[Link accepts the axe and tests its weight, the axehead bobbing for a few seconds. It's not that hefty of an axe and the blade looks sort of dull. It would take Link several swings to chop down a tree with this axe.

As they start heading back to town, Link can't help but regard Akira with skeptical curiosity. He watches him for a short while as they walk. Not only did he take down the tree easily, but he's carrying it like it's nothing, too.]

So, um... What's your story, then? [the question comes out awkward but Link doesn't know how else to broach the topic.] You're so tall and strong. You're not a lumberjack, so... Are you a solider back home, or something?