Chapter 2
Link's eyes stared through the heavy rain, straining to see his destination. It had taken a week to get out of the various forest paths and to reach the southern part of hyrule field. It had been an easy trip; he was in no rush. Link could make out the outline of one of Hyrule castles towers and nudged Epona to a canter. The castle was usually the only thing you can see in the field but today all he could see was Epona. Ilia's words echoed in his mind "…well Colin wouldn't be able to survive without you Link… no one here could…"
Her words filled his mind with unease, what if he couldn't return peacefully to the village? What if they were attacked while he was gone? What if his dreams were a prophecy to the return of ganon?
"Excuse me, sir?"
Link continued riding unaware of the rider cloaked in black trailing him.
"Sir!"
The rider shouted and gained Links attention.
"Yes?"
"I've been sent by the Princess to find a young man, fitting your description, named Link, are you him?"
Link stared at the rider in disbelief, how did they manage to find him in this rain?
"Uh, ya, I'm Link."
"Good, follow me."
The rider took off in a gallop, leaving Link behind slightly dazed and wondering if it was a trap. He decided to follow and kicked Epona into gallop behind the rider. Oh well, he thought, at least I don't need to spend hours trying to navigate my way to the castle. After a few minutes of blindly following the mysterious rider, Link could finally see the bridge to the castle clearly. He sighed with relief. The rain had been torture on his mind and body and it would be great to get a change of clothes. Although he had to admit he was more excited to see the princess again, she was a lot more wise than he, and her presence alone seemed to calm his fears and make him feel more brave then ever. He could almost feel the pull of their triforces as he entered the castle walls.
Zelda sat in her usual meditative position, allowing the goddess Nayru to fill her mind with the whispers of wisdom and truth. Her muscles relaxed and her body sank into the rock she was sitting on. Their was a noise. It was distant and she brushed it off and continued her meditation until she heard a name.
Zeldas eyes flickered open with annoyance. She scanned the garden for the source of the disturbance and found a servant poking her head through the door to the courtyard.
"What is it" Zelda put her annoyance out of mind and replaced her harsh look with a softer, forgiving look.
"I'm sorry to disturb you princess but Link has arrived and wishes an audience with you…"
"Bring him here, I'll speak with him."
The servant left closing the door gently behind her. Zelda's thoughts walked through what she had planned to talk to Link about. Her recent visions had been dark and horrible and had given her the impression of ganons return. But her visions had become blurry and unsure ever since Midna left. She had connected that with leaving a part of her in Midna so they could continue communicating in the event of emergency. Midna's departure had left Zelda a bit dazed and made the part of her in midna blurry and dark, almost as if Midna had realized her presence and shut off the connection. Zelda shook her head, this separation was hard on her but she had to remain composed and aware of her surroundings. She heard foot steps approaching the door and quickly sat up and got a seat ready for Link.
"Announcing Sir Link." The servant chirped as Link entered the room. He looked a little annoyed… and wet but she could tell he was glad to see her again.
"Thank you, but that isn't really necessary…"Link sat down on the chair across from her. Zelda smiled and looked at the door. Two soldiers were guarding the door.
"Could you give us some privacy for a bit?"
"Of course, princess." The guards left the courtyard and shut the doors.
"So Link I don't know if you know this but while I was in Midna I left a part of my soul in her mind so we could communicate even if we were separated."
Link's eyes widened with surprise.
"Yes I can communicate with her now, if she allows me into her mind… Well shall we try?"
"Uh sure?"
Zelda closed her eyes and fell into a deep trance flowing her energy into the black part of her mind, feeling her energy slowly drain until she released the flow and waited for response.
