Link met a fortune teller on the road.

Link was on his way to Kakariko Village on Epona when night fell, and he started riding more carefully. Hyrule Field had always been dangerous at night, but ever since Ganondorf had taken over the land, this dangerousness had exponentially increased. In the distance, he saw a cart on the side of the road, and the light of a fire. Cautiously, Link approached the light, and found a woman there, past the prime of her life. Her hair was light enough that it almost looked white, and her red eyes met Link's as he approached. She gave him a smile, and only then did Link notice the odd robes she was wearing. "Hello, young one. Please, come, sit with me by my fire. I don't bite." Slowly, carefully, he came closer to the woman and sat across from her in the fire. "My name is Maple. I have to say, that's quite the horse you have there! You have a way with animals. Now, it might interest you that I know some magic, and I have just the potion that will let you understand animals on a level you can't even imagine. All you need to do is rub some on your hands and then touch the animal, and the magic will activate. The bond it will create between you and them then is unbreakable." Link took the bottle of pale white, thick liquid, but when he looked up the woman was gone, as was her cart, but the fire remained.