Chapter 11
For weeks, it seemed we were locked in that room. There were no windows or different ways out and I was beginning to get cabin fever. I could have picked the lock but I kept telling myself they were going to let us out at any time.
"How long?" I asked Dmitri everyday since Nyssa had questioned us
"We've been her 4 and a half months. They've kept us locked in here 6 weeks. Hey, love?"
"Hmm?"
"I thought Viera was going to teach you to fight"
"All the best have tried and failed. Very few have the patience to teach me. I had a dream that I finally learned. I couldn't see who it was but the feeling I had when he was around was.. nice"
"It'll be your future love. The man of your dreams ill the man who teaches you to fight with him" Dmitri laughed
"I wouldn't doubt it"
"I don't know about you but I refuse to spend another week in here. I say we sneak out. I mean, they were stupid enough to leave my bow and quiver in here."
"One more week then I will go with whatever crazy scheme you come up with"
Someone knocked on the door. The only person that ever did that was a very kind Gerudo named Raven. Everyday she brought our food and filled us in on what was happening. She felt sorry for us and was also the only one we trusted.
"Come in" Dmitri yelled. He was now hanging upside-down off the bed.
Raven unlocked the door and came in carrying a tray of food. She had an odd look on her face
"Raven, what's wrong?"
"I've been hearing a lot of rumors lately. For some reason, Ganondorf wants to meet you" she said
"Why?" Dmitri asked
"I'm not sure. They say Nabooru has been brainwashed and forced to work for Ganondorf's minions. Nyssa's permanently in charge"
"Great" Dmitri said, "Any second now, they're going to throw my a-"
"Dmitri" I interrupted, "Raven do you know when he'll get here?"
"Who?" Raven was distracted
"The Great A-"
"Saira" Dmitri said
"Ganondorf" I said instead
"He could arrive anytime this week. He used to be a great man but power and greed have corrupted him"
"Raven, you have to get us out of here" I said "Ganondorf knows me and chances are wants me dead"
"Saira, you better start making sense," Raven said
"Do you or have you ever met a boy named Link?" I asked
"A long time ago. I was guarding the bridge when he came. I lost my post there because I let him by. Nice kid, for a boy. Why?"
"If I tell you this, take it to your grave. Understood?"
"Course"
"Link is my brother"
"Ganondorf hates him. Says that Link is the only reason he cannot seize the other worlds." Raven said
"Yeah, and think about what would happen if Link's little sister was being held hostage" I said
"That's right. And a good friend too. It's better if Link stays far away" Dmitri added
"But he wants you. Link was not mentioned. They said he needed you for something" Raven said
"Saira? What does he want Saira for?" Dmitri asked
"They didn't say"
"We gotta leave tonight, love" Dmitri said to me
We heard footsteps down the hall. Raven left the room and locked it just as a group of guards, led by Nyssa, walked up. Dmitri and I ran to the door and leaned against it so we could hear what they were saying.
"Get them out. Ganondorf has arrived early" We heard Nyssa say
"He's here?" Raven said
"Now!"
Raven unlocked the door and Dmitri and I fell down
"Come with me" Nyssa beckoned
We followed Nyssa down many halls until we entered a huge room I'd never seen before. It was a dining hall. I along table covered in a variety of foods was in the center and sitting at the end drinking a glass of wine was Ganondorf, himself.
"Please, sit"
Nyssa pushed us forward and we were forced to sit down. Ganondorf motioned for them to leave and then it was just the three of us.
"Help yourself"
Dmitri piled his plate full of food but I sat there with my arms crossed and lips pursed. A fury filled me that I couldn't explain.
"Not hungry?" he asked
I didn't answer
"I remember you. You've become quite a beautiful young girl. How many years ago was that now?"
Again I sat in silence
"4 years I believe. So, you are the sister of that meddlesome kid who took the Triforce from me.or part of it"
I clenched my fists and my nails began to dig into my palms
"He disappeared once I got inside the Sacred Realm. I've been looking for him ever since. You wouldn't happen to know where he is, would you? I mean, I promise not to kill him if you tell me"
Suddenly his glass shattered in his hand and I knew I did it. Instead of being angry though, Ganondorf started laughing even though he was covered in wine and blood from a cut on his hand.
"Heh, heh, heh. You have much power."
Dmitri burped really loudly and I looked at him almost annoyed but amused
"Dmitri is it?" Ganondorf asked, "According to Ingo at Lon Lon, you are my adopted nephew. I must say, I was impressed that a ten year old could outsmart one of my employees. But back to Saira. Nyssa tells me you had a terrible migraine a few weeks ago. She said you were screaming so loud, she heard you all the way across the fortress."
Dmitri stopped eating and looked at me
"Saira, have you ever heard of certain special beings called 'seers'?"
He waited for my response this time and I did
"Cant say I have?"
"As far as our history and legends go back there were people chosen by the gods to have 'visions' if you will. Pictures or flashes of the past present and future."
Again he waited but I had nothing to say
"I do not remember you being so silent the first time we met"
"Your point?"
"People who have visions are prone to horrible headaches. Some have been known to have screaming fits because sometimes the pain of having a vision is unbearable."
"Are you trying to accuse me of something?"
"Of course not. I just know things you may not know. Like that your mother was a seer"
The fact that he mentioned my mother struck a nerve because the room started shaking. The food and dishes started falling off the table and crashing on the ground.
"Seers are rare in these times. For years they were sought out and killed for their powers"
"What does that have to do with me?" I asked
"I'll get to the point before you ruin my hall. I think you're a seer"
I gave him a sly smile "Yeah, well I think you're -"
Before I could finish, Dmitri jumped up and covered my mouth. A picture of Ganondorf on the wall fell down and into the fireplace below it. Ganondorf saw this and it pissed him off something awful because he threw the wine bottle across the room and ordered us out. Raven took us back to the room but couldn't stay.
"Love, what is your malfunction?" Dmitri scolded
"Nothing"
"You could have gotten us killed. I know you hate him but getting yourself killed isn't going to help Link" he said very serious
"I'm sorry"
"He knows something about you. Zelda did too"
"Tonight" That wasn't the answer Dmitri was expecting
"Tonight? What?"
"We're leaving tonight" I said
"What? What do you mean? How?"
Before I could answer, the door swung open. Nyssa stood there
"Seize him!"
"What?!" I yelled.
Two guards grabbed Dmitri and began dragging him out. I tried to run to him but another guard held my arms.
"What are you doing? He has done nothing!" I yelled
"Ganondorf does not wish us to accommodate him any longer" Nyssa said coolly
They threw me back in the room and locked it. I could hear Dmitri struggling through the door
"Saira! Help!" I heard
"Dmitri!"
When I could no longer hear anyone in the hall, I picked the lock to my door and began making my way through the corridors. Lucky for me I had many ways to stop the guards. Plus I borrowed Deku nuts from Dmitri that stun people.
Dmitri must have known I was going to come for him because he was yelling at the top of his lungs. I climbed higher and higher up the stairs until I found myself in an open area with a bunch of crates. There was a hole in the middle and down in the bottom was my friend.
I whistled to him and he looked up.
"I knew you'd come for me" he said
""C'mon. Someone will figure out I'm gone soon."
I lowered a rope down to him and tried to pull him up but in the end he had to climb himself. When he reached the top, I gave him his stuff.
"Ok, how are we supposed to get out of here?" he asked
"Um"
"Wait, give me that rope. We'll tie it off and climb down. Quickly"
We got down to the bottom and hid until the guards changed their posts. Our plan was to head back to Gerudo Valley but there were too many guards standing in the way.
"Where do we go now?" he asked
I looked around and saw the gateway to the desert
"C'mon" I said
I ran to the gate but neither of us could fit through.
"We have to climb over"
I heard Ganondorf yelling back at the fortress. When Dmitri and I made it to the top of the gate, he came running out. Archers were shooting at Dmitri and me.
"No, I want her alive!"
They stopped shooting giving us enough time to climb back down with fear of getting killed.
"Dmitri, give me your pocket knife" I said
He threw it to me and I started cutting the ropes that lifted the gate. Ganondorf got to the gate and stared angrily at me while he pounded on the gate.
"C'mon love" Dmitri urged
"Get this gate up!"
I stood just enough away from the gate so Ganondorf couldn't reach
"I find you again, I will kill you!" Ganondorf threatened
"If you can find me" I smiled and ran after Dmitri.
For weeks, it seemed we were locked in that room. There were no windows or different ways out and I was beginning to get cabin fever. I could have picked the lock but I kept telling myself they were going to let us out at any time.
"How long?" I asked Dmitri everyday since Nyssa had questioned us
"We've been her 4 and a half months. They've kept us locked in here 6 weeks. Hey, love?"
"Hmm?"
"I thought Viera was going to teach you to fight"
"All the best have tried and failed. Very few have the patience to teach me. I had a dream that I finally learned. I couldn't see who it was but the feeling I had when he was around was.. nice"
"It'll be your future love. The man of your dreams ill the man who teaches you to fight with him" Dmitri laughed
"I wouldn't doubt it"
"I don't know about you but I refuse to spend another week in here. I say we sneak out. I mean, they were stupid enough to leave my bow and quiver in here."
"One more week then I will go with whatever crazy scheme you come up with"
Someone knocked on the door. The only person that ever did that was a very kind Gerudo named Raven. Everyday she brought our food and filled us in on what was happening. She felt sorry for us and was also the only one we trusted.
"Come in" Dmitri yelled. He was now hanging upside-down off the bed.
Raven unlocked the door and came in carrying a tray of food. She had an odd look on her face
"Raven, what's wrong?"
"I've been hearing a lot of rumors lately. For some reason, Ganondorf wants to meet you" she said
"Why?" Dmitri asked
"I'm not sure. They say Nabooru has been brainwashed and forced to work for Ganondorf's minions. Nyssa's permanently in charge"
"Great" Dmitri said, "Any second now, they're going to throw my a-"
"Dmitri" I interrupted, "Raven do you know when he'll get here?"
"Who?" Raven was distracted
"The Great A-"
"Saira" Dmitri said
"Ganondorf" I said instead
"He could arrive anytime this week. He used to be a great man but power and greed have corrupted him"
"Raven, you have to get us out of here" I said "Ganondorf knows me and chances are wants me dead"
"Saira, you better start making sense," Raven said
"Do you or have you ever met a boy named Link?" I asked
"A long time ago. I was guarding the bridge when he came. I lost my post there because I let him by. Nice kid, for a boy. Why?"
"If I tell you this, take it to your grave. Understood?"
"Course"
"Link is my brother"
"Ganondorf hates him. Says that Link is the only reason he cannot seize the other worlds." Raven said
"Yeah, and think about what would happen if Link's little sister was being held hostage" I said
"That's right. And a good friend too. It's better if Link stays far away" Dmitri added
"But he wants you. Link was not mentioned. They said he needed you for something" Raven said
"Saira? What does he want Saira for?" Dmitri asked
"They didn't say"
"We gotta leave tonight, love" Dmitri said to me
We heard footsteps down the hall. Raven left the room and locked it just as a group of guards, led by Nyssa, walked up. Dmitri and I ran to the door and leaned against it so we could hear what they were saying.
"Get them out. Ganondorf has arrived early" We heard Nyssa say
"He's here?" Raven said
"Now!"
Raven unlocked the door and Dmitri and I fell down
"Come with me" Nyssa beckoned
We followed Nyssa down many halls until we entered a huge room I'd never seen before. It was a dining hall. I along table covered in a variety of foods was in the center and sitting at the end drinking a glass of wine was Ganondorf, himself.
"Please, sit"
Nyssa pushed us forward and we were forced to sit down. Ganondorf motioned for them to leave and then it was just the three of us.
"Help yourself"
Dmitri piled his plate full of food but I sat there with my arms crossed and lips pursed. A fury filled me that I couldn't explain.
"Not hungry?" he asked
I didn't answer
"I remember you. You've become quite a beautiful young girl. How many years ago was that now?"
Again I sat in silence
"4 years I believe. So, you are the sister of that meddlesome kid who took the Triforce from me.or part of it"
I clenched my fists and my nails began to dig into my palms
"He disappeared once I got inside the Sacred Realm. I've been looking for him ever since. You wouldn't happen to know where he is, would you? I mean, I promise not to kill him if you tell me"
Suddenly his glass shattered in his hand and I knew I did it. Instead of being angry though, Ganondorf started laughing even though he was covered in wine and blood from a cut on his hand.
"Heh, heh, heh. You have much power."
Dmitri burped really loudly and I looked at him almost annoyed but amused
"Dmitri is it?" Ganondorf asked, "According to Ingo at Lon Lon, you are my adopted nephew. I must say, I was impressed that a ten year old could outsmart one of my employees. But back to Saira. Nyssa tells me you had a terrible migraine a few weeks ago. She said you were screaming so loud, she heard you all the way across the fortress."
Dmitri stopped eating and looked at me
"Saira, have you ever heard of certain special beings called 'seers'?"
He waited for my response this time and I did
"Cant say I have?"
"As far as our history and legends go back there were people chosen by the gods to have 'visions' if you will. Pictures or flashes of the past present and future."
Again he waited but I had nothing to say
"I do not remember you being so silent the first time we met"
"Your point?"
"People who have visions are prone to horrible headaches. Some have been known to have screaming fits because sometimes the pain of having a vision is unbearable."
"Are you trying to accuse me of something?"
"Of course not. I just know things you may not know. Like that your mother was a seer"
The fact that he mentioned my mother struck a nerve because the room started shaking. The food and dishes started falling off the table and crashing on the ground.
"Seers are rare in these times. For years they were sought out and killed for their powers"
"What does that have to do with me?" I asked
"I'll get to the point before you ruin my hall. I think you're a seer"
I gave him a sly smile "Yeah, well I think you're -"
Before I could finish, Dmitri jumped up and covered my mouth. A picture of Ganondorf on the wall fell down and into the fireplace below it. Ganondorf saw this and it pissed him off something awful because he threw the wine bottle across the room and ordered us out. Raven took us back to the room but couldn't stay.
"Love, what is your malfunction?" Dmitri scolded
"Nothing"
"You could have gotten us killed. I know you hate him but getting yourself killed isn't going to help Link" he said very serious
"I'm sorry"
"He knows something about you. Zelda did too"
"Tonight" That wasn't the answer Dmitri was expecting
"Tonight? What?"
"We're leaving tonight" I said
"What? What do you mean? How?"
Before I could answer, the door swung open. Nyssa stood there
"Seize him!"
"What?!" I yelled.
Two guards grabbed Dmitri and began dragging him out. I tried to run to him but another guard held my arms.
"What are you doing? He has done nothing!" I yelled
"Ganondorf does not wish us to accommodate him any longer" Nyssa said coolly
They threw me back in the room and locked it. I could hear Dmitri struggling through the door
"Saira! Help!" I heard
"Dmitri!"
When I could no longer hear anyone in the hall, I picked the lock to my door and began making my way through the corridors. Lucky for me I had many ways to stop the guards. Plus I borrowed Deku nuts from Dmitri that stun people.
Dmitri must have known I was going to come for him because he was yelling at the top of his lungs. I climbed higher and higher up the stairs until I found myself in an open area with a bunch of crates. There was a hole in the middle and down in the bottom was my friend.
I whistled to him and he looked up.
"I knew you'd come for me" he said
""C'mon. Someone will figure out I'm gone soon."
I lowered a rope down to him and tried to pull him up but in the end he had to climb himself. When he reached the top, I gave him his stuff.
"Ok, how are we supposed to get out of here?" he asked
"Um"
"Wait, give me that rope. We'll tie it off and climb down. Quickly"
We got down to the bottom and hid until the guards changed their posts. Our plan was to head back to Gerudo Valley but there were too many guards standing in the way.
"Where do we go now?" he asked
I looked around and saw the gateway to the desert
"C'mon" I said
I ran to the gate but neither of us could fit through.
"We have to climb over"
I heard Ganondorf yelling back at the fortress. When Dmitri and I made it to the top of the gate, he came running out. Archers were shooting at Dmitri and me.
"No, I want her alive!"
They stopped shooting giving us enough time to climb back down with fear of getting killed.
"Dmitri, give me your pocket knife" I said
He threw it to me and I started cutting the ropes that lifted the gate. Ganondorf got to the gate and stared angrily at me while he pounded on the gate.
"C'mon love" Dmitri urged
"Get this gate up!"
I stood just enough away from the gate so Ganondorf couldn't reach
"I find you again, I will kill you!" Ganondorf threatened
"If you can find me" I smiled and ran after Dmitri.