A small blond girl, no older than 10, walked through Castle Town.

"Hello, Charlo."

The elderly man that she spoke to smiled at her and waved his hand.

"Well, hello there, Agitha. How is Kael today?"

Agitha frowned a bit.

"Kael still isn't feeling well. She claims to see a black wolf running through our home. She also says that this wolf sits and stares at her. I believe she is delusional due to fever. It's strange, though. Her face never feels hot…"

"Well, I'm sure she will get better soon, my dear."

Agitha smiled brightly at Charlo.

"Thank you!"

Agitha happily skipped away, leaving a smiling Charlo in her wake.

A black wolf raced through Castle Town, dodging spirits left and right. The spirits appeared only to be blue flames when seen with the untrained eye. Once his senses were honed, he saw them for what they truly were. The spirits were the residents of Castle Town.

Every night, he would leave the house he occupied all day. He left to find the Tears of Light so that he could return the light to the Lanayru Province. He did this for two reasons. The first reason was so that he could get one step closer to defeating Zant, the ruler of the Twilight. The other reason was so that he could meet the beautiful girl he watched every day.

It was her house that he stayed in. He stayed there because the girl intrigued him. Out of all the spirits he had ever seen, she was the only one who could see him. Midna, the imp that traveled with him, had figured out why she could see him soon after seeing her.

"She can see you because she's dying. I'm not sure what her illness is, but it is quickly stealing away her life. The other blond girl, obviously her sister, is going to be all alone once she dies… Link, we should leave this house. You still have a job to do, remember?"

Link found it odd that Midna had developed a feeling of sadness and pity toward the girl's younger sister. Midna usually mocked the people who dwelled in the light.

Link shook his head to clear his mind and continued to find the Tears of Light. Once all were found, he went back to Castle Town. Upon entering, he saw Agitha who he knew took care of her sister. Once the little blond girl saw him, she smiled.

"Hello there! Have you seen any of the golden bugs? I sent them all invitations to the tea party I'll be having later, but none of them have arrived. I believe they all lost their way… Follow me to my home, so that you know where to bring them once you find all of them!"

Link nodded and followed Agitha through Castle Town.

"My name is Agitha, by the way. What is your name?"

"Link."

"Link? That's odd. My older sister, Kael, has often had dreams of a man named Link…"

"Really? That is quite peculiar."

Agitha nodded thoughtfully and continued to guide Link to her home. Once they got there, Agitha opened the door and peered inside. She smiled softly at the figure of her older sister, lying on her bed.

"Kael? Are you awake?"

The older girl turned her head toward Agitha and smiled. She began to sit up, grabbed her middle painfully and clenched her eyes, then laid back down.

"Don't get up, Kael! It causes you pain. I hate to see you in pain."

Agitha frowned and looked away from Kael. Kael saw the tears forming in her sister's eyes and slowly sat up.

"Agitha, come here."

Link froze when he heard her voice. He had heard it before when she was a spirit, but when it was truly real, it held immense power and courage, and yet there remained the softness of those who are close to death.

Agitha went over to Kael and hugged her. Link stood near the door, unsure of what to do.

"Oh, Kael! This is Link! I met him in town! He is going to escort my guests here for my tea party!"

Kael smiled softly at Link and he felt his heart skip a beat.

"That's very kind of him. Agitha, can you go out to South Castle Town and bring some flowers back? The house is looking a bit dreary."

Link saw an abundance of flowers in the home, but he supposed that the two girls loved to be surrounding by the immense mix of color and scent. Agitha nodded and rushed out of the house. Kael's eyes once more turned to Link.

"I know you are the wolf that often sat with me while Agitha was in town."

Link knew he was by her side more than that, but he hoped she only saw him rarely because she wasn't going to be dying soon.

"Yes, I am."

"How did you manage to change your form that way? It is quite impressive."

"I'm not sure I could explain it. It's very odd."

Kael nodded understandingly and turned her eyes to the window.

"It was very kind of you to offer your assistance to Agitha. I was going to help her, but then I became ill. She will need the company once I'm gone."

"So, you know for sure that you're dying?"

Kael nodded, still not looking at Link.

"I'm sure the imp that travels with you told you that I will not be here much longer."

"She did, but… You didn't see me all of the times that I was here, which means you may have longer than you think."

Kael shrugged.

"I suppose so. I hope so. I do not wish to leave Agitha by herself. She does not deserve to be alone at such a young age. She still is not aware of how serious my illness is. She still holds the belief that I will get better. I haven't the heart to tell her that she is wrong."

Before Link could say anything, Agitha returned.

"Kael! I've brought the flowers!"

Agitha placed the flowers on a table near Kael's bed and turned to Link.

"You can stay the night if you want to. I'm sure Kael wouldn't mind. Would you?"

Link looked to Kael with hopeful eyes.

"He can stay if he wants to."

Agitha cheered and skipped into her room. Link sat down in a chair near Kael's bed.

"Why haven't you told her? She deserves to know before you actually die."

"Charlo, one of the nicer people in Castle Town, knows of my condition. He has already agreed to take her in once I've passed."

"She still has the right to know."

Link looked outside and saw it was night.

"I have to go."

Kael turned to him.

"I thought you were staying for the night?"

"I'll be back soon. There's a mountain that I have to climb. I have to get something from there. I promise, I'll come see you again."

Kael smiled and grabbed Link's hand. A light pink dusted both of their cheeks.

"Please be safe, Link."

Link, feeling slightly braver than ever before, placed a light kiss on her cheek.

"I will be."