[He honestly hadn't thought that was disrespectful. He also thought he wasn't given duties because his leg was broken and he couldn't walk properly. Which made him next to useless on a ship.

Link stared up at Kouya with wide eyes, obviously having to take a moment to process all that. It really wasn't something the Kokiri had had any issue with. Carving into homes and signs and large pieces of wood was a common practice. And why would guests get out of doing work. He visited his friends all the time and he still had to do things. Mido was especially fond of making everyone do things for him when they visited.]

Why is it disrespectful? Why would I need permission? Why wouldn't you put me to work if you could? None of that makes any sense.

[He truly, honestly, did not understand this.]