Now let's see…

Voices of Treason- Part II

Now let's see…. Where did we last leave our heroes? Ahh that's right

….Yet another crash awoke the Princess from her sleep, and with a fleeting, but

whole hearted kiss she dashed out of the door to find out who had entered the

far Wing, still working her dressing gown around her body…

The East Wing were Zelda's private quarters, and only her handmaid and Link were allowed back there. Maura had the day off along with many other servants so it had to be Link.

Calling to Gannon in a hushed tone the Princess darted between the large gothic pillars in the corridors. She could protect herself is need be, but preferred not to unless her life was threatened.

I… I don't suppose Link has broken in here anymore. The footsteps are far too tense and hushed to be him. He's thought to be training Epona currently, secluded at the Ranch.

He could have returned early…regardless, I want you to hide in the back room. Swiftly now! I'll find out who the intruder is and send him away.

The words penetrated Zelda like her own steel blades. What would posses Gannon to think that she, Zelda, Hyrule's saving grace would walk away from the one who dared disturb their moments of peace? Like Hell would she back off! None could be more dangerous than Link to encounter at this time, and most likely it was not him.

The pair guardedly rounded the corner glancing at every turn towards the unknown whereabouts of the visitor. A feathery step could still be heard, but it was fading.

Scrape- scratch-scrape-scratch

The sound started Zelda more then Gannon but nevertheless let up even more alert than before. Who, or whatever this was had to be very light of step or small indeed to make such frightening yet nearly inaudible noise. Zelda whirled and immediately failed to see the perpetrator, and seconds later stared down at what appeared to be Agahnim?

Where did he come from? It didn't matter. Before Zelda could find Gannon, he swung an immense blade in Agahnim's direction. Zelda had not time to dash from the sword's path and instead of attacking Agahnim, Gannon sliced through the Princess's ivory skin.

Hyrule's ruler held upright for a mere second before tumbling downward, to the bottom of the spiral staircase. Agahnim and Gannon stood in horror, frozen in shock at the mistake created. Neither knew what would become of this situation…

Look what YOU did, you hot headed blood thirsty miscreant! It was not Agahnim's nature to share responsibility in anything

What I did??? What I did? If you hadn't been in the far Wing n the first place, sneakign up on Princess and I, wrecking our moments together I never would have attacked ANYBODY.

Oh well, it has no matter now- What's done is done. I came to warn the two of you of the dangers ahead due to your selfishness. The Gerudos are ready to revolt and Hylians aren't doing very well blockading the kingdom on their own.

Gannon raced down the winding stairs with Agahnim closely trailing him, and forced his way through the assembly of servants gathered around Zelda. Crimson blood trickled endlessly down the Princess's battered head and surrounded her limp body. The blade wounds gushed, beginning to reach the toes of other around and staining the cerulean carpets.

The heavens mourned Princess Zelda that night as villagers flocked to the castle in hopes of her revival. A pale Gannon cradles her form for hours on end, kissing her fairwell once in a while and stroking the platinum hair of hers. With each passing hours her vital signs would slip away, helplessly… and with each hour another salty tear would fall from the emotion and heartless Gannon's eyes.

Later in the evening the weather began to tear the clouds apart. Thunder rolled with deep guteral roars, and lightening struck Zelda's favorite places in the kingdom. As the large clock in the town square struck midnight, a shadowy figure marched solemnly towards Gannon.

An emerald tunic on an elven figure revealed itself as Link, the Kokiri without a faery. He stepped up to Gannon, Kissed the now exanimate Princess and uttered but these words: "When Good and evil collide, Innocent suffer…"

He turned slowly, a marched out of the Palace walls just as he arrived.