Takshi led Alice back inside and glanced down as she fluttered up. "Who would you like to see first? Zikto or Kadri?"
She smiled and hovered beside him, letting him guide her along with his hand on her lower back. "Kadri, hopefully they can just find some clothes more fitted for me. Me and Zikto are probably going to have a long conversation."
He nodded and gently pushed her along. "How do you know Sheikah hand signs? It's not very common."
She hummed and looped her fingers together. "The other fairies taught me. I'm not really that old, but they taught me everything they could before they sent me off. See, I was meant to blend in with the Hylians and strengthen the bond between us and them. That's why I look more like a Hylian than a regular fairy. Even the Great Fairies don't have legs and can't leave their fountains."
He nodded along, easily absorbing the information. "I presumed the fairies were always close with the Hylians."
She nodded and glanced down. "In the old days, there was always a fairy that travelled with the Hylian Hero. They always healed the hero in times of need and supported him in his travels. It became tradition and a sort of tradition to be the one that'd help him. The Great Fairies of Old were also there to help the hero."
He hummed and stated, "Time passed and as Ganon took longer to reincarnate, the hero was no longer needed. With no need for the fairies, the reationship weakened."
She smiled and looked up at him as they travelled up stairs. "Yeah, you're right. The Great Fairies sensed an evil was brewing and spent two decades creating me and feeding me knowledge before sending me out to meet with the Hylian royalty. They were still wary of me for quite a while so I decided to travel on my own and meet with the others."
He nodded. "I take it you were visiting the little Gerudo chief before you went to go to the Fairy Fountain to regenerate?"
She nodded and lightly nudged his side with her elbow. "You're pretty perceptive and smart. Figured you'd be all muscle and no brains."
He lightly smirked and raised an eyebrow. "I'm a Blademaster, we have to be both smart and strong. Since our master has been defeated, the elder Blademasters took charge and things returned to normal. We are, of course, still hunting for the hero but he remains elusive.'
She glanced up and crossed her arms. "I still aim to help the Hylians and the hero. He has no support except from ghosts."
He frowned and glanced at her. "If you want to help Hylian so much, I suggest you turn to the Sheikah and us Yiga. We were once close allies with the Hylian Royalty and they banished us after we built their technology to defend them. We were banned from using any of our own technology."
She shifted and hovered away from him, stopping as he did at the top of the stairs. "You Yiga became enemies of your own Sheikah family and swore to help Ganon destroy the world. I cannot help that, Takshi."
He narrowed his eyes and stepped towards her. "You will watch your tongue, little fairy. The Yiga did not want to become mere farmers, letting our technology fade into history and rot. We will not stand by and watch as our traditions turn into legend. I do not care for you fairies but I have grown fond of you and I will not let you help the hero. You will do well to remember that, little fairy."
She glared up at him and crossed her arms tighter, looking away as her eyes watered. She would never help them, especially him. No matter how softly he held her or kept her warm at night.