Spiritual Curse Chapter 2

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Princess Zelda toiled mindlessly in her garden.  She was bored with little else to do some days than play in her garden.  When Link was around, there was always something to do.  Learn better to fence and fight, talk, or sometimes, the best of all, just be held in his strong arms.  She felt no safer anywhere else.  But today, he was not around, so she had to find ways to amuse herself.

            She had picked a few flowers, mostly just running her hands through the foliage unconsciously.  She was startled when her head guard came into the garden so quickly.

            "Your Highness," he said, bowing deeply.  "Please forgive the intrusion, but there is someone here to see you."

            "Oh?  Who?"

            "The Gerudo Nabooru."  He stood up straight, looking slightly confused, mixed with concern.

            "Please, show her here."

            "Shall I stay with you, milady?"

            "Thank you, but that will not be necessary.  I assure you, she is quite trustworthy."  The guard bowed out, leaving the princess alone.  I wonder what has brought Nabooru so far from the valley?  It was but a moment before the beautiful Gerudo came around the corner.  Zelda stood, smiling brightly.  "Nabooru!  It's so good to see you."  She clasped Nabooru's hands in her own, squeezing them gently.

            "Yes, if only it were under better circumstances that I came," Nabooru replied.  It was then that Zelda noticed the sleeplessness lining her eyes.

            "Is something wrong?"

            "I had a terrible dream last night," she started, sitting on the stone bench.  "Is Link here?"

            "He's gone to Kokiri Village for the day."

Nabooru related the details of her dream vividly.  Zelda listened intently as the Gerudo related the detail for detail the horrid visions.  Her breath caught in her throat as she came to the end, finding Link's body encircled by the Twinrova.  "I can't be sure that it was nothing more than a dream.  It was so vivid and real that I could feel everything, hear everything…it was terrible."  Nabooru composed herself quickly, pushing the image of the fallen hero from her mind.  "Just to be safe, tell Link to watch his back.  We are coming upon the blood moon at the end of this week…  I will search for any sign of the spell they spoke of in my dream.  Hopefully, if it does exist, it will give some answers."

"Please do that.  I will see to it that Link stays safe."  Nabooru left the princess to her thoughts.  "May the Goddesses be with you," she said softly as Nabooru turned the corner.