Chapter two: Thief

Note: : : means thoughts

I flew and stopped at the top of the Temple of Time. I hate it when he does this. I could hear Link talking with someone however it was muffled through the stone and couldn't tell whom. I shook my head knowing that just sitting up here was useless. :If he expects me to stay here like some pet wolfo, he's sadly mistaken.: I jumped down into a back alley and whispered a spell.

Goddess of Power change my race

Goddess of Wisdom change my body

Goddess of Courage change my appearance

Goddess of Truth change into a Hylian girl.

My wings crossed in front of me and transformed me into a Hylian girl of about seventeen. I had short black hair and blue eyes with a tint of my normal violet. My wings soon disappeared into my back and I looked normal save for the rags I wore. I shook my head at them; :I'll just have to steal new cloths and some food.: My cloths were fine for guarding Link, however being seen in them was not fine, they had large holes, and blood stains and smelled rancid.  The only thing that matched their smell was a rotting corpse. :Then again I am a corpse:. I smiled at the thought, :Well I am.: I brushed myself off and headed into town. My first stop was food; I smelled the wonderful bread, the fruit from all over Hyrule, the fresh fish, and the warm meats. It was wonderful. Nothing on Hyrule smelled better. I sighed in bliss, as I hadn't eaten in a good week. I walked up to the food cart and bent over. I picked up a rock and tossed it at the other side of the cart. The shop keeper turned around expecting to see a shopper or thief, however when he turned around he only saw a figure running away from the other side of his cart with four apples, and a loaf of bread missing.

"Help! I've been robbed!" He yelled instantly

:Damn it I'm losing my touch.: I thought as I sped away from the crime. This guy has plenty and he can plainly see I have none. I jumped over another stand into a dark ally running as fast as I can but I can already hear two steps of footsteps behind me, both Hylian. I tucked the food into my pocket and jumped up a ladder, climbing as quickly as I could though I could hear the other two figures gaining. I ran to the to the edge of the roof and grabbed a staff.

"Stop! You're under arrest!" One of them yelled.

I used the staff to vault from one roof to another; :they don't give up easily do they? All this trouble for one tiny piece of bread and a few mealy apples, this is insane! There wasn't this much security even when I was alive.: I shook my head and turned back to see my pursers, and then froze in absolute fear, trapped in place as if by magic. Link was standing across from me with the king's right arm, his general Sir Pigeon. I didn't notice Sir Pigeon's deep icy blue eyes that looked at me with both anger and pity. I hardly cared about his golden brown hair that reminded me of a lions main and so eloquently matched his eyes. I didn't bother to look at his rippling robes covering a suit of bright armor or even the long sword that was at his right side. No, My eyes were fixed on one thing alone, Link. I looked over his grown body, to the master sword at his back, to his beautiful blue eyes that were shimmering like two sapphires at the bottom of Lake Hylia. I smiled slightly remembering those two little gems looked up at me when he was little. I remembered fascinating over his golden hair that was as yellow as the suns the goddesses created.

Then I was brought back to reality.

"Halt thief!" he yelled and it sent chills down my spine.

I turned my back to him and started to run; :no I have to get out of here! He can't find out about me!: Just as I was running though, Link had used his Longshot to get over to the same rooftop as me and knocked me down, making my sword fall from its scabbard and to the side of us. I gulped and looked up at him, that little baby boy I knew was far-gone.

"Surrender thief. Enough with the chase."

"It was only a few apples and some bread . . . Please . . . I haven't eaten in a good two weeks . . . Please Link let me go . . ."

He stopped advancing when I said his name and looked oddly at me. He must have thought it odd I knew his name, however it should be familiar territory since he is the Hero of Time.

"Surrender now and make it easy on yourself. If you plead guilty the king will go easy on you. You have several witnesses against you…"

"Link, trust me. Let me go…" I pleaded then hated what I had to say next, "Don't make me fight you." 

He shook his head and unsheathed his sword. I backed away from him before standing up.

"Let me go… I don't want to hurt you."

He looked at me and then to the master sword.

"I'm the one with the sword thief. Now I'll ask you again to make this very easy on yourself. Surrender. I don't want-"

:I'm sorry.: I thought as I grabbed and twisted his write so he dropped his sword into my other hand. Then I tripped him and back flipped over him so we had changed positions in the blink of an eye. I looked down at him sadly and touched his chin every so gently with the tip of his sword.

"I'm sorry. I warned you…"