To The Drone: The other Links are always teaching each other when we aren't looking. Please be assured that all three of the Links are now very well versed in the art of the sword thanks to knight Link teaching them at all available opportunities. Also, this chapter was named back when chapters of the early 40s were being posted, so I did laugh at the irony of your comments in relation to the name of this chapter. Alright, now that that's over with, I hope you all enjoy chapters 52-54
Chapter 52: Dread
After knight Link told future Link and me that we had to wait a few hours for Shaun the guard's shift to be over with, future Link actually suggested that we spar. Well, we certainly sparred and I was honestly amazed when I discovered that the first time that future Link had ever picked up a weapon was in our first battle together. Knight Link claimed that, obviously, future Link was a natural at swordplay to almost a whole new level. We laughed it up to it being mostly luck until knight Link announced that we should go back to the castle.
Honestly, it was hard to be so cheerful when I knew that was coming. I knew that, in about two weeks from that point, we would be forced into a world where we would all be forced into taking of the roles of slaves. I also knew that slave master Zelda would take all three of us in and help us along, but the fact still remained that we all had to act those roles out. It made me more and more depressed as I thought about it and when either of the other two Links noticed and tried to cheer me up, it made me so upset that people as kind as them would have to be exposed to something like that.
I watched as the two of them walked in front of me and the only things that I could think about were what their reactions to my dimension would be. I understood that they had a pretty good idea of what to expect, but the sheer ferocity of it would be enough to unnerve anybody. I felt very sorry for them, yet envious of them at the same time. It was such a cavalcade of worries, feelings, and utter dread that it made my head hurt.
I was snapped out of my thoughts when we approached the castle and I felt a little ease when I remembered that any of the Zeldas would help with anything they could, no matter what. Seeing as the new guard let us in, I knew that our meeting with Princess Zelda would be very soon and I couldn't be in a depressive mindset like that when I was around her… okay, I was in that mindset, but I did try my hardest to keep it to a minimal degree. After all, each of the three Zeldas were very kind, so there was nothing to worry about when following their orders. For that, I was thankful.
