Legend Of Zelda The Tale Of Two Worlds
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Chapter Fourteen Where are the men of Faith
Link and the rest of the soldiers were due to return on the new moon which was tomorrow. Malon sat by her window staring at the stars in the heavens. As of late she was learning more about them from Link. They were becoming closer with each passing day whether they were together or apart. But, even with her feelings toward him, she was still scared of that dream she had. And she was becoming more and more uncomfortable with the certain people.
Holy Father Hester had called his paladins to protect the base while the soldiers were still out. But it wasn't the paladins that made her uncomfortable. It was Lord Hester himself. She would always notice him sending strange glares at her. Most of them were of lusting and deep passion that scared her. But what scared her the most was the fact that he seemed to be wherever she was.
That night, she had gone to the bath house. She had just finished warming herself a nice tub of water and had dropped her robe when a man's voice behind her said, "Exquisite." She quickly turned to see Lord Hester staring intently at her. Noticing this she quickly gathered up her robe and covered herself. She was halfway between embarrassment and anger. Her cheeks had flushed as red as her hair. He moved a little closer and said, "No need to be frightened young one. I am not here to hurt. I accidentally walked in here by mistake and did not mean to look at you." She wouldn't say a thing. He then turned and walked out with a smirk on his face. She disrobed again and dipped into her bath.
She was halfway through washing her hair when she heard some sort of disturbance outside the bath house. She quickly rinsed her hair and robed herself again. Upon running outside she saw two of the paladins holding a man by the arms. Hester was staring at him with the utmost disgust. It took Malon only a minute to recognize the man. He was Father Marcus from Allen, a major city in the west. He was doing his normal ritual of blessing surrounding area against evil spirits. She quickly ran up to him. Hester noticed her and said, "We caught him prowling." She quickly explained the situation all the while noticing Hester's hungry stare towards her. Hester ordered his paladins release the man. Hester bid Malon and Marcus good night and left.
Upon further inspection Marcus looked rather pale. But it didn't really take from his good looks. He had a crop of dark brown hair that was slicked back. His eyes were green and they had red circles under them. Malon asked him, "Are you okay Father Marcus? You look like you have been losing sleep." He replied with a smile, "I am fine Lady Malon. But you seem more troubled then me." To which she replied while looking at her feet, "I am. I feel troubled about Lord Hester. I know he is a holy man but he does not act like one." Marcus dropped his smile just a little and said, "Yes. I noticed a look of disturbing lust for you in his eyes. You must be careful with men like him. They have the power to take what they want when they want it." He then turned to walk away when he said, "For your sake I hope that he decides not to use such power for you." He walked out of sight and left Malon feeling alone.
Meanwhile, Link and the others were still at the front awaiting another attack. They knew that the forces from Kakariko were coming to relieve them shortly. He sat staring into the fire thinking about Malon. Kilron sat down next to him which brought him back to reality. Kilron said, "This charade will have to end soon. You are beginning to let it affect you." Link was about to protest when Kilron put up his hand. "This woman that you love will wait for you, but how long depends on you. I know that she knows and I know that you told her that after the war you would marry her but after the war you tell something else to her and tell her to wait just a little longer. In the end you will keep doing it until you die and then… Well you get the picture. If I were you I'd marry her now and then I wouldn't have to make excuses." He left Link there to think and then the solution dawned on him. He called Kilron back over to him and said, "After we're relieved I want you tell Malon that we will be married on her birthday. That is in three months." Kiron asked, "Why not tell her yourself?" Link then said, "I'm going to go get in touch with a friend of mine." Kilron then said, "Alright."
R&R. And if you're interested please read The Sacaen Bride.