Sidon and I glided along the river chatting until we spotted Hyrule Castle.
"All my life, I never thought I'd be doing this." I shook my head. "So much has changed since Gerudo Town." We neared the castle, coming up along the side.
"There's the entrance to the docks. If we be silent, we can sneak right in there," Sidon said thoughtfully. Suddenly a bright red spot appeared on Sidon's back.
"Umm, Sidon, what's that…" I followed the line of red until I traced it to a guardian sitting on the hill near the docks. "Sidon! There's a guardian!" I shouted. He dove under the water, swimming in sharp zig zags. The lazer was still trained on him, but now flashing. "Hurry! Go really fast… Now!" He had a burst of speed, and the guardian blasted the water where we had just been. I breathed a sigh of relief, but the lazer was back on him again. He slipped into the docks entrance and we hid behind the wall.
We found Link standing next to a large shrine with his Sheikah Slate. He looked up when we came closer, dripping wet.
"Took you two long enough." He said, grinning.
"Link!" I shouted, running up to him and hugged him.
"Stop it! You're gonna get me all wet!" He said, laughing. Prince Sidon stood off to the side, watching us while smiling. "I was looking for an entrance into the castle from here, but I can't seem to find one." Link said over my head to Sidon.
"I'll find it!" He said, and ran off to search.
It had been about half an hour since we arrived at the docks, and we still hadn't found the entrance.
"Uggh!" Link shouted, exasperated. Sidon was drawing something in the dirt with his finger. He got bored and stood up, walking over to lean on a bookshelf opposite from Link.
"What are we going to do?" Sidon said, when suddenly the shelf he was leaning on shifted backwards. He jumped forward and squealed. I laughed.
"Sidon, looks like you found the enterance!" I said, running forward and shoving the shelf over. We emerged into a large room with cracked tile floors and dirty walls covered in malice goo.
"What is this place?" Link wondered aloud.
"It's the library." Sidon said. He held up a tattered tapestry with "Library" written on it. We both laughed at him.
"We should probably walk up those stairs," I said, gesturing to the crumbling staircase. I ran up them and crossed the walkway until I was at the entrance to the hallway. Prince Sidon and Link were close behind me as I heard scuttling. I stepped into the hall, curious, when I was met face to face with a bokoblin. I immediately pulled out my Gerudo Schmitar and stabbed it, and its body fell to the ground. Sidon breathed a sigh of relief. Link scoffed.
"Chiya's a good fighter. You didn't know that, oh beautiful prince Siiiidon?" He said, batting his eyelashes and clasping his hands near his cheek. Sidon punched him lightly and walked away.
We eventually made it to the corridor after the guard's chamber. Link gasped.
"I know this place!" He stepped forward, running his hand along the wall fondly. "I remember." He walked towards a beautifully carved door. "This is…" He trailed off, entering the door and shutting it behind him in a daze.
"Link!" I shouted, running after him. "Sidon, wait out here. I'll get him." I flung open the door, and to my shock, three electric lizalfos were surrounding him. I ran forward with my weapon drawn, when Link stabbed one. It died with a burst of an electric shock, forcing Link to drop the master sword and cower on the ground. The others took this as a chance, so they grabbed him. One kept him pinned down while the other turned to kill me. I rushed forward and killed it, kneeling on the ground because of the shock as well. I heard Link scream in pain as the lizalfos dragged it's sharp fingernail across his face, down his eye. I rushed forward, yelling as I drove my Schmitar into its back. Sidon entered the room, smiling, when he saw us with carnage all around us. His smile was wiped away replaced with a grimace. Link stood up, blood running down his face.
"I'm okay," He said, breathing heavily. His wrists and ankles were rubbed red from the lizalfos's coarse skin. He grabbed his weapon and looked around the room.
"Why did you go in here by yourself? You could have gotten Chiya and you killed." Sidon said, accusingly.
"This is...Zelda's room…" He said, wondrously. "We studied in here together." He scratched his head. "I can't remember anything about her, though…" He looked disappointed.
"It's okay, you'll remember later. Just don't wander off, okay?" I said, putting my hand on his shoulder. He looked at me quizzically, and I wasn't sure he would follow my instruction.
We continued on until we reached the entrance to the Sanctum. Sidon had accidentally brushed his hand on some malice goo and was now producing a steady stream of curses.
"Would you shut it?" Link yelled. The blood that covered half of his face was now dried from the hot sun, and he looked terrifying. Sidon immediately stopped. Dark red and black swirls were surrounding the Sanctum.
"This is it." I murmured, grabbing Link's hand. He drew his sword and stepped inside.