The Fate of the First Hero of Light
This is the absolute worst.
As I walk the streets people cast glares of disgust at me.
A gust of wind blows a piece of parchment against my blood splattered parka.
It is a page from a newspaper. I pick it up, it is from a local rag The Hyrule Exclusive.
In bold black letters it says
GEIR THE BUTCHER DEFILES THE QUEEN
"Can we not just explain the situation Geir?" asks a worried Zelda.
"Zelda when you were controlled you only attacked the people when you visited your ancestral home. No one here, knew of the attack. My Grandmother being well known in that area, I explained the ramifications of this information being leaked."
"GEIR I CANNOT STAND THIS INJUSTICE! YOU HAVE ALWAYS FOUGHT FOR HER MAJESTY. FOR THEM TO IMPUN..."
"Knight that is just how things are. Our task was accomplished Zelda healed the injured and even the most bitter of a person could feel the energies that was healing them. Was not the same as the caustic liquid the beast who controlled her, had made her form."
"Geir this cannot go on like this. The publics outrage over the perceived injustice of Her Majesty's treatment by being forced to stand for 5 days naked. Even if it was for a good cause the people idolize her they cannot except this."
"Fire Ma..."
"NO, YOU BE QUIET THIS TIME GEIR! Even though we might be at odds with each other at most times. You have always acted with decency when protecting the Nations people, the Queen, Sir... and myself. You have saved me so many times I cannot count them all. This is an injustice I cannot stand. But most importantly you are Lady Vivilara's husband. I do not want her to be involved in such a scandal."
"Thank you Sir..." my worried wife embraces him.
"Lady Vivilara we will find a way!"
"No, Sir.. thank you for thinking of me. My husband created this situation. He will have to find a way to climb out by himself."
"Lady Vivilara?" asks the shocked Fire Mage.
"He is not a fool, he knew this would happen. He is already hated by many of the Royal Houses even though his mother is also a Royal. We have many enemies the blood on my husband and my parka proving it."
"THE SCOUNDRELS EVEN ATTACK YOUR LADYSHIP?!"
"Sir... I am the Tulok Queen they will do anything to harm us. My husband most likely felt being hated by a few more people would not make a difference."
"Lady Vivilara after our discussion. Sir... and myself want to learn who these parties are that will lift a finger against your Ladyship!"
"Sir...!"
The Dark Elf squeezes the Fire Mage even tighter.
"Zelda promise me this, no one must know what really happened."
"GEIR I WILL DO NO SUCH THING! WE WILL CLEAR YOUR NAME!" screams a desperate Zelda.
I let out a deep sigh.
"Zelda if we to tell the populous there are creatures that could control even a mage as powerful as yourself. How would the people react?"
"STILL GEIR THERE HAS TO BE A WAY?"
"Knight you are caught up in your emotions. Do not assume everyone is good at heart, that these creatures had intelligence was extremely worrisome for me."
"What do you mean Geir?" asks the Dark Elf embraced Fire Mage.
"What if someone were to control or even reason with the beasts? They could control any sufficiently capable magic user, most of the Royal Houses senior members are exceptional mages, that also applies to many organizations."
"I understand, Geir what should I do? I cannot say nothing?" asks Zelda.
"I do not know."
"GEIR I KNOW THINGS MIGHT SEEM GRIM! BUT MAKING JOKES NOW IS NOT THE TIME!"
"Yes, Geir let us discuss the plans you have made."
"Sir... there is no plan. My husband cannot scheme himself out of this situation, our bond tells me there is no way."
"Geir there has to be something?" asks Zelda she is biting at her fingers.
"Zelda we are leaving tomorrow If they investigate me even more thoroughly and discover I am the Tulok Warchief, there will be blood in the streets."
"NO, GEIR PLEASE THERE HAS TO BE A WAY?"
"I am not dying, but I will not be able to safely do business in this country anymore."
Zelda starts crying.
"Geir no stop, what should we do?"
"For the official statement you must cherry pick a truth and not deviate even for a single moment from it. If you can not find a way to paint me in a sufficiently way as the villain this outrage might lead to riots. Do you understand Zelda?"
The Knight and Fire Mages faces harden they have accepted the finality of the situation.
"Geir what do you mean cherry pick a truth?" asks the Fire Mage.
"Why did I force Zelda to stand in the temple?"
"IT WAS FOR HER MAJESTY TO HEAL THE IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS!"
"Take the sentence I told, then shorten it."
"You said, "Why did I force Zelda to stand in the temple.", if I remember, I understand Geir the statement still stays true!"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY FRIEND?"
"If you take the context out of the sentence. He forced Her Majesty to stand in the temple naked."
"BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT HAD HAPPENED! IT WAS TO HEAL THE INJURED!"
"You have a pure heart Knight, you would not be able to grasp, what the Fire Mage is saying."
"Fire Mage you would be able to truthfully find a way to paint me as a villain?"
"Geir thank you. We will resolve matters on our end peacefully and honestly, words can be terrible. But the enemy we faced now that I think more clearly. The horror of these beasts. How they could easily infiltrate our society. Still worse if they worked together with an evil party. There would no way we would be able to stop it."
"Fire Mage promise this, that you will forget my scheming's, after this matter has been resolved. Your heart will definitely become tainted by darkness."
"Geir I understand thank you. What about these creatures if you leave how will we be sure that we can fight them?"
"I did not want to tell you this but the abominations have been completely eradicated."
"GEIR WHAT DO YOU MEAN!?"
"One of the reason I had Zelda stand there for so long, was that even the weakest of the beasts would have time to try attack her."
"What do you mean Geir?"asks Zelda.
"The beasts were killed by the Dwarven filter that was installed in the piping. If Zelda only stood until the people were healed. It would not give enough time for them all to attempt to attack her. As the water pressure washed them away. They died going through the Dwarven device."
"WHAT OF THE OTHER WORLD? WILL THEY NOT JUST RETURN!?"
"Knight when my Grandmother was escorting Zelda looking for clues. She was secretly identifying how many there are also the locations of where they were hiding. They were hiding in locations, impossible to access without destroying the temple completely. Only my plan was sure of success. Most of the most skilled Mages of my Tribe, the Dark Elf's of the Spiriteye woods and the Dwarven Magical Investigate Bureau's investigators. Were sent on the third day when all the creatures had died. The Temple was scanned by three parties using magics and also mechanical measuring devices. The creatures did not enter our world through the Temple or the surrounding areas."
"But Geir if I only had to stand for 3 days if we finished then, surely the people would not have..."
"Zelda the time period does not matter. If I had made you stand for 10 moments or even 1 day the outrage would be the same. It was also not for nothing. We had to be sure. The test were repeated many times. My Grandmother searched the complex for two 2 days without rest. The best trackers of our tribe, walked the structure following a pattern so complex the beasts would not be able to hide from us. Each person was searched, the village was also investigated. After we departed my Grandmother and my Tribe combed the surrounding area so finely. The beasts were totally annihilated."
"Why did you not want to tell us this? This seems to be crucial information."
"Fire Mage my Grandmother would have contacted you in time. We were afraid you might disclose this information when you had to formulate a plan, by accident."
"What of your business dealings?" asks the Fire Mage.
"The TADUC union is mostly an arrangement for the transport of Dwarven Wares. The Union will dismiss me and cut ties with me. As I am the Warchief, this does not mean anything. The Elders and my Grandmother run the union I have no say in the business."
"NO, GEIR ARE YOU TRULY..."
The Knight starts crying.
"Why do you not have a say in the business Geir? Surely they w..." the Fire Mage's eyes start tearing up.
"Goodbye everyone we had many good memories together. Zelda if the country is in danger or there is an evil you can call for me. Just contact my Grandmother she will relay the message shortly to me."
"GEIR NO! PLEASE MAKE A PLAN LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO!" screams Zelda.
"Farewell."
The cool winter air feels great on my face.
I stare into the distance.
"What will I do now?"
The official statement was released.
I held the Queen hostage and faced her to stand naked for an extended period of time.
No reason for my actions were given.
The mysterious nature of my motives made it seem even more diabolical, than if a reason was given.
A person stealing to have something to eat, you would feel more sympathetic towards such a person than one who steals for the fun of it, with no point, just for the joy of causing misfortune.
The people had wanted to hunt me down for retribution, but when my Grandmother's name was spread around and whispered as being my family, the calls for retribution swiftly died down.
Zelda banished me from the Kingdom in absentee.
I was "fired" from the TADUC Union.
I had no pressing matters to attend to, through all my schemings, I had arranged for each and every function of our tribes survival to be attended to by my tribes people.
There was nothing for me left to do!
I filed an unemployment form in the Dwarven Realm.
They said they had no new commissions at the moment, but through many signs, winks and signals, that I had learned through my business dealings.
Of how to relay a secret message to a fellow trader without being seen or heard.
It was explained that the news of my "misdeed" was being spread to the various countries surrounding Zelda's.
I could never be a TADUC employee again.
Due to hungry tabloids hunting for any scrap of information on me, I could not for at least 5 suncycles have a senior post in the Dwarven Realm.
It would be disastrous for a firm's reputation to employ me at this time.
"Are you ready Vivi?"
"Yes, Geir"
"Let us go to the Spirit Eye Woods."
Finish.