Minuet of Forest

The flow of time is always cruel...

Its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it...

A thing that doesn't change with time is a memory of younger days...

...In order to come back here again, play the Minuet of Forest.

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Speedpaint with a hurt hand FTW.

Because I'm feeling so inspired while playing Ocarina of Time 3D, the remake of my FAVORITE Zelda game that I felt like I'd go insane if I didn't pause and draw SOMETHING for it.

Long, long ago I wanted to draw the scene where Link comes to the stump where Saria used to play her ocarina, right before he learns the Minuet of Forest... Because, for me, it was one of the defining moments of the game.
Odd, maybe, but it resonates within me somehow... and always has, even when I was a child playing the game for the very first time.
Back then, my art skills were nowhere near good enough for me to feel satisfied with my work, though. It never came out the way I wanted it to.

Oddly enough, I'm really fond of this artwork. No, it's not my best. Yeah, I drew it fast and didn't really pay too much attention to perfection. I went for the "feel" more than anything, because that's what strikes me about the scene.
And hey, it's better than my old attempts even in it's current state.

I may draw something similar when I'm not hurt, but for now I'm satisfied.

...Now, I really need to give my hand a break.

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But that's OK, because we'll be friends forever... won't we?

Saria will always be... your friend...