The blue glow of the Chamber of the Sages seeps into my senses as I appear on the Seal of the Forest. At this moment, he is appearing also, in a crystal of light. Damn. There's no way to get away from this moment, is there?
I face him, and for once I am at an entire loss of what to say. A small strand of his golden-blonde hair is lying in his face, over his blue eyes, and I wish I could lean over and pull it off, brushing my hand over his face.
I can't, however. The touch-I would cry out with the memories later. My work as
a Sage overtakes all.
The surprise of appearing in the Chamber of the Sages seems to have worn off. His eyes, that warm blue, flash over me. "Saria?" he asks with his look. "What's this?"
I keep my facade of calm and voluntary service to the world, although all I wish to
do is reach out and touch him, hold him, beg him to tell me it's not true. I don't want to be a Sage, I'm just a young Kokiri.
"When you defeated the evil in the Forest Temple, I came to realize I was the Sage of Forest." I swallow deeply, but I don't believe he noticed. He wouldn't-he wouldn't notice even if that damned Stone of Agony was vibrating as much as my heart is pounding. "I can't stay in Kokiri Forest any longer-I have to protect the Forest Temple from evil that may come again."
I don't care about the Temple. I don't care about Ganondorf or anything like this, Link. I just what to be with you and for this to be over-Forever.
He watches me intently, those blue eyes piercing my soul, and I breathe in deeply, unconsciously. Shit. Does he know? If he does.. will he let me go, our childhood friendship-or more-gone forever? Does he feel the same? My internal battle continues.
I need to protect the forest-I need to be with him. The forest is more important-I
will die without him.
I shake the thoughts silently, then continue on. "I want you to remember that even though I'm not out there fighting with you, I'll help as much as I can. This is the only way I can."
I wish I could help, be with you every day, keep all evil from you, lose myself in
you like the Lost Woods forever.
I raise my hands over my head, and close my eyes. The power within me flickers
and I let the Seal of Forest drop into Link's hands. He holds it up for a moment, admiring it, but I continue on, the pain racking my heart so much still.
"I add my power to yours, Hero of Time. You can beat Ganondorf-I know you
can!"
I watch him slowly disappear, then drift out of the Chamber of the Sages also, to
wait. He will beat the King of Evil, he will be back, he will be mine when he is, I tell
myself as I wait. Love and the courage it brings are the most important forces in life, and wherever the Goddesses are, I ask them for the patience to wait for him-my love.