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Prologue - Part 2

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"Tell Ganon he needs to just give it up!" It had been several months since Link had said that line to a group of moblins making the usual (failed) attempt at the Triforce of Wisdom. While Ganon had eased off on sending groups of his hopelessly useless minions to North Castle before, Link couldn't remember having a period of peace quite this long. Being a man of action, Link tended to be restless when nothing happened for a long time. In fact, it was all he could do to keep himself from going after Ganon alone simply to liven things up. That and he knew that leaving the Triforce for that long would be a mistake. His duty was to the royalty of Hyrule, more specifically, the Triforce of Wisdom.

Even so, it was not long after midnight and Link was up, fed up with resting all day and his biggest task having to do with menial chores.

"Triforce, is it possible that Ganon has actually decided to call it quits and stop attacking Hyrule?" It had taken while after he took the job as the guardian of the Triforce, but Link slowly began to make sense out of the Triforce's cryptic rhymes of wisdom. But it hadn't occurred to him until now to actually ask the Triforce about Ganon. The sparkling prism usually knew what Ganon was up to despite her seclusion in the highest tower of North Castle. Yes, Link had applied a gender to the Triforce, though just in his own thoughts. While it was obvious that the Triforce of Wisdom had no real gender, the voice it spoke with was that of a wise woman.

"While Ganon may have ceased his raids, one who feels safe will pay in spades. Ganon is gathering his powers down below, and may yet strike a mortal blow."

Link sighed, as usual the Triforce told him exactly what his question asked, and didn't emphasize any further. That was the only drawback of the Triforce's wisdom, you had to know what questions to ask and how to ask them or else Triforce was useless. Link gave it a moments thought before questioning further.

"Will we be able to stop the attack?"

The Triforce just shimmered on it's pedestal for a moment before a glimmering red light began to flash as the Triforce spoke. "Ganon's force will be supremely fierce, through the greatest defense his advance will pierce. You must seek out the Sacred Glass, and through it you must seek your task. Only then can Ganon's advance be put to rest, sending him back to his evil nest."

Link stood up and grinned, "Alright, now that's what I want to hear. Now, where is the Sacred Glass?"

"Seek out a wall that has no end, beneath the bough that does not bend."

Link frowned, he'd heard this before. "But, that's where the Witch of Walls is... How can she help me?"

"Though the witch is wise, she's not your goal, the iron tree's bark represents its toll. Beneath the tree a pass is found, beneath the roots beneath the ground."

Link grumbled, he thought he had the rhymes down but he wasn't quite sure. Anyways, it sounded like he needed to go back to where the Witch of Walls had told him the cure to the frog curse Ganon had put on him, and find a secret passage beneath that iron wood tree. In a matter of minutes Link had his 'work clothes' on, noting that he still had a bomb and a force shield ring in his belt pack. Most important of all his sword. You couldn't really call it a sword but it had saved his life countless times, and had had a fair share of zaps at Ganon himself.

"I better do this by myself, Zelda'll probably tell me to stay in the Triforce's chamber and that I dreamed the whole thing." It was only a quarter past midnight, and while Link thought he had escaped North Castle without disturbing anyone, he was quite wrong. Spryte, whose ears were extremely sensitive as far as hearing the footsteps of larger people such as Link, heard him as he passed her quarters.

"Huh? What's Link doing at this time of night?" Deciding she'd rather find out instead of reveal herself, she quietly flew after him as he made his way to one of the outlaying towns of Hyrule.

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