CHAPTER 6
Buckling and straitening his belt, Link looked into the mirror. His face set in grim determination.
"So your just going to barge right into Ganon's lair and take Sage back, is that it?!" Zelda said crossing her arms beneath her breasts. "Besides, you don't even know if Ganon still has him!" Link straitened out his cap as Zelda continued. "Link, are you even listening to me?" She furrowed her face with impatience. "Well?!"
Link turned around and ran his hand through Zelda's golden hair and kissed her reassuringly. "Zel, I have to." Walking over to his shield Link continued, "Besides, Gaul'ramm's searches have turned up nothing, and its been five days, I doubt that he can survive much longer should Ganon really have him."
A gentile knocking came from the door and Emily sheepishly came in after Link told her to enter. "Um, Zelda, I'd like to help Link look for Sage," Emily said softly. Her eyes had not seen much sleep these past few days, neither had anyone else's for that matter.
"Emily, I know that you care deeply for Sage, but its too dangerous, especially since you still don't have full control of your powers yet." Zelda said matter-of-factly, remembering the accidents coming from Emily's training to control her channeling abilities. One of the towers still had smoke damage to it.
"Zel's right Em, until you have more control of your powers, you will be more of a danger than a help." Putting his hand on her shoulder he added. "I'm sorry, but you are staying here."
"But-"
"No Em," Zelda interrupted, "Now, please go and practice, it will help you get your mind off things."
Emily's mouth opened as if to continue the argument, but closed it and turned to leave. Just as Emily got to the door, it flung open nearly hitting her as she jumped back out of the way.
"Your majesty!" Gaul'ramm said hurriedly. "We have found Sage!"
The trio's eyes could not have been any wider in supprise. Emily's brimmed with tears as Link said. "Were was he found?"
"Well Link," Link never did like the way Gaul'ramm said his name, it sounded like a curse from the knight everytime he spoke it. He even mentioned it to Zelda once, but she dismissed it as him being too suspicious. "my men were riding along the edge of the Lost Woods when they saw him leaned up against a tree, he was in pretty bad shape."
Emily was nearly about to jump on Gaul'ramm yelling "Well, just don't stand there, I need to see him, now!" She stamped her foot on the ground for extra emphasis.
"Em, please." Zelda said calmly looking at Emily, she then focused her attention to the bearded general. "Lead the way Gaul'ramm."
Bowing deeply he lead the three to the room where the battered and beaten Sage McIntire was resting.
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When the foursome arrived at the room, Emily burst in, Sage laying in the bed and looking out the window. He calmly turned his head, saw her, then looked back to the window.
"Sage-?" Emily stated saying as she started toward him. Sage shrunk away when Emily touched his arm.
Still looking out the window Sage said. "Why didnae ye come fer me? At least Gaul'ramm had enough decency tae send out a search party fer me." His voice sounded cold as stone to Emily, not the warm, gentle breeze she was used to.
"Um, excuse me Sage," Link lengthed the 'excuse' "But it was Zelda who sent the order to Gaul'ramm, he didn't decide to do it himself."
Sage gave an uncaring "Whatever."
Clearing his throat, Gaul'ramm said "I see that my job here is done. Your majesty, I have many things to attend to...."
"Go ahead, Gaul'ramm." Zelda said halfheartedly, still looking at Sage. She wondered, looking at Sage's blackened eyes and bandaged head.
"Very well, your majesty." Gaul'ramm said as he turned on his heels and swaggered out of the room.
After closing the doors, Gaul'ramm's eyes glowed red again. "Master, the plan proceeds perfectly."
Ganon's evil laughter filled his ears. "Well done, my servant, come to me and you will receive your reward."
"Yes, master." Gaul'ramm said as he disappeared in black flames that sprung up from the ground
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A few moments later Gaul'ramm was kneeling before Ganon. "You have done well, Gaul'ramm."
"Thank you Lord Ganon, I live to serve you." Gaul'ramm said. "But about the reward that I was promised..."
"Ah, yes, your reward, having Queen Zelda for your own." Ganon snapped his fingers and a moblin came in with a pitcher of wine and two silver goblets. "Care for a drink?" As Gaul'ramm accepted the wine Ganon continued, "It may take some time but she shall be yours."
"Thank you Lord Ganon."
"Oh, and by the way Gaul'ramm your services are no longer needed." Lifting his hand and pointing his finger, Gaul'ramm's body started to stretch and bend.
"Master!" Gaul'ramm strained. "Why?" Ganon's laughter was his response.
"Nayru, please save-" He never got to finish his plea to the Goddess of Wisdom, of course it is rather difficult to do when your body is strewn around a room in a hundred pieces.
Picking up what was left of Gaul'ramm's head by the hair, Ganon said. "Fool, I am the only one who will have Zelda, and Hyrule!" Having said that he flung the commander's head against the wall, leaving a splatter mark of blood and gray matter. "And no one will stop me now." He said in a low, cold voice.
Buckling and straitening his belt, Link looked into the mirror. His face set in grim determination.
"So your just going to barge right into Ganon's lair and take Sage back, is that it?!" Zelda said crossing her arms beneath her breasts. "Besides, you don't even know if Ganon still has him!" Link straitened out his cap as Zelda continued. "Link, are you even listening to me?" She furrowed her face with impatience. "Well?!"
Link turned around and ran his hand through Zelda's golden hair and kissed her reassuringly. "Zel, I have to." Walking over to his shield Link continued, "Besides, Gaul'ramm's searches have turned up nothing, and its been five days, I doubt that he can survive much longer should Ganon really have him."
A gentile knocking came from the door and Emily sheepishly came in after Link told her to enter. "Um, Zelda, I'd like to help Link look for Sage," Emily said softly. Her eyes had not seen much sleep these past few days, neither had anyone else's for that matter.
"Emily, I know that you care deeply for Sage, but its too dangerous, especially since you still don't have full control of your powers yet." Zelda said matter-of-factly, remembering the accidents coming from Emily's training to control her channeling abilities. One of the towers still had smoke damage to it.
"Zel's right Em, until you have more control of your powers, you will be more of a danger than a help." Putting his hand on her shoulder he added. "I'm sorry, but you are staying here."
"But-"
"No Em," Zelda interrupted, "Now, please go and practice, it will help you get your mind off things."
Emily's mouth opened as if to continue the argument, but closed it and turned to leave. Just as Emily got to the door, it flung open nearly hitting her as she jumped back out of the way.
"Your majesty!" Gaul'ramm said hurriedly. "We have found Sage!"
The trio's eyes could not have been any wider in supprise. Emily's brimmed with tears as Link said. "Were was he found?"
"Well Link," Link never did like the way Gaul'ramm said his name, it sounded like a curse from the knight everytime he spoke it. He even mentioned it to Zelda once, but she dismissed it as him being too suspicious. "my men were riding along the edge of the Lost Woods when they saw him leaned up against a tree, he was in pretty bad shape."
Emily was nearly about to jump on Gaul'ramm yelling "Well, just don't stand there, I need to see him, now!" She stamped her foot on the ground for extra emphasis.
"Em, please." Zelda said calmly looking at Emily, she then focused her attention to the bearded general. "Lead the way Gaul'ramm."
Bowing deeply he lead the three to the room where the battered and beaten Sage McIntire was resting.
******
When the foursome arrived at the room, Emily burst in, Sage laying in the bed and looking out the window. He calmly turned his head, saw her, then looked back to the window.
"Sage-?" Emily stated saying as she started toward him. Sage shrunk away when Emily touched his arm.
Still looking out the window Sage said. "Why didnae ye come fer me? At least Gaul'ramm had enough decency tae send out a search party fer me." His voice sounded cold as stone to Emily, not the warm, gentle breeze she was used to.
"Um, excuse me Sage," Link lengthed the 'excuse' "But it was Zelda who sent the order to Gaul'ramm, he didn't decide to do it himself."
Sage gave an uncaring "Whatever."
Clearing his throat, Gaul'ramm said "I see that my job here is done. Your majesty, I have many things to attend to...."
"Go ahead, Gaul'ramm." Zelda said halfheartedly, still looking at Sage. She wondered, looking at Sage's blackened eyes and bandaged head.
"Very well, your majesty." Gaul'ramm said as he turned on his heels and swaggered out of the room.
After closing the doors, Gaul'ramm's eyes glowed red again. "Master, the plan proceeds perfectly."
Ganon's evil laughter filled his ears. "Well done, my servant, come to me and you will receive your reward."
"Yes, master." Gaul'ramm said as he disappeared in black flames that sprung up from the ground
******
A few moments later Gaul'ramm was kneeling before Ganon. "You have done well, Gaul'ramm."
"Thank you Lord Ganon, I live to serve you." Gaul'ramm said. "But about the reward that I was promised..."
"Ah, yes, your reward, having Queen Zelda for your own." Ganon snapped his fingers and a moblin came in with a pitcher of wine and two silver goblets. "Care for a drink?" As Gaul'ramm accepted the wine Ganon continued, "It may take some time but she shall be yours."
"Thank you Lord Ganon."
"Oh, and by the way Gaul'ramm your services are no longer needed." Lifting his hand and pointing his finger, Gaul'ramm's body started to stretch and bend.
"Master!" Gaul'ramm strained. "Why?" Ganon's laughter was his response.
"Nayru, please save-" He never got to finish his plea to the Goddess of Wisdom, of course it is rather difficult to do when your body is strewn around a room in a hundred pieces.
Picking up what was left of Gaul'ramm's head by the hair, Ganon said. "Fool, I am the only one who will have Zelda, and Hyrule!" Having said that he flung the commander's head against the wall, leaving a splatter mark of blood and gray matter. "And no one will stop me now." He said in a low, cold voice.
