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Note: This fic contains a relationship between two consenting adult women. If that's not your thing, please read something else.
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The six sages watched the festivities from a distance. Discreetly, of course, and careful not to reveal themselves to anyone.
Saria said what they had all been thinking when she spoke up. " So...do we get to go home now?" Darunia looked up at her, then shrugged. "I don't know. Little brother beat Ganon, but I don't know if we can go home now. I miss my son, Link." "I miss the real Link," Saria said softly. There was silence for a while as all of them thought of what they had left behind: children, tribes, charges, and friends. The group turned as whole when a glimmering ball of yellow light flew towards them, landing softly on the cliff beside them. A small flash of magic and the Sage of Light was standing in its place, straightening his robes. "Sorry I'm late," he apologized, "but the temple needed some repairs, so I...what?" He looked at all the sad faces peering anxiously at him. "What's wrong?" "We were just wondering..." Impa began diplomatically, but was cut off by Nabooru. "...do we get to go home now?" she said eagerly, looking expectantly at Rauru. "Oh, ummm..." The sage fidgeted with his mustache for a while, then took a deep breath. "I"m afraid not..." He cringed as the rest of the sages began to mutter among themselves, their faces growing dark. "You can visit your homes, but you all must live in the Sacred Realm fulltime. If you do not, the door to the Realm of Darkness will open and Ganondorf will return." Impa turned and walked a short distance from the group, while Ruto began to stomp her feet and screech. Darunia simply sat down heavily on the ground, displacing Saria, who fell lightly beside him. She covered her face with her hands and began to cry. Nabooru stayed where she had been sitting, her face blank. "I'm sorry," Rauru blustered. "I thought you all realized that being awakened as a Sage meant you had to leave your old lives behind." "We knew," Darunia said shortly. "We just didn't want to believe it," Saria finished for him. She peered up at Rauru, her small triangular face streaked with tears. The Sheikah turned to face Rauru abruptly. "And the Princess?" "The Princess is a special case. She is not an elemental Sage...that is, she is not linked to anything like the water or light... It's complicated, but as the leader of the Sages, Zelda may-must-live her life outside the Sacred Realm. She is our ambassador to Hyrule and the lands outside." "It's not fair!" Ruto whined as the gills in her neck worked back and forth angrily. "Zelda gets to live outside the Sacred Realm, Zelda gets to see Link, Zelda gets to do everything!" "There's nothing we can do about it," Impa replied grimly. "Do any of you want Ganondorf to come back again?" She looked at their faces one by one. "Well, do you?" They all shook their heads. "Then we must..." she stopped and took a shaky breath, "we must live in the Sacred Realm." Nabooru sprung to her feet, fists clenched. "Who died and appointed you leader, Impa? I didn't mind listening to Zelda when we were trying to help the kid, but I'm not going to listen to you." "No one is asking you to listen to me, Nabooru," Impa said coolly. She crossed her arms and idly tapped one fist against the opposite arm. "I was simply stating the situation." "Nabooru, let's not fight," Saria pleaded. "Come on, let's just look at the fireworks." She pointed up to the black sky which was suddenly lit up by technicolor explosions of light. The glimmering, sparkling fireworks lit up the night and then drifted down to earth in crackling sparks. The sages put aside their troubles for a minute to watch the spectacle, although Nabooru took the opportunity to stick her tongue out at Impa's turned back.
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