Surprise

I woke up as usual this morning to the sound of nothing. Empty hallways filled with empty rooms being cleaned by the occasional servant. It's quite a shame we haven't been able to fill up the castle as quickly, it gets lonely. On days like these especially.

But that's besides the point I want to make here. It felt odd, the emptiness was almost haunting. I was expecting someone, I knew, and I knew who it was, but I couldn't place my finger on how the lack of their presence was unusual. That is until I entered the throne room for the day to meet with a few citizens I was thinking of employing into the castle.

The young man was meant to be at my side at such an event, as anything could happen. Throughout the whole meeting I was much too muddled to give my full attention. They all got their respective jobs without thought. I'm not entirely sure if I was well enough to manage that, but it was at the back of my mind at that point in time. Link wasn't there and that was all I could think about.

I conversed with one of the captains, asking him of his whereabouts and to ask around himself. As the day grew into night, the news finally settled that no one knew where he'd gone. While I was sitting in my night gown on my bed, I couldn't help but shiver at the thought that he'd just disappeared. Our best fighter, gone in an instant. It appears he wasn't quite the best, I guess.

But no matter how deep my thoughts went into darkness, I'd already concluded that I would send out a search for him so I could once again feel safe.

All day my mind has been churning my brain into mush and I can't get over the fact that he isn't here, with me. I long to know what happened to his stagnant face. Perhaps he hates me. Me and everything I do.

I can't wipe away my humiliation, however. My eyes were as big as a yeti's, my mouth agape like one's maw as well. The moment the captain had returned with his news. the servants asked if I needed to sit for awhile despite knowing I was dealing with military matters.

My heart still pounds.

I can't shake it, this feeling, this fear and surprise. I just pray to the goddesses, Hylia, anyone, to protect him and let nothing touch him before I reach him.

In other news, the town of Kakariko has been reclaimed by monsters. My old nurse, Impa, is planning out an attack to remove them for good, though she's commented that their numbers are unconventional considering the decrease in populations of the monsters ever since Ganondorf was sealed.

She says it is of no concern as of this morning while I write.

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