witch's house. He knocked on the door to see Irene's grandmother. "Why, if it isn't the young boy who rescued my precious granddaughter. Come in, come in." Link asked, "By any chance is Irene home?" "Yes, she's outside in the back." "Okay, thanks."

Link walked around back to find Irene with a big cauldron. She noticed him. "Hey Link, what are you doing here?" He pulled out the recipe book. "I saw this book and thought of you. It's a little gift." She looked at it. Potions, Curses and Stews. "Wow Link, this was thoughtful of you." She looked at the various potions she could make. "My skills could get better with these recipes! Thank you, Link." "You're welcome." She then saw one recipe. "Link, do you mind helping me with this potion?" "Sure. I'm no expert, but I'll do what I can." Irene was happy. "Great. I need 2 monster horns, 5 monster guts, 7 monster tails, and some barbecue sauce." Link nodded. "I'll go get them." "Great, they're in my Gram's house." Link went inside and got all the ingredients.

Irene poured some water into the cauldron, lit a fire, and put all the ingredients in there. She stirred the pot until it turned into a silver liquid. "Link, I want you to go to the Blacksmith and get your hammer." Link was confused why, but did as he was told. He put on his Pegasus boots and ran quickly. He came back with hammer in tow. She took a ladle of the potion and dripped it on his hammer. It was suddenly glowing. "What did you do?" Link asked.

"There's a potion in this book that can help make the best weapons. It's perfect for blacksmiths. Now beating heated metals with that hammer will instantly make whatever you think of, as long as it's a weapon." She pulled out a piece of sheet metal. He warmed it up, pounded it with his hammer, and a sword was forged! It was a glorious one, too. Link said. "I should test it out." Irene said "No problem." She sprayed some dust over some monster parts and they came to life! "I didn't know you can do that?" "Well how do you think we witches defend ourselves? We make monsters. Sure they get out of control sometimes, but they work." Link struck them all down. It was easy with this new sword. "It works great. Wait till the Master Blacksmith sees this new hammer! Thanks, Irene." Irene blushed and replied, "Consider it repayment for the book and saving me in that dungeon."

Link remembered the kiss the day before. "Irene, about yesterday." Irene couldn't believe herself. She completely forgotten that kiss till now. "Do you...like me?" Irene looked down. "Well...how would you react? I know you wouldn't like a prickly cactus like me." Link laughed. "Oh don't worry. I understand why you used to be like that." "You do?" "After you were kidnapped, your grandmother said it was worse because you just made your first friend. You just weren't used to having one." Irene sighed. "You're right, I do like you." Link smiled. "I'm glad the feelings mutual." Irene got a happy look on her face. The two hugged as her grandmother got out of the house. She saw the two young teens happy together. She smiled. "My granddaughter did it. She did the thing I didn't have the guts to do. I'm proud of her." She walked back into her house to give the two their privacy.

Irene told Link, "Link, I'm going to outlast you in terms of lifespan. But I don't care. I want the two of us to be sweethearts as long as we can." Link had a big grin from pointy ear to pointy ear. "I accept." They sealed this promise with a kiss. The two were far too young for marriage, but they wanted to be close. And close they decided to be.