A/N- Thanks for the review, spiritofwater. Have an invisible cookie. The thing about Saria will explain itself during the sequel, so now you just get to keep wondering! BWAHAHA! On an off side note, I got a new cousin today!
Disclaimer- Do you think that I own Zelda?
The Blood Knight sat down, her face entirely serene. "I wondered when you'd get the fact that I'm here." She began examining her fingernails with avid interest. Link just growled.
"What are you doing here, Blood Knight?" Link brought his string back a little farther. The Blood Knight laughed, as though this was all a big joke.
"Well, Hero, if you must know, I'm here to help you. And I'm guessing that Sheik was the friend of yours that got taken by Ganon, am I right?" When Link didn't answer, the Blood Knight sighed. "Honestly. You probably don't believe me, do you, Link?" Again, no answer.
"Besides that little fact, why are you pointing that at me? I'm not your real enemy. Someone in this room is, but I'm not going to tell you." The Blood Knight grinned at Link, who merely glared.
"And how do I know that you aren't lying, Blood Knight?" The Blood Knight smiled and shrugged, unable to answer. Link glanced at each person in the room and lowered his bow from the Blood Knight, but keeping the string nice and tight.
"Hero..." The middle-aged man said slowly. "How is it that any of us are traitors? I've known each of the people in this room for a very long time, even this person that you call the Blood Knight. None of these people seem like the type to hurt our own chances of defeating Ganondorf." Link nodded, looking at each person carefully.
"Link, I'm not the traitor, so stop looking at me like that." The Blood Knight rolled her eyes. "Use your senses. Your magic. You should be able to find the culprit if you really try." Link just glared at her.
Link closed his eyes and felt the magic within him. It triggered his senses. Link opened his eyes and felt around. Link's eyes glowed golden as they always did when he used great power. Link looked around to each of the people in the room. When he saw the person, he knew it was them because of the dark energy practically flowing out of them.
Link brought the bow up to Impa neck, who appeared very surprised, along with everyone else in the room except for the Blood Knight. She was leaning back in her seat, smiling and clapping quietly.
"L-Link!" Impa cried, her eyes wide. "What in the world are you doing?! I'm not a traitor!" Link's eyes narrowed.
"You're right. Because you were never on our side. You were just a shadow of the real Impa. Me and the real Impa met on the same day that I first met Zelda, so it's impossible that you could be the real Impa." Link let the arrow loose, his eyes cold and back to their regular blue.
It went right through her, and black gas flew from the hole that the arrow had made. The Blood Knight laughed. Link turned to glare at her. The Blood Knight brought her sword out, grinning.
"Allow me to help," she said. The Blood Knight stabbed through Impa's chest, and, to Link's surprise, it actually went through. Impa turned completely black and disappeared.
"Where'd she go, Blood Knight?!" Link demanded the Blood Knight, who was examining her sword, as though afraid that she got black gunk on it.
"Hm? Oh, the shadow. It got sent back to it's master. Who that is, however, I'm really not sure. And could you please stop calling me Blood Knight? The way you say it makes it feel more like an insult than a name." She yawned. "And also, can we go to bed soon? It's late and Link and I have to get to the Zora's Domain." Link growled angrily at her.
"First off, when did I ever say you could come with me?! And secondly, if I'm not supposed to call you the Blood Knight, then what can I call you?!" Link folded his arms across his chest. The Blood Knight opened one of her closed eyes and sighed in annoyance.
"I'll allow you to call me my first name. That would be Chelsya. I don't think it suits me, though." She rubbed her eyes. "And I don't care whether or not you want me to come, because I am. Now, good night." Link glared at Chelsya as she walked up the stairs to her room as though none of this had just happened.
"Hero..." The middle-aged man said slowly, his eyes tired as well. "No matter what she's done to you in the past, Chelsya is a good person. Slightly twisted, but still a good person." Link looked down at his hands, wishing he had the power to just go through all of this alone.
"Link, I know that this is hard for you. I raised Chelsya since she baby. I know all about her. Every job that she ever took. Anything she ever did, she told me first. I was the one that named Chelsya. I've been her father since he and her mother died." He looked at his sword.
"My name is Marit, and I'd like to offer you my sword. Anytime you need some help, Link, I'll be there. I promise you that any of us in the Circle of Fire will help anytime you need it." Marit gave a small smile, and, for the first time all day, Link knew that this man was telling the truth.
"Thanks..." Link whispered. "I think... I think I'd like to go to sleep right now." Link rubbed his eyes for good measure. He didn't want to really go to sleep, but he did want to be alone so he could think.
"We'll take you part of the way tomorrow, okay, Link? I know you'd rather not be alone with Chelsya." Marit sighed. "I'm sorry she was like that to you before, Link. Chelsya told me all about what she did to you as soon as she got here. And I'd like you to know that she was only doing that to save her little sister. Adoptive, of course."
"The Blood Knight has a sister?" Link asked in confusion. Marit nodded, closing his eyes.
"That's not my story to tell, though. Chelsya will tell you about her sister when she feels the time is right, along with the many trials of her own past. And, you never know, Chelsya might tell you some of your own."
"HEY!" The Blood Knight shouted from on top of the stairs, causing everyone else to jump. "YOU BETTER SHUT UP! I'M NOT SAYIN' NUTHIN ABOUT LINK IF YOU KEEP TALKIN' 'BOUT ME LIKE THAT!" Chelsya glared at them, her eyes as cold as eyes. She turned around and stalked off to her room.
Link turned to Marit and said, "She seems like a delight. I'm going to go to bed now. Good night." And with that said, Link walked up the stairs, walked into his room, slammed the door, and fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.
A/N- Whee! That chapter seemed way too short. But... yeah. Chelsya is a freak! The Zora Domain is in the next one, so... um, just R&R!