Hello everybody and welcome to my newest story, the grey wolf beneath the cherry tree!
I do not think it will be as good as its predecessors, the silver dagger and the queen's treasure, but… who knows? You guys be the judges!
Again, this is NOT a sequel to The Queen's Most Precious Treasure… but! If you really, really want to treat it as such, then I guess you can.
So, without further ado, here is the prologue.
The kingdom of Hyrule came to be thanks to a kind goddess named Hylia. Long ago this goddess founded this land, watched over it, and cared it and its denizens…
But then the evil god Demise sought to conquer her land and claim it for himself.
After many a cruel battle it became clear that she could not defeat the dark god. She could weaken him and seal him but likely at the cost of her own life. Nevertheless, she chose that path, and ensured that she would return; not as a goddess as she had been born, but as a magically gifted maiden. She also chose that path because she knew that she would not return alone; With her magical powers she foresaw that as a mortal she would grow up with a friend.
A friend so true, so loyal, so brave… that he went into battle with her.
And it was this friend who brought down the evil god Demise…
And it was with this friend at her side that the once goddess founded the country that in the ages to come would be known as the kingdom of Hyrule…
Century after century, the spirit of the goddess would return to Hyrule and watch over her, no longer as her patron goddess, but as her ruling queen. And century after century, the goddess' loyal friend would return to stay beside her in times of danger, and then loyally stay on. In their many lifetimes, the goddess and her loyal friend were many things; comrades-at-arms, queen and servant, ruler and advisor, noble and knight… but every so often: wife and husband. And when their lives had run, it would be their children and grandchildren who would watch over and protect Hyrule, until their return.
But some of their children did not do so, for they had not inherited as much of their mother's sense of duty as they had of their father's lust for adventure. It was such a child who had ventured beyond the lands of Hyrule and found himself in a land without order and unity. The people were divided and without a good leader to guide them, they spent their lives poor and hungry.
Well, the child took pity on them; he taught them, guided them and united them, and before long, a new kingdom was born; A kingdom by the name of Calatia!
And since the royal families of Hyrule and Calatia were of common ancestry, it comes as no surprise that since her founding, Calatia has been like a sister kingdom to Hyrule, and likewise so has Hyrule been to Calatia.
During all times these two countries were steadfast allies; if Hyrule was plagued by pestilence, Calatia would send its healers and doctors. If Calatia suffered from drought and famine, Hyrule would bring plenty of food and drink. And if any enemy threatened either of the two kingdoms, he would always be sure to face both their combined armies!
In times of peace, young mages from Calatia would travel to Hyrule to learn more of the mystic arts, and young soldiers from Hyrule would travel to Calatia to further their training in the ways of war. And tradesmen from both countries would travel back and forth, from one country to the other, carrying from Hyrule whatever Calatia needed and from Calatia whatever Hyrule needed.
And now… two centuries since they had last lived, the time had come for the spirit of the goddess and for her loyal friend to return, and once again usher in an age of prosperity for both the kingdoms of Hyrule and Calatia…
Woah, this prologue turned out to be rather short...
Oh well... quality over quantity!
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