Talo's hooves beat feverishly against the stone bridge, challenging the thunder roaring overhead. The rain poured down with force and the storm raged on, offering company to the howling winds. Faya pressed herself close against Talo's withers, moving with his stride as they galloped towards the courtyard gates. She had her hood pulled up over her face, gaze darting about wildly for any signs of danger. That there were plenty.

Hyrule Kingdom was engulfed in Twilight.

Faya shouldn't have been entirely surprised with all that has happened since the fall of the Twilight Princess; but tonight, the darkness had invaded her own reality. When the Twilight Realm had turned to chaos, and an evil ruler claimed his reign over the race of Twili, Faya had drawn the line. The line, however, was demolished when the mirror of twilight was broken in four individual pieces and hidden, so that, none could retrieve and revive the mirror to its former state. The back breaking disaster came when Midna, the realm's only true leader, disappeared without a trace.

With the twilight dimension at ends, the world of light was in peril.

It was time to call for backup. It was time for the honorable Guardian of Gerudo Past, Protector of the Realms and Overseer of the Twilight to admit her defeat. Reluctantly, of course, Faya decided to plead for guidance from the Princess of Hyrule. Princess Zelda.

Faya set her jaw, swinging around a corner so quickly her cloak lashed out at the winds with a vengeance. Talo did not ease his stride, pushing past the castle gates and throwing his head back with cry of urgency. Faya wrenched back on the reins, the bit biting at her horse's mouth and demanding the mighty steed to a ruthless halt. Her eyes widened, her jaw dropped and her shadowed face distorted with a fear she was not familiar with.

The courtyard fell silent, with the exception of pounding rain on the stone walk.

Faya did not see Princess Zelda that stormy night.


"What do you mean 'the land of ever night?'?"

Faya kept her volume low, her voice strained with frustration. Her hands shook and her face twitched in the most unnerving way. Was this the sane composition of the respected desert guardian? Of course not. That, unfortunately, did not matter much to Faya anymore. The chaos she had spun into was only a side effect of the total loss of control she suffered. The stress and anger was written in her eyes.

Faya stood in Kakariko village, a small valley in Hyrule Castle's neighboring province, Eldin. She had rode in late morning, exploring the small, unpopulated town in order to find answers. Castle Town had been abandoned, Hyrule Castle was overrun with monsters and Faya demanded the truth. She sought the medicine man who dwelled in Kakariko, the village all-knowing who did, in fact, know all there was to know. He would give her the answers she needed. Now here she sat, in the medicine man's large stone house by the spring, proposing he was the crazy one.

It was all very ironic.

The medicine man, a tall old geezer dressed in a long, patterned robe, stood calmly by the fire with his hands folded together. He sighed, "Precisely what I said, Young Guardian. The land beyond the bridge of Eldin to the mountains of Snow Peak, Lanayru has been shrouded in twilight. From stone streets of Castle town, to the darkest depths of Lake Hylia and I will tell you, the Zora's are not accustomed to such violent change. It is the land of ever night, where morning does not come" Renado explained, in the poetic structure he was constant to. He introduced himself as Renado, Priest of Kakariko. To Faya, he would always be Medicine man, the all-knowing and hopefuly, all-telling.

Faya grumbled, though this all made sense, she was not convinced. It was impossible, how could twilight survive outside its realm? How could darkness ensue over light? "With all due respect, Medicine man, are you sure you are not mistaken? Perhaps there is a change in weather? Perhaps the night has is only passing by? Perhaps-"

"Perhaps the Lord of Shadows has cast his dark magic over Hyrule. Perhaps Zelda has surrendered her kingdom to the darkness." Renado cut in, rather sharply. Faya pursed her lips, looking away. She locked her jaw, her gaze burning into the mud floor.

"Impossible" She hissed.

"Not entirely, young guardian, I have seen the twilight myself. I have been captive in its walls." The medicine man was persistent with his theory, edging it on closer and closer to possibility. Faya did not want to hear any more of it, but in her state of desperation, she would take in anything she could find.

"In spite of the likelihood, Zelda would never do such a thing! The Princess holds true to her kingdom!" Faya exclaimed, quick to the defense of the young, honorable heir to the Hylian throne. Even if Zant, the Lord of Shadows and Ruler of the Realm could possibly throw Hyrule under a twilit spell, Zelda would have never succumbed to his glory. She was too powerful; the magic she wields is so strong, so impenetrable…

"She may not have had the choice, Faya. No man knows what Zant held against her, no man knows what harm Zant could have done to her people if she had not surrendered to him. Do not be so hasty, young guardian, there is plenty unknown, plenty left without light…" Renado turned, moving towards the back of the room where his daughter, Luda perched caring for the fire. Faya brushed through her tangled hair, uncomfortable with the lack of her hood.

There was a moment of silence, before Faya spoke again, "How did you rid of it, medicine man? Why are you free of the twilight?" She questioned, suspicion rising in her tone. Why must all of the other provinces suffer in darkness, when Eldin has been freed of its wrath?

Renado did not look to her, "Both Eldin, Faron and Ordona Provinces have been… for lack of better words, rescued." He replied, slithering around the direct question. Just as Faya was about to accuse him of avoiding the subject, the young lady, Luda, spoke first.

Luda was beautiful, with creamy brown skin and raven black hair braided down her back. She turned to Faya, abandoning the fire behind her. "We were saved by the Hero of Light, the one who stands against the darkness with shield and sword, with the courage of one thousand soldiers and heart as vast as Hyrule itself. He rescued us, as he will rescue the rest of the kingdom." Luda said, without fault and without doubt.

Faya blinked, her gaze shifting from the black haired daughter, to her father. "A soldier?"

Renado grunted, still with his back to her, "A farm boy" He replied.

Luda frowned, shaking her head, "A hero" She corrected.

They watched one another, considering all options. A soldier, a farm boy, a hero… the title was unnecessary, all that mattered to Faya was the hope that lied within this mysterious savior. The idea that there could possibly be one who could help her stand against the twilight and vanish the darkness back into its proper home.

She swallowed, "Where can I find him? This hero, where is he?" She demanded, throwing her cloak behind her and tying the string around her neck. She adjusted collar of her tunic and tugged the hood over her hair, cowering under its protection. She shifted uneasily.

Luda smiled up at her father, who cracked a small, simple grin in Faya's direction. "I believe you'll find himself just outside, young guardian. He should be arriving when the sun is high above…"

That was not a lot of time to prepare a 'please-help-me-save-the-world' speech.