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Chapter Nine: The Messenger
Two sets of eyes watched Lily's sleeping form as she recovered from her long journey. One pair belonged to Link who sat at the edge of her bed waiting for her to awaken. He was very concerned for the woman that Saith had brought to him only last night. If she didn't awaken soon his kingdom would be a lot of trouble. At the moment they were blind. They had no way of knowing where the enemy was. For all he knew the enemy could be at the castle gates the next morning.
The other set of eyes was also concerned for the blond woman's health but he wanted her to die of the fever that she had received rather than recover from it. The eyes belonged to Space the god of chaos and lord of Emptiness. This woman was a threat to his plans and he couldn't have her live. Space growled under his breath and left the scene to go talk to Darius.
A quiet knock broke the peaceful silence of the room.
"Come in," Link called without moving. The door swung open silently to reveal Saith. His blue eyes watched his father's back with worry. It was bad enough that he had left in the middle of the night to go find the Tryul army. Now his father also had to worry about this mysterious girl that could tell them where the messenger they were waiting for was. Saith opened his mouth to speak but didn't say anything. He wanted to tell his father sorry but he knew that he didn't mean it.
He wanted a little adventure in his life and he had come so close to getting it but this stupid woman had stopped him. Saith did have to admit though that if he hadn't found her she wouldn't have made it to the castle. With that in mind his mother had gone a little bit easier on his punishment. Saith glanced at the floor as he remembered her words of outrage. She had been so worried about him and kept making him feel guilty with her words. Because his father had been taking care of the woman he wasn't there. If he had been Saith might have felt a bit better about leaving the castle. His father always went easier on him and all Saith wanted to do was live up to his father's name and make him proud.
"Thank you," Link said quietly. Saith's head shot up as he stared in surprise at his father.
"What?" was all Saith could get from his mouth.
"I want to thank you for helping me to take care of all the citizens. I understand why you went out and even though I'm very angry that you did it I still have to thankful for the fact that you helped save this woman's life. You'll be fine king."
At the last words that his father said Saith hung his head. He knew he wouldn't be a good king but there was nothing he could do about it. The least he could do was try his best and hope that Tearen would help him.
"You're wel--," Saith started to say but he was cut off when a scream came from the sleeping woman as she shot up from the bed. Her piercing green eyes stared at the wall in front of her in horror and her brow was soaked in sweat. The blond hair that covered her head rippled down her back and over her shoulders. She panted as if she had been running for a long time and she quivered with fear.
"It's okay," Link said soothingly. He had forgotten about his son the instant the woman had awoken. Now he was kneeling on the floor beside the bed. Saith just watched as his father tried to calm the woman down.
"Shhh, everything's all right now. You don't have to worry about anything," Link continued to soothe her. Finally she looked over to him and stared at him.
"Where. . .where am I?" she asked. She seemed to have regained her composure.
"You're in Hyrule Castle."
"The castle," she repeated to herself. Throwing off the covers she climbed out of bed. Once she was on her feet she groaned and gripped one of the bedposts tightly. She seemed unsteady on her feet and Saith rushed to help her before she collapsed on the floor. Looping an arm around her back he helped to brace her. Link stood up from his position on the floor.
"You need to calm down. You've only just recovered from a near deadly fever. I'd say that you need to get some more rest but I have some questions to ask you that I NEED to have answered. So why don't you sit down so we can talk," Link said.
The woman just glared at him in defiance. Though it was obvious she was exhausted she still had a certain glimmer of determination.
"Listen, I don't have time to sit and talk to small fries. I have to see the king immediately. Now take me to him," she demanded.
Saith started to chuckle and then laugh. Link soon joined in.
"What's so funny?!"
"I. . .* laugh * . . .am the. . . * snort *. . . king," Link was finally able to get out through fits of laughter. The woman's eyes went wide as she realized whom she was standing before. As she watched the two men in their merriment her eyes hardened.
"Well, if you're the king I suggest you start acting like it. If you don't quit laughing I'll go find the real king so I can relay the information I carry," she yelled over the laughter.
The merriment stopped in an instant. The king and his son looked at the angry woman before them. She shook off Saith's help and unsteadily stood on her on two feet. She glared at the king with her back straight as if she was about to report to a general.
"My name is Lily and I am the only person left of the village Laver. During the night two weeks ago my village was attacked and the people were slaughtered. I am the sole survivor of the tragedy. The Zora prince, Suba, took me to the Lost Woods and after week of recovery I was given the mission to reach Hyrule Castle within seven days. I came here to report the location of the Tryul army which is five days away," Lily stated with determination in her eyes.
Saith and Link looked at each other. They couldn't believe that this woman was the messenger that they had been waiting for. Link shook his head and stared at Lily.
"So you're the messenger that the Sages have sent to warn me?" Link asked bewildered.
"Yes! Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't fight. I had a hell of a time getting here and this is that thanks I get for risking my life?! You know it's bad enough that you didn't give my village fair warning about the attack but now you're giving me this shit, too! I don't know why I bother being loyal to this country!" Lily yelled. This was definitely not the way that she had expected she would be treated. It wasn't that she wanted to be showered with diamond rings and tiaras but the fact that they didn't believe in her because she was a girl hurt.
Lily tried to throw up her arms to make her point but the little strength that she had gained had disappeared with her speech. Saith caught her again as she started to fall. Lily grumbled under her breath angry about the fact that she couldn't even stand up. Here she was trying to make a point on how strong she was and she wasn't able to be out of bed for more than five minutes without collapsing.
"Sorry, about saying all that stuff. It just seems kind of weird that Saria, Ruto, and Darunia would send you. Not that that's supposed to mean anything!" Link quickly said putting his hands up in defense.
Lily just glared at him.
"Well, now that we've got the information, you should rest. Once you're strong enough you can tell us the whole story," Saith offered. Lily turned her head towards him and sighed.
"All right," she said as Saith helped her back into bed. She pulled the covers up to her chin and tried to fall back asleep. It was hard with all the nightmares she kept having though. Link nodded to his son and they both walked out of the room so that Lily would be able to get some sleep.
"Well, what do you think?" Link asked Saith.
"About what? About Lily or the Tryul army?"
"Both."
"Well, the Tryul army is really close so we're going to have to hurry up some of the defenses that will take longer to put up. I can't believe they've gotten that close already. About Lily, I really don't know what to say except that she certainly is interesting," Saith said. He didn't speak his mind entirely though. He didn't want to reveal how much he admired and liked Lily already. She was determined to do her job even though she was sick and she defended her ideals proudly. It was also quite obvious that she could hold her own in a fight. When he had been helping to stabilize her, Saith had felt some of the muscle under her clothes. He also had to admit she was very pretty.
Link glanced at his son as they continued to walk down the stone halls towards the gatehouse. He wasn't telling him something, Link was sure of that but it didn't seem too important so he let it slide.
Back in her room Lily tossed and turned. She couldn't go back to sleep. Something wasn't right. She could feel it in her bones but she didn't know what was wrong. Finally after sitting in bed for another hour, Lily decided to get up. She found that her strength was quickly returning and that she was strong enough to walk on her own. Looking around she discovered a blue dress draped over the back of a chair in her room. Making a face, she changed into it and stepped out into the hall to explore. She was bored and she was going to find something to do.
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Yeah! Chapter Nine's done. Yes, I know I said that I would talk about what happened to Lily and why she is sick in this chapter but I figured she needed to rest. I did touch on it a little (very little) but I will go into a lot more detail later. It also looks like someone has a crush on Lily!
I would like to thank-Wait! Thank isn't enough! I bow down to DarkBlacknoid for the wonderful review they left me (I am not worthy, I am not worthy * groveling can be seen *). I'm really glad that you like the characters that I have created. You're right when you say most people don't go into enough detail with their own created characters. But I always do it with mine. Every character that I have ever created has a full and interesting history, their own emotions and their own style. Many of mine have tormented pasts (i.e. forgotten past, violent past, weird past etc.) Unfortunately Suba may. . .key word: MAY. . .not be making another appearance but I'm glad you liked him. I also hope that you like the review I left you. Thanks again for the great review that really helped me to see what people think of my writing.
Whew! That was long but it had to be done. Next chapter anything goes but it certainly will be a surprise!
Chapter Nine: The Messenger
Two sets of eyes watched Lily's sleeping form as she recovered from her long journey. One pair belonged to Link who sat at the edge of her bed waiting for her to awaken. He was very concerned for the woman that Saith had brought to him only last night. If she didn't awaken soon his kingdom would be a lot of trouble. At the moment they were blind. They had no way of knowing where the enemy was. For all he knew the enemy could be at the castle gates the next morning.
The other set of eyes was also concerned for the blond woman's health but he wanted her to die of the fever that she had received rather than recover from it. The eyes belonged to Space the god of chaos and lord of Emptiness. This woman was a threat to his plans and he couldn't have her live. Space growled under his breath and left the scene to go talk to Darius.
A quiet knock broke the peaceful silence of the room.
"Come in," Link called without moving. The door swung open silently to reveal Saith. His blue eyes watched his father's back with worry. It was bad enough that he had left in the middle of the night to go find the Tryul army. Now his father also had to worry about this mysterious girl that could tell them where the messenger they were waiting for was. Saith opened his mouth to speak but didn't say anything. He wanted to tell his father sorry but he knew that he didn't mean it.
He wanted a little adventure in his life and he had come so close to getting it but this stupid woman had stopped him. Saith did have to admit though that if he hadn't found her she wouldn't have made it to the castle. With that in mind his mother had gone a little bit easier on his punishment. Saith glanced at the floor as he remembered her words of outrage. She had been so worried about him and kept making him feel guilty with her words. Because his father had been taking care of the woman he wasn't there. If he had been Saith might have felt a bit better about leaving the castle. His father always went easier on him and all Saith wanted to do was live up to his father's name and make him proud.
"Thank you," Link said quietly. Saith's head shot up as he stared in surprise at his father.
"What?" was all Saith could get from his mouth.
"I want to thank you for helping me to take care of all the citizens. I understand why you went out and even though I'm very angry that you did it I still have to thankful for the fact that you helped save this woman's life. You'll be fine king."
At the last words that his father said Saith hung his head. He knew he wouldn't be a good king but there was nothing he could do about it. The least he could do was try his best and hope that Tearen would help him.
"You're wel--," Saith started to say but he was cut off when a scream came from the sleeping woman as she shot up from the bed. Her piercing green eyes stared at the wall in front of her in horror and her brow was soaked in sweat. The blond hair that covered her head rippled down her back and over her shoulders. She panted as if she had been running for a long time and she quivered with fear.
"It's okay," Link said soothingly. He had forgotten about his son the instant the woman had awoken. Now he was kneeling on the floor beside the bed. Saith just watched as his father tried to calm the woman down.
"Shhh, everything's all right now. You don't have to worry about anything," Link continued to soothe her. Finally she looked over to him and stared at him.
"Where. . .where am I?" she asked. She seemed to have regained her composure.
"You're in Hyrule Castle."
"The castle," she repeated to herself. Throwing off the covers she climbed out of bed. Once she was on her feet she groaned and gripped one of the bedposts tightly. She seemed unsteady on her feet and Saith rushed to help her before she collapsed on the floor. Looping an arm around her back he helped to brace her. Link stood up from his position on the floor.
"You need to calm down. You've only just recovered from a near deadly fever. I'd say that you need to get some more rest but I have some questions to ask you that I NEED to have answered. So why don't you sit down so we can talk," Link said.
The woman just glared at him in defiance. Though it was obvious she was exhausted she still had a certain glimmer of determination.
"Listen, I don't have time to sit and talk to small fries. I have to see the king immediately. Now take me to him," she demanded.
Saith started to chuckle and then laugh. Link soon joined in.
"What's so funny?!"
"I. . .* laugh * . . .am the. . . * snort *. . . king," Link was finally able to get out through fits of laughter. The woman's eyes went wide as she realized whom she was standing before. As she watched the two men in their merriment her eyes hardened.
"Well, if you're the king I suggest you start acting like it. If you don't quit laughing I'll go find the real king so I can relay the information I carry," she yelled over the laughter.
The merriment stopped in an instant. The king and his son looked at the angry woman before them. She shook off Saith's help and unsteadily stood on her on two feet. She glared at the king with her back straight as if she was about to report to a general.
"My name is Lily and I am the only person left of the village Laver. During the night two weeks ago my village was attacked and the people were slaughtered. I am the sole survivor of the tragedy. The Zora prince, Suba, took me to the Lost Woods and after week of recovery I was given the mission to reach Hyrule Castle within seven days. I came here to report the location of the Tryul army which is five days away," Lily stated with determination in her eyes.
Saith and Link looked at each other. They couldn't believe that this woman was the messenger that they had been waiting for. Link shook his head and stared at Lily.
"So you're the messenger that the Sages have sent to warn me?" Link asked bewildered.
"Yes! Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't fight. I had a hell of a time getting here and this is that thanks I get for risking my life?! You know it's bad enough that you didn't give my village fair warning about the attack but now you're giving me this shit, too! I don't know why I bother being loyal to this country!" Lily yelled. This was definitely not the way that she had expected she would be treated. It wasn't that she wanted to be showered with diamond rings and tiaras but the fact that they didn't believe in her because she was a girl hurt.
Lily tried to throw up her arms to make her point but the little strength that she had gained had disappeared with her speech. Saith caught her again as she started to fall. Lily grumbled under her breath angry about the fact that she couldn't even stand up. Here she was trying to make a point on how strong she was and she wasn't able to be out of bed for more than five minutes without collapsing.
"Sorry, about saying all that stuff. It just seems kind of weird that Saria, Ruto, and Darunia would send you. Not that that's supposed to mean anything!" Link quickly said putting his hands up in defense.
Lily just glared at him.
"Well, now that we've got the information, you should rest. Once you're strong enough you can tell us the whole story," Saith offered. Lily turned her head towards him and sighed.
"All right," she said as Saith helped her back into bed. She pulled the covers up to her chin and tried to fall back asleep. It was hard with all the nightmares she kept having though. Link nodded to his son and they both walked out of the room so that Lily would be able to get some sleep.
"Well, what do you think?" Link asked Saith.
"About what? About Lily or the Tryul army?"
"Both."
"Well, the Tryul army is really close so we're going to have to hurry up some of the defenses that will take longer to put up. I can't believe they've gotten that close already. About Lily, I really don't know what to say except that she certainly is interesting," Saith said. He didn't speak his mind entirely though. He didn't want to reveal how much he admired and liked Lily already. She was determined to do her job even though she was sick and she defended her ideals proudly. It was also quite obvious that she could hold her own in a fight. When he had been helping to stabilize her, Saith had felt some of the muscle under her clothes. He also had to admit she was very pretty.
Link glanced at his son as they continued to walk down the stone halls towards the gatehouse. He wasn't telling him something, Link was sure of that but it didn't seem too important so he let it slide.
Back in her room Lily tossed and turned. She couldn't go back to sleep. Something wasn't right. She could feel it in her bones but she didn't know what was wrong. Finally after sitting in bed for another hour, Lily decided to get up. She found that her strength was quickly returning and that she was strong enough to walk on her own. Looking around she discovered a blue dress draped over the back of a chair in her room. Making a face, she changed into it and stepped out into the hall to explore. She was bored and she was going to find something to do.
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Yeah! Chapter Nine's done. Yes, I know I said that I would talk about what happened to Lily and why she is sick in this chapter but I figured she needed to rest. I did touch on it a little (very little) but I will go into a lot more detail later. It also looks like someone has a crush on Lily!
I would like to thank-Wait! Thank isn't enough! I bow down to DarkBlacknoid for the wonderful review they left me (I am not worthy, I am not worthy * groveling can be seen *). I'm really glad that you like the characters that I have created. You're right when you say most people don't go into enough detail with their own created characters. But I always do it with mine. Every character that I have ever created has a full and interesting history, their own emotions and their own style. Many of mine have tormented pasts (i.e. forgotten past, violent past, weird past etc.) Unfortunately Suba may. . .key word: MAY. . .not be making another appearance but I'm glad you liked him. I also hope that you like the review I left you. Thanks again for the great review that really helped me to see what people think of my writing.
Whew! That was long but it had to be done. Next chapter anything goes but it certainly will be a surprise!