Love
She wasn't in the right state of mind when he found her.
Sure, he had expected the prison to drive her crazy, but this?
Or had she always been like this?
Link shook his head, and adjusted Cia so he carried her as if she were his bride. A light blush tinged his cheeks, and he shook them away. There was a time and place for those thoughts, and now was not one of them.
"Link…" the half-conscious woman murmured. He doubted she was even aware he held her.
"I'm here," he whispered. She tensed in his arms, and then relaxed.
"Cia?" he asked. "Can you hear me?"
She did not respond. He continued walking up the stone stairs to where he had entered the prison from.
The door opened for him, and Zelda stood waiting for him.
He nodded to her. She bore a smile. "Good luck."
The hero nodded, and continued down the dimly lit halls with the woman still in his arms. He threw one look over his shoulder, a silent good bye to the princess that he had risked his life for.
But it was necessary. His time was done in the castle.
His name tumbled from Cia's lips again. "L…ink…"
"Won't be long now," he counseled. "Soon…we'll be free of obligation. On our own."
"I…miss you, Link," Cia mumbled. The hero looked to see if she was awake, and again was greeted with disappointment.
Riding would be hard.
But Epona was waiting for him, and he had to ride. He got on the horse (Admittedly awkwardly), and started off at a steady pace.
"Link?" Her eyes were open now.
"In the flesh," he responded.
"Link," Cia spoke, her words wavering in emotion. She brought a hand up to his cheek. "You came for me."
"Yes. I made mistakes…and I'm fixing them."
She smiled, closed her eyes.
Together, they continued on.
Author Notes: Heh, after a few months I finally found an ending. This fic fought me, so much that I had to switch POVs or else it never would have been finished.
