With a sharp gasp the young Hylian sat up straight in his bed,
his brows wet from sweat and his chest still heaving from the nightmare he can't seem to shake.
Still half awake, he failed to realise that a blonde lady was making her way towards him.
"Link? Are you alright?"
The kind voice of his good friend, and princess at that, snapped him out of it.
He nodded with an affirmative grunt. Having never spoken a word in his life,
this was the only way he could communicate yet somehow a selected few
knew exactly what he meant without him having to utter a single word.
"You're all sweaty. You should take a shower before heading out, oke?"
Sweet as always, Zelda cared greatly for Link's wellbeing even after he had
defeated Demise and stopped his terror over Skyloft and the Surface.
He was clearly capable of taking care of himself, yet she always wanted to be there for him.
Doing as Zelda suggested him to do before he went out, Link rolled back into his daily routine,
nothing much more to do after all the mayhem of battle and war had passed.
They all lived a very happy and peacefull life back up in Skyloft,
however Link's nightmares only reoccur faster and multiple times a week sometimes even.
Something does not feel right yet he cannot quite place his finger on it.
"Out on your daily routine again, Link?"
Instructor Horwell just rounded the corner when Link came to pass by.
Happy to see him, Link gave him a bright smile in response and recieved a chuckle as reply.
"Keep up the good work, mister hero"
Teasing, Instructor Horwell continued on his way, leaving Link to his daily rounds.
"Liiiink! Wait up!"
Zelda came rushing to his side and made a little skip to stop in place, right in front of him.
"I wanna talk with you about your...dreams...nightmares?"
Link blinked a few times in confusion before he shook his head, not wanting to talk about it.
"Nightmares... I see." She looked around a bit as if searching for words but being unable to find them, she sighs.
Link lays his hand on Zelda's shoulder and smiles at her, in a way trying to reassure her.
"Later?" He nodded and with a quick hug, Zelda sealed the unspoken promise before skipping on her way.
"Instructor Horweeeell~~!" Link huffed and shook his head with a smile.
She has always been this happy and hyper all the time,
trying her best to be a mother to all even if many out range her by age.
Unconsiously making his way to the platform Link stares down at the clouds,
the Surface shrouded beneath it. What if there was still something down there?
Even with Demise gone, he said he'd return.
What if that is soon to come or even now? Right on our doorstep..
A hand on his shoulder snaps Link out of his thoughts.
"Enchanting isn't it? How every cloud is always different, no matter how many you've studied."
Instructor Owlan's love for nature was always very prominent in all things he did.
He spoke of it fondly, would never crush a flower and do not get started about his room.
The amount of flora species he has there...
let's just say Link tried to count them and fell asleep halfway through. It is like counting sheep almost.
Instructor Owlan sat down on the edge of the platform and tapped on the spot beside him
to beckon Link to sit beside him. "You know.." he started when Link sat down
"I have always wondered what was down there. I mean the species you brought back for me
are truly magnificent, don't get me wrong" the instructor defending himself in a way only amused Link.
He owed him no apology, Link brought those plants along because he knew instructor Owlan would like the new information.
He would have brought a few birds back for instructor Horwell too if they were not so fast.
"It just leaves you with the thought of what more there might be down there
and how the flora interacts with each other. It's all so interesting. Ah-.. I am rambling again, am I not? My apologies Link"
The younger of the two simply shook his head with an amused look on his face,
not minding the thoughts that seemed to roll off his tongue like a waterfall.
With a small huff, the instructor eased up again, leaning back to take in the view.
"Say, have you ever thought of going back? To the Surface I mean."