Chapter Sixteen
Link sat in silence. He couldn't believe that Zelda was dead, gone forever. How was he going to tell her mother and father? How were they going to tell the kingdom?
Through his tear soaked eyes, he saw an object on the floor of the dungeon. It was Zelda's bracelet. He had made it for her when they were 6. The strap was of purple, gold, and yellow yarn. It had beads with the Triforce carved into them that were woven into the strap. She had never taken it off. Clutching it in his hand, he thought about Zelda and all the good times they had together.
Stepping up and grabbing his sword, Link left the moist dungeon for the world above.
It was nighttime when he got up from the passageways. However, Epona and Royal were still standing there and went over to greet Link. "Royal," Link said, "I know you can't understand me, but I wanted to let you know that Zelda is dead."
Royal gave out a soft whimper and then neighed with sorrow that rung through out all of Hyrule. Epona nudged Link in the shoulder and buried her face into his tunic. He hugged her neck and began to cry into her mane.
"Come on," he whispered softly and mounted Epona. "We have to find the king and queen and tell them what had happened". With that he was off to search.
Miles away, a young women staggered across the plains, holding her shoulder in pain. Instead of red blood there was black blood. She had been hurt by some sort of evil magic.
Leaning against a tree for support, she muttered, "I must find him............ I must find him if it's the last thing I do." With that she started off again.
The young woman didn't know where she was going but all she knew was that she had to find her way back to Hyrule castle.
Link was riding toward Hyrule castle. He thought that maybe the king would be there so he could at least tell him. When he got there, Link saw a young women leaning against the castle wall. Her red tunic had been cut in many places and so had her breeches. Her brown hair was hanging over her shoulders.
Link dismounted and rushed toward the young women. Lifting up her face, he saw who she was. "Your majesty?" he asked.
"Link," she said weakly.
"Where is the king?"
"I don't know. I've been looking for him."
"Let's check in the castle."
"Wait," she said standing up. "Where's Zelda, my daughter?" Link looked away.
"We should start looking," he whispered. They headed into the castle.
The warrior and queen were silent for most of the time. When they checked the whole castle Link said, "He's not here". The queen smiled.
"Are you sure about that?" she asked cockily. She reached her hand into her belt and pulled out some red dust. Tossing it up into the air, it scattered and hit against the walls. Suddenly, the walls opened and secret passages were opened. Smiling even broader, she went in front of Link and stepped into one of the passages. "Come," she said, "this is the way to the dungeons". Without another word, Link followed the queen into the passageway.
The dungeons were dimly lit with torches. Moss and cobwebs hung from almost everyplace on the walls. Nobody had been in here for years. Zelda's mother took a ring of keys off a hook and started inserting the keys into each lock. Nobody was in any of the cells. Suddenly, Link remembered something. Going to the farthest wall, he tapped his sword on 5 moss colored blocks and a passageway opened. "In here," he gestured stepping in with the queen not far behind.
"I forgot about that passage. Who showed you that?" she asked.
"Zelda showed me".
"Oh. Good job Link".
Silence.
This section of the dungeons was dimmer and had a stench of rotting. Again they searched the cells until they heard a moan. Quickly running to the noise, the warrior and queen came to the cell of the king. He was still wearing his pajamas and had cuts and bruises all over him. He was skinny and looked fragile. Quickly opening the cell the queen ran toward her husband. Whispering a spell to herself, red beams of light came out of her fingers and unlocked the spell imprisoning the king.
"My queen?" he said weakly.
"My king" she whispered with tears in her eyes as she hugged the limp body of her husband.
"Hello," the king said to Link. He smiled weakly.
"Where's my daughter?"
Link sat in silence. He couldn't believe that Zelda was dead, gone forever. How was he going to tell her mother and father? How were they going to tell the kingdom?
Through his tear soaked eyes, he saw an object on the floor of the dungeon. It was Zelda's bracelet. He had made it for her when they were 6. The strap was of purple, gold, and yellow yarn. It had beads with the Triforce carved into them that were woven into the strap. She had never taken it off. Clutching it in his hand, he thought about Zelda and all the good times they had together.
Stepping up and grabbing his sword, Link left the moist dungeon for the world above.
It was nighttime when he got up from the passageways. However, Epona and Royal were still standing there and went over to greet Link. "Royal," Link said, "I know you can't understand me, but I wanted to let you know that Zelda is dead."
Royal gave out a soft whimper and then neighed with sorrow that rung through out all of Hyrule. Epona nudged Link in the shoulder and buried her face into his tunic. He hugged her neck and began to cry into her mane.
"Come on," he whispered softly and mounted Epona. "We have to find the king and queen and tell them what had happened". With that he was off to search.
Miles away, a young women staggered across the plains, holding her shoulder in pain. Instead of red blood there was black blood. She had been hurt by some sort of evil magic.
Leaning against a tree for support, she muttered, "I must find him............ I must find him if it's the last thing I do." With that she started off again.
The young woman didn't know where she was going but all she knew was that she had to find her way back to Hyrule castle.
Link was riding toward Hyrule castle. He thought that maybe the king would be there so he could at least tell him. When he got there, Link saw a young women leaning against the castle wall. Her red tunic had been cut in many places and so had her breeches. Her brown hair was hanging over her shoulders.
Link dismounted and rushed toward the young women. Lifting up her face, he saw who she was. "Your majesty?" he asked.
"Link," she said weakly.
"Where is the king?"
"I don't know. I've been looking for him."
"Let's check in the castle."
"Wait," she said standing up. "Where's Zelda, my daughter?" Link looked away.
"We should start looking," he whispered. They headed into the castle.
The warrior and queen were silent for most of the time. When they checked the whole castle Link said, "He's not here". The queen smiled.
"Are you sure about that?" she asked cockily. She reached her hand into her belt and pulled out some red dust. Tossing it up into the air, it scattered and hit against the walls. Suddenly, the walls opened and secret passages were opened. Smiling even broader, she went in front of Link and stepped into one of the passages. "Come," she said, "this is the way to the dungeons". Without another word, Link followed the queen into the passageway.
The dungeons were dimly lit with torches. Moss and cobwebs hung from almost everyplace on the walls. Nobody had been in here for years. Zelda's mother took a ring of keys off a hook and started inserting the keys into each lock. Nobody was in any of the cells. Suddenly, Link remembered something. Going to the farthest wall, he tapped his sword on 5 moss colored blocks and a passageway opened. "In here," he gestured stepping in with the queen not far behind.
"I forgot about that passage. Who showed you that?" she asked.
"Zelda showed me".
"Oh. Good job Link".
Silence.
This section of the dungeons was dimmer and had a stench of rotting. Again they searched the cells until they heard a moan. Quickly running to the noise, the warrior and queen came to the cell of the king. He was still wearing his pajamas and had cuts and bruises all over him. He was skinny and looked fragile. Quickly opening the cell the queen ran toward her husband. Whispering a spell to herself, red beams of light came out of her fingers and unlocked the spell imprisoning the king.
"My queen?" he said weakly.
"My king" she whispered with tears in her eyes as she hugged the limp body of her husband.
"Hello," the king said to Link. He smiled weakly.
"Where's my daughter?"