Chapter three: Sir Pigeon's Fight

Note: : : Means thoughts

"Yes you did thief." He said with a wry smile.

I sighed, :if the sages could see me now! Ye Goddesses! I'm supposed to protect this idiot, not beat him.:  

"Drop the sword now thieving scum…. Link are you alright?" I heard a voice from behind yell at me.

"I would never have hurt him if he didn't threaten me." I said calmly and turned so I could se sir Pigeon climbing up the side of the building. He pointed his sword at me but I stared at him blandly.

"Drop your weapon sir knight. If I can beat the Hero of Time what say you I can't defeat you as well?"

The knight laughed, obviously thinking it was a joke. I looked sorrowfully down at Link and gave him a small cut on his arm that looked worse then it both felt and was.

"I'll not tell you again." I warned, "Leave me be."

He narrowed his blue eyes and grumbled. I guess he never met one of my kind before. I'm obviously not getting out of here without a fight with the king's right hand. I shook my head, :why do these idiots want to fight me so badly? It was only a little food and everyone in town has more then enough:.

"I'll make you a deal sir knight. If I beat you, you and hero boy here leave me alone. . ."

"You're a thief and a kidnapper. I don't make deals with you." Sir pigeon replied

I bit my lip and said, "Oh really? Do you have a choice? After all a flick of my wrist and Link will lose his head."

"Leave him out of this….. Fine. I'll fight you but you won't win."

"We shall see, won't we?" I said with a slight tone of annoyance. :Does this guy really think he can beat me? I was chosen by the sages to guard the Hero of Time because of my skills with a sword.:

I looked down at Link; somehow I guess he wouldn't stay out of the fighting however if I was going to get away from both of them, I might as well beat them. I dashed over to my sword and rolled as I picked it up. Sir pigeon was close behind. I barely had time to get up when he thrusted at my side. I flipped over the sword and tossed Link his sword… near an area of his body I'm sure he was glad I didn't hit. Sir pigeon aimed for my head and slashed but I ducked under and jumped to the other side of the roof. I noticed a few barrels left up here for storage. I turned back to Sir Pigeon; he has nearly to me when I cut the rope that held the medium size wine barrels. I back flipped onto one and to my surprise after a few minutes so did Sir Pigeon. Normally for mediocre or even a skilled warrior this was impossible and a feat only done by training for years. As we balanced on the barrels he slashed at me again, just barely missing me and taking off my head. I used the ball of my foot to stand the barrel up right and Sir Pigeon did the same.

It seemed we were mostly evenly matched. Sir pigeon was definitely stronger then me, without a doubt, however I was faster. Unfortunately for him, Sir pigeon was used to fighting in light while I was used to fighting in darkness. Yet some how I guessed this power, skill, and down right stubbornness would prove a problem.

I back flipped off the barrel and then back a few steps. Then I felt the cold steel of the master sword just between my two shoulder blades. I dropped my sword and raise my hands.

"I surrender…" I said having little choice at the moment. I could sense Link was smiling and Sir pigeon was too though annoyed that our fight was won this way.

I sighed again and carefully balanced myself on one foot ever so slightly and then said,

"I surrender to no man living!"

I spin around and kicked the master sword from Link and then I kicked his face with my other leg. I scrambled to the master sword and held it up just as sir Pigeon raced up to me. Our swords clashed again and again. We both had the advantage and the disadvantage in a matter of minutes and then it was switched. Everytime I was able to give him the slightest cut between his armor he was able to draw blood from me as well as I wore no armor.

Then it happened. I saw Link running at me from the side and completely forgot about Sir Pigeon. I raised my sword in a defensive position to block Link's next attack. It never came. My sword was knocked from me and Sir Pigeon drove his sword into my shoulder, not a lethal wound, yet pain, if I had been alive. I couldn't let them think I wasn't human so I fell to the ground holding it and pretended to be in pain.

Both Link and Sir Pigeon looked exhausted. They seemed happy the fight was over. Link walked over to me slowly. :I lost… He'll find out soon… No… I'll die again first.: Normally I am afraid of nothing, however when I saw my brother walking towards me, I was afraid. He lifted me up in his strong arms and we headed down through a door of the house and down the stairs. Cautiously I let my head lay against his chest, and for the first time in over seventeen years I felt impossibly safe, calm, and happy. Yet I know the feeling would be felting once he put me into the castle dungeon.