Link was aware of nothing but his throbbing head.
"Look, look, he'll waking up soon." Mira said softly, wiping the beads of cold sweat off the forehead of Link's unconscious body.
"Do you think he's OK? The magician asked, looking curiously at Link.
"He'll pull through. I think. We can only be positive..."
An awkward silence passed over the ruined throne room.
After a while, the magician spoke.
"Mira?"
"Yes, sir?"
"What you did was really brave." He smiled awkwardly. "And how many times must I ask you to call me Aaron?"
"Alright, Aaron. I admit it. What I did was kind of brave." She smiled for a brief moment, and then became serious. "But what do we do now? We can't just leave poor ol' Link here whilst we galavant off back to Twilight."
"I thought it was agreed? You said you'd come back with me..." The man turned his head downwards, sadly. "I'll never forget the day I met you, Mira. That beautiful, hot summer's evening over at your fortress... I was amazed by your beauty, even with your mask on..."
"I never knew you felt that way." Mira said, gazing into the Magician's eyes. "Or I would have confessed earlier that... I have... Feelings for you, too. You truly are the most curiously handsome magician I've ever met. I'd love to go back to Twilight with you... But first, we must see to Link. This battle will scar me forever, even if I do not do anything for the kid."
"That's very... Lovely of you, Mira. But I am eager to get back... My family will be missing me."
Mira looked down at Link. Then back at the Magician. "Please, Aaron. Let me wake him."
"I will heal him", the magician said, and, holding an outstretched hand, performed the spell to stop the bloodflow, and then another to wake the boy.
"Bloody hell." Said Link, sitting up. "Did you really... Kill him?"
Mira nodded. "Yeah. I think so, anyway. He kind of disappeared before he died. And he dropped this. Whatever 'This' Is."
Mira opened her right hand, and looked puzzled. "It was in here a second ago... I don't understand- let me take off my glove.
She removed the glove off of her right hand to reveal a patch of skin- and Link cried out.
Identical to his own, the symbol of the triforce was etched into her own hand, but this time, hers was glowing a luminescent gold colour. "Link- Let me see your hand", she spoke, so calmly Link didn't have second thoughts about letting her grasp his wrist and show the triforce, which, on his hand, was dull.
"Once obtained,
the triforce shard remains
In the hand,
Until transferred,
To a body more grand."
A mysterious voice rang out around the trio, emanating great power.
"The hell", the three said at once, all crowding around to look at Mira's shining hand.
"Back, please", Mira scalded.
Only a Sage
Or a Mage
Can wield this powerful force
A shard undoubtedly from, the greater good triforce.
It spoke again, shaking the earth as it did.
"Link, you deserve this more than I. You did the work- I finished him off."
Before Link could object, he gasped as he felt the back of his hand prickle.
They all watched as the small shard of yellow passed into Link's hand from Mira's and seeped into Link's skin. "There", she said, "It is yours."