He was about to put the ocarina to his lips when Link asked, his brow knitting before realizing the point of confusion, he shook his head.
"Oh, no - not like that. Perhaps you know it by a different name, or it might not exist where you are from," He paused - taking the moment to translate terms and concepts into the tongue of this world. "Where I am from, in the old days, mortality was high, so to make sure their child is taken care of in the event of their deaths, they would ask friends to be a godparent - to watch over their children in their absence. Nowadays... for most people still practicing it..." There was a faint hitch. "It is just tradition, and a sign of trust and friendship, often the godparent act more as honorary aunts and uncles. Mayu is my goddaughter, her father kept swearing up and down there was no one else he would ask."
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Date: 2024-10-26 05:07 pm (UTC)"Oh, no - not like that. Perhaps you know it by a different name, or it might not exist where you are from," He paused - taking the moment to translate terms and concepts into the tongue of this world. "Where I am from, in the old days, mortality was high, so to make sure their child is taken care of in the event of their deaths, they would ask friends to be a godparent - to watch over their children in their absence. Nowadays... for most people still practicing it..." There was a faint hitch. "It is just tradition, and a sign of trust and friendship, often the godparent act more as honorary aunts and uncles. Mayu is my goddaughter, her father kept swearing up and down there was no one else he would ask."