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Chapter Sixteen: Pieces of the Puzzle
Two mornings later found Lily back in the library in the same straight- backed chair that she had used the day before. Rauru was no longer shuffling around the library, muttering under his breath wherever he went. This time he was seated in the chair next to her going through the last few stacks of books with her. Zelda was absent due to meetings with the nobles. Many of them were worried sick over the invasion. They were scared that they would lose all their possessions. It made Lily laugh to hear that they would be worried about their possessions and not their lives.
"So I heard that you beat Ian Burtell in a sword fight yesterday," Rauru commented quietly, not looking up from his searching.
"Yeah," Lily answered back not wanting to hear about how awful it was for a woman to use a weapon.
"Wonderful, it's about time that someone other than Link and Saith showed him a thing or two," Rauru exclaimed quietly with a smile. Now he was looking at Lily. She glanced up from her work and eyed Rauru suspiciously.
"Don't get me wrong, though. Ian's a really nice guy but when it comes to fighting with swords he brags a little bit too much," he added hastily.
"And I'm sure it helped his reputation when I beat him," Lily replied smugly. Rauru laughed.
"So what of your battle with the prince?" Lily's face was one of surprise.
"Oh come on, I have ears you know," Rauru laughed. The sight of Lily's face was one to remember. It wasn't often that she was surprised.
"Well, Saith beat me. But I came really close to getting him though," she stated proudly. The battle had been hard fought but in the end it was clear that Saith was the better swordsman. Later he had told her that Link was even better than he was. Lily was grateful that he hadn't decided to participate in the competition. Sighing, she went back to her searching.
Half an hour later they had gone through every book in the library. Lily sat in the chair wearily rubbing her temples while Rauru was deep in thought. How could a book that he should be able to find not be in the library? Finally Rauru looked up. Lily was watching him intently waiting for something. A clue as to where to find the book. Anything.
A loud grumbling from Rauru's stomach broke the deep silence. He grinned sheepishly and Lily smiled at the old man.
"Looks like it's time for lunch. I suggest we head back to my study and have lunch brought to us there."
Lily nodded in silent agreement and stood up. Rauru was finally able to heave himself up from his chair with Lily's help. Together they walked slowly down the hallway to Rauru's study. They chatted quietly talking about silly things. Then the conversation became serious. Lily had just described her conversation with the three Sages. Seeing as how Rauru was the Sage of Light she felt that she could talk to him about it. Rauru was very interested in the fact that Lily was able to enter the Sacred Forest Meadow. About half way through his plague of questions they reached his study. Rauru sat in his armchair while Lily regained her seat on the floor. They forgot about lunch as Rauru drilled her with questions about her family.
"So you were adopted?" he asked.
"Yes. I was only a few months old when they found me off the shore of Lake Hylia," she explained for the third time.
"And you don't remember anything before that?" Rauru asked again.
"Rauru, you asked me the same question two minutes ago and the answer is still the same as it was before. I was a baby so I couldn't have remembered anything," Lily said slowly hoping that this time her answer would be imprinted in his brain.
"Hmm. . .then that means that your family was normal," he pondered to himself.
"What do you mean 'normal'?"
"I mean that you are quite obviously not normal. Being able to stay in the Sacred Forest Meadow alone proves that. Then you are hearing prophecies from Zelda when she doesn't normally say prophecies and you are renamed as Light in that prophecy. Think is there anything else that could help me out here," Rauru explained leaning forward in his armchair as he said the last sentence.
Lily thought for a moment.
"Well, I've never been sick before except when I was trying to make it here and then I was violently sick. Not to mention that I was strong enough to be walking around a few hours later when I shouldn't have survived the night. How's that?"
"Good, good. Hmm. . .never being sick. That's unusual but that doesn't help to solve this riddle."
"Let's see. I also have an unnatural skill when it comes to handling a bow and a sword."
"What do you mean unnatural?" Rauru asked.
"Well, I just knew how to use both from the moment I picked them up. Most people have to train hard to become as good as I have with both the sword and the bow but I didn't train at all," Lily explained. She had never really thought about her skills like that before and now that she did it seemed eerie. Things were really starting to get weird.
"There are only two people that are like that, too," Rauru commented.
"Who?"
"Link and Saith. I believe it has to do with the fact that Link is the Hero of Time. I'm sure you've heard the tale. I never thought about it until now but Link didn't have time to train to be able to use a sword as well as he does. He only had a few months before his spirit was sealed away to practice and then after that he went straight into battle knowing how to use the Master Sword to his advantage. Saith also seems to have that same quality. If it's because he's Link's son or for some other reason I don't know but Saith has always been able to use a sword. I don't think anyone has thought that it's out of place because one day it just started and now it's an every day thing. Very interesting," Rauru said stroking his short beard.
"That does sound like me, doesn't it?"
"Anything else at all?" Rauru asked.
"Not that I can think of."
"Well, these pieces have to fit somewhere in the puzzle. Your strange abilities aren't there for nothing. But I suppose we should call for lunch now. What do you think?" Lily agreed whole-heartedly. Soon they were both digging in to a hot and delicious meal. Lily was ravenous. After almost half an hour of questions and two days working in the library any food tasted great. When she was done she piled both her and Rauru's dishes on to a tray and went and put them on top of a pile of books.
In the middle of the process she froze.
The tray dropped from her grasp and clattered to the floor making Rauru jump. He turned to find that she was staring at the pile of books. Picking the top one up she blew on the cover and a cloud of dust rose. Turning around she faced Rauru who was looking at her like she had gone mad.
"I found the book Rauru. It's been here the whole time," she said calmly. Her voice had a very eerie tone to it as she showed him the cover.
It read: Hylian Fairytales of Old.
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Yes another chapter done. Well, I'll give you that to chew on even though it's fairly short. Work is certainly a lot different than I imagined and is not taking up nearly as much time but I guess that's because I'm on short shift, which means that I only work two hours a day but I have to work five days a week. Anyways did some things surprise you or what? With the whole Link thing I've always wondered how he's able to use a sword so well even he had never touched one in his life before he had to save the Deku tree. Hopefully this explained it a little.
BTW: Thanks to DarkBlackNoid I have officially started an original fic. It's called Princess of Thieves. I'd give you a summary but I feel that if my writing has moved you enough you'll go check it out on your own. I don't want to force people to read my writing. Next chapter up soon! Hopefully!
Chapter Sixteen: Pieces of the Puzzle
Two mornings later found Lily back in the library in the same straight- backed chair that she had used the day before. Rauru was no longer shuffling around the library, muttering under his breath wherever he went. This time he was seated in the chair next to her going through the last few stacks of books with her. Zelda was absent due to meetings with the nobles. Many of them were worried sick over the invasion. They were scared that they would lose all their possessions. It made Lily laugh to hear that they would be worried about their possessions and not their lives.
"So I heard that you beat Ian Burtell in a sword fight yesterday," Rauru commented quietly, not looking up from his searching.
"Yeah," Lily answered back not wanting to hear about how awful it was for a woman to use a weapon.
"Wonderful, it's about time that someone other than Link and Saith showed him a thing or two," Rauru exclaimed quietly with a smile. Now he was looking at Lily. She glanced up from her work and eyed Rauru suspiciously.
"Don't get me wrong, though. Ian's a really nice guy but when it comes to fighting with swords he brags a little bit too much," he added hastily.
"And I'm sure it helped his reputation when I beat him," Lily replied smugly. Rauru laughed.
"So what of your battle with the prince?" Lily's face was one of surprise.
"Oh come on, I have ears you know," Rauru laughed. The sight of Lily's face was one to remember. It wasn't often that she was surprised.
"Well, Saith beat me. But I came really close to getting him though," she stated proudly. The battle had been hard fought but in the end it was clear that Saith was the better swordsman. Later he had told her that Link was even better than he was. Lily was grateful that he hadn't decided to participate in the competition. Sighing, she went back to her searching.
Half an hour later they had gone through every book in the library. Lily sat in the chair wearily rubbing her temples while Rauru was deep in thought. How could a book that he should be able to find not be in the library? Finally Rauru looked up. Lily was watching him intently waiting for something. A clue as to where to find the book. Anything.
A loud grumbling from Rauru's stomach broke the deep silence. He grinned sheepishly and Lily smiled at the old man.
"Looks like it's time for lunch. I suggest we head back to my study and have lunch brought to us there."
Lily nodded in silent agreement and stood up. Rauru was finally able to heave himself up from his chair with Lily's help. Together they walked slowly down the hallway to Rauru's study. They chatted quietly talking about silly things. Then the conversation became serious. Lily had just described her conversation with the three Sages. Seeing as how Rauru was the Sage of Light she felt that she could talk to him about it. Rauru was very interested in the fact that Lily was able to enter the Sacred Forest Meadow. About half way through his plague of questions they reached his study. Rauru sat in his armchair while Lily regained her seat on the floor. They forgot about lunch as Rauru drilled her with questions about her family.
"So you were adopted?" he asked.
"Yes. I was only a few months old when they found me off the shore of Lake Hylia," she explained for the third time.
"And you don't remember anything before that?" Rauru asked again.
"Rauru, you asked me the same question two minutes ago and the answer is still the same as it was before. I was a baby so I couldn't have remembered anything," Lily said slowly hoping that this time her answer would be imprinted in his brain.
"Hmm. . .then that means that your family was normal," he pondered to himself.
"What do you mean 'normal'?"
"I mean that you are quite obviously not normal. Being able to stay in the Sacred Forest Meadow alone proves that. Then you are hearing prophecies from Zelda when she doesn't normally say prophecies and you are renamed as Light in that prophecy. Think is there anything else that could help me out here," Rauru explained leaning forward in his armchair as he said the last sentence.
Lily thought for a moment.
"Well, I've never been sick before except when I was trying to make it here and then I was violently sick. Not to mention that I was strong enough to be walking around a few hours later when I shouldn't have survived the night. How's that?"
"Good, good. Hmm. . .never being sick. That's unusual but that doesn't help to solve this riddle."
"Let's see. I also have an unnatural skill when it comes to handling a bow and a sword."
"What do you mean unnatural?" Rauru asked.
"Well, I just knew how to use both from the moment I picked them up. Most people have to train hard to become as good as I have with both the sword and the bow but I didn't train at all," Lily explained. She had never really thought about her skills like that before and now that she did it seemed eerie. Things were really starting to get weird.
"There are only two people that are like that, too," Rauru commented.
"Who?"
"Link and Saith. I believe it has to do with the fact that Link is the Hero of Time. I'm sure you've heard the tale. I never thought about it until now but Link didn't have time to train to be able to use a sword as well as he does. He only had a few months before his spirit was sealed away to practice and then after that he went straight into battle knowing how to use the Master Sword to his advantage. Saith also seems to have that same quality. If it's because he's Link's son or for some other reason I don't know but Saith has always been able to use a sword. I don't think anyone has thought that it's out of place because one day it just started and now it's an every day thing. Very interesting," Rauru said stroking his short beard.
"That does sound like me, doesn't it?"
"Anything else at all?" Rauru asked.
"Not that I can think of."
"Well, these pieces have to fit somewhere in the puzzle. Your strange abilities aren't there for nothing. But I suppose we should call for lunch now. What do you think?" Lily agreed whole-heartedly. Soon they were both digging in to a hot and delicious meal. Lily was ravenous. After almost half an hour of questions and two days working in the library any food tasted great. When she was done she piled both her and Rauru's dishes on to a tray and went and put them on top of a pile of books.
In the middle of the process she froze.
The tray dropped from her grasp and clattered to the floor making Rauru jump. He turned to find that she was staring at the pile of books. Picking the top one up she blew on the cover and a cloud of dust rose. Turning around she faced Rauru who was looking at her like she had gone mad.
"I found the book Rauru. It's been here the whole time," she said calmly. Her voice had a very eerie tone to it as she showed him the cover.
It read: Hylian Fairytales of Old.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Yes another chapter done. Well, I'll give you that to chew on even though it's fairly short. Work is certainly a lot different than I imagined and is not taking up nearly as much time but I guess that's because I'm on short shift, which means that I only work two hours a day but I have to work five days a week. Anyways did some things surprise you or what? With the whole Link thing I've always wondered how he's able to use a sword so well even he had never touched one in his life before he had to save the Deku tree. Hopefully this explained it a little.
BTW: Thanks to DarkBlackNoid I have officially started an original fic. It's called Princess of Thieves. I'd give you a summary but I feel that if my writing has moved you enough you'll go check it out on your own. I don't want to force people to read my writing. Next chapter up soon! Hopefully!