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Sigh. Well, I did manage to type this up.
Character- Navi
Setting- Deep in the caves of Death Mountain, our favourite hero and his trusty glowing ball of light prepare to fight Volvagia. But what will Link do when Navi is unable to feed him any advice on how to dispose of the giant dragon?
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On Your Side
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It's really hot in here.
This is by far the worst place we've been.
And that's including under that well.
I can barely breath down here.
Easy for him…
Prancing about like a Skullkid…
He's got a proper tunic.
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But me?
I've resorted into staying under his hat.
And that's not very comfortable at all.
Sure, his thick hair is soft...
But when you're being bounced about, you tend not to notice much else.
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I take a big breath.
I can't stand it any longer under this hat.
I fly out from underneath it.
We're traveling down a long, stone hallway.
And it's boiling.
Link blinks up at me.
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"Nice of you to join me, Navi." He scoffs.
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I take one look at him and cringe.
His forehead's covered with sweat.
His tunic is dotted in small rips and tears.
Cuts and dry blood line his arms.
And he looks as though he's rolled in a pile of soot.
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"Goddesses, Link. Look at you." I say.
This is the worst I've ever seen him.
Absolutely filthy.
What would…?
I giggle out loud.
What would Zelda think if she saw him now?
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"What? Stop laughing!" He says irritably.
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"I was just thinking… About what Zelda would-" I start.
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"- She better be damn impressed." Link finishes swiftly.
He looks at his bloodied and carbon covered hands.
"I think it's rather manly, don't you?" He says in mock admiration.
He grins at me.
This causes the soot to settle in his dimples.
He now has giant black streaks across his face.
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I roll my eyes.
We reach the end of the hall.
There's a large barred gate…
Like a cell.
A Goron is just visible behind the gate.
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Link pulls out a key.
He unlocks the gate.
The Goron gets up slowly.
His face splits into a smile.
"Thanks!" He says gruffly.
He 'pats' Link on the back.
This causes him to stumble.
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"No problem." Link says.
He massages the spot where he was hit.
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"Listen. I heard that if you use the Goron's Crop… you can make any wall tumble." Says the Goron.
He looks absolutely ecstatic that he was able to give out advice.
Now, I would have been interested too…
If he had not been about the fifth one to have told us this.
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Link has a plastered on smile.
His eyes go very wide.
He nods his head.
"That's… er… nice. It's interesting how many of you have said that to me. Why don't you go back to your city now? You're the last one left here." He says slowly.
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The Goron, still smiling, nods.
He runs out the door behind him.
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Link rubs his hands together.
He looks down at a golden chest sitting in a corner.
He kicks it open.
He pulls out the Boss Key.
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"Common then, Navi." He jeers, "Let's go."
He leads the way out the hall.
We go up a flight of stairs...
Through another door…
We hop across stones, then…
We arrive to the towering boss door.
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Link picks out the key.
With both hands he pushes it into the slot.
He turns it.
The giant padlock falls to the ground.
He dusts his hands off.
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"There." He says. "Ready?"
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"I'm not the one fighting, Link. You are." I remind him. "If anyone should be ready it's you. And you look as though you'll collapse any second now. I mean… look at your sword arm."
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Link holds up his left arm.
A thick slab of dry blood sits on it.
The skin visible underneath his clothes is shiny from burns.
His face morphs into a frown.
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He spits on his black fingers.
He rubs them across the wounds.
Crusty blood flakes off.
"Good as new." He says.
He turns and walks through the giant door.
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Boys.
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I follow him.
I enter a huge circular room.
I can't see the ceiling…
It just goes on.
In the middle there's a circular platform surrounded by…
Surprise…
Magma.
Goddesses, I am sick of this.
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Small glowing pools of magma dot the platform.
Link jumps across the fiery moat.
He stands on the platform.
He looks around.
"Nice place." He says.
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"Mmmm." I mumble.
I fly close to him.
There's no sign of the Boss yet.
I'm not one to really go looking for it either.
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"Darunia said something about a fearsome dragon, din'ne?" Asks Link.
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"Yes." I say, remembering.
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"Well, where the hell can it be then? It's not like a dirty great dragon can hide in here is it?" He says.
He looks around.
"Maybe he can fly."
He looks up to the ceiling.
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A great rumble shakes the platform.
Link looks to me…
Then down to the ground.
The rumble goes off again.
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"Maybe he can dig." I say.
The ground shakes violently.
Link struggles to remain standing.
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Suddenly.
Sparks shoot up from one of the pools of magma.
I jump at this.
Link spins and draws his sword…
Ready for battle.
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Like an arrow from a bow…
A long, thin mass shoots out the hole.
I can't get a proper look it goes so fast.
Bits of white hot magma spit out from the pool.
I dodge around them.
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I look to where the monster flew.
There, flying high in the air…
Is a dragon.
I recognize it.
I've seen it in books.
It's Volvagia.
Supposedly the most dangerous of beasts.
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But I…
I can't remember anything about how to kill it.
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I…
I don't know.
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Panic spreads over me.
What now?
What now?
What are we going to do?
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I rattle my mind for answers.
The Gorons have already beaten it before…
Or trapped it…
But I can't remember how.
I…
What are we going to do!?!
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Link looks at me.
He raises his eyebrows.
As thought he wants me to do something.
"Well?" He asks.
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Oh!
Right.
I need to fly up there and give him something to aim at.
I forgot.
"Sorry." I say.
I fly up.
I hover by the giant head.
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The dragon twists and turns around me.
I fight to keep next to it's head.
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"Well?" Shouts Link up to me, "What's the situation, Navi?"
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I freeze.
What do I tell him?
"Erm…" I say.
I pretend to be occupied with catching up with the dragon.
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"Navi?!?" Link repeats, "Come on!"
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"I… I don't know." I manage to yell.
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Link's face falls.
"You're joking." He says in disbelief.
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With that…
The dragon lunges down.
Link has to quickly roll out the way.
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"Just… just try and hit it or something!" I yell helplessly.
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Volvagia dives down into a pool of magma again.
I fly to Link's side.
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"What do you mean you don't know? Now what?" He spits.
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"You've killed things before, haven't you? Just… you know… Kill it." I say lamely.
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His mouth drops.
He gapes at me.
"Fine. Okay. I can do that."
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Just as before…
The dragon shoots out of another hole.
It soars into the air.
It spins and twists.
I fly as fast as I can to keep up.
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Arrows begin to zoom past me.
I look down to Link.
He's firing them up at the beast.
Yet…
All they do is bounce off the immense scales.
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Link, however, doesn't seem to notice this.
He keeps firing.
Maybe he thinks he's hurting him.
"Link!" I yell to him, "That's not doing any good!"
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"Neither are you!" He calls back.
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This hurts me slightly.
It's not like I'm trying to forget.
But my pain soon stops…
Because he puts his bow away.
Clearly because I had told him so.
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But I won't brag about it.
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Volvagia takes another dive into the hot liquid.
He pops his head out of random holes.
More magma spits everywhere.
He reminds me of some kind of rodent…
Poking his head up like that.
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Link fumbles with his hookshot.
He tries to shot the dragon.
But it's too fast.
Before he can plant a shot…
The beast soars out into the air again.
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Link glares at me.
As though it's all my fault.
I know he's just frustrated though.
He can't handle the fact that maybe this is harder than he thought.
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I fly back up to Volvagia.
It takes me a second to figure out what he's doing.
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He's slamming into the rock walls at full speed.
Over and over and over again.
But I know…
I know what his plan is…
And unless Link is quick with this one…
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We're in trouble.
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"Link!!!" I scream, "LOOK OUT!"
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Link looks up.
His eyes widen.
No sword can help with this.
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Great boulders crash down on the platform.
Each one shakes it.
As they land they smash into smaller pieces.
The pieces shoot out and scuttle off the platform.
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Link dodges around them wildly.
Jumping,
Dashing,
Spinning,
Flipping,
Narrowly missing each one.
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Volvagia quickens.
His hits to the wall become more violent.
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Oh, Goddesses…
Please don't let this kill Link.
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An enormous slab of rock detaches from the wall.
A sickening crack echoes through the room…
As the huge chunk splinters off the wall.
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Link, in mid-jump, looks up.
Dread fills me.
He's jumped…
Right under its path.
"LINK!" I shriek.
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His eyes grow huge.
He throws an instinctive arm up.
But…
A horrible crunching noise fills the air.
Volvagia's screech of victory sounds the room.
Link's cry of pain is barely heard.
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I fly down to his side.
He's sprawled out on the floor.
Rock pieces are littered around him.
His eyes are winced in pain.
Dark red blood spills freely from a deep gash in his right shoulder.
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Oh Din.
What…?
It's all my fault.
What if he…?
No,
No, he can't.
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Oh Goddesses…
It's all my fault.
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"Link?" I prod gently.
No answer.
"Link!?!"
I begin getting desperate.
I fly into him.
Trying to get him to answer me.
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Slowly,
He waves a groggy hand to push me off.
"Gerrof Navi." He says, slurring.
He pushes himself to his feet.
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I sigh.
Complete relief.
I try not to dance at seeing him standing up.
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He bends over and picks up his shield.
It hangs loosely in his wounded arm.
Blood pools around him.
His eyes drift in and out of focus.
He blinks rapidly.
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The dragon!
I turn around and fly up to it.
How could I have forgotten it?
"Link! Come on." I say.
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Volvagia swoops down.
Link raises his sword.
He slashes at the belly.
Clangs shrill out.
But the sword doesn't penetrate the scales.
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The dragon spins around.
It comes down again.
It opens its mouth wide and…
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Long, red flames shoot from it.
I watch in horror as Link raises his shield…
With his bad arm.
He crouches down behind it.
The flames lick all around him.
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Volvagia spirals off down another hole.
Link's shield clatters to the ground.
It's cover in black carbon.
Link gasps for breath.
He falls forward.
He lies on the ground.
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I speed over to him…
Ready to comfort him…
But something catches my eye.
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Strapped to his back…
Is a colossal hammer.
The Megaton Hammer.
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THAT'S IT!
I remember.
The Gorons defeated Volvagia by slamming the hammer on it's head!
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"Link!" I scream, "Link, Link, Link , Link! The hammer! Use the hammer you found! Smash it's head in!"
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Link moans.
He reaches up.
He pats around his back until his hand lands stupidly on the hammer.
"Oh." He groans.
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He shakily pushes himself up.
He turns, ready, with the hammer in his hands.
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As if on cue,
Volvagia pops his head out of the hole right nest to Link.
Link's eyes darken.
His face turns into something mad.
Determination on every inch of his face.
Fear passes through me.
I can't say why…
Maybe because…
Because he's just looks…
Angry.
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He brings the hammer up.
With an immense battle cry,
He brings it down.
A dull thud echoes.
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Then another.
And another.
Link keeps bringing down the hammer.
Rapidly,
Viciously.
Each blow followed by a loud cry.
The creature squirms and wriggles…
Then…
Silence.
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Link slings the now blood covered hammer over his shoulder.
I flutter over to him.
His breathing is heavy.
His eyes are still cold.
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I move around him,
As he topples backwards.
He leans up against a piece of rock.
He pulls out a bottle of red liquid.
… Oh!
It's that potion he bought way back.
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He bites the cork off it.
He spits it to one side.
He chugs three-quarters down.
He tips the rest onto his gash.
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Smoke rises up as it hits his skin.
A sizzling noise follows.
It sounds…
Painful.
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Link grits his teeth.
He grimaces strenuously.
The hissing stops.
Link jumps to his feet.
I watch him spin his arm all around…
Impressed that the potion worked so fast.
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"That's better." He says.
He puts the bottle away.
"Thanks for coming through for me there, Navi." He says, "I thought I was on my own for a bit. But you came through."
He laughs.
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"It's good job too. Otherwise, I don't think we'd be having this conversation." I say.
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He smiles.
He walks over to blue tunnel of light.
I didn't even notice it until now.
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Amazing…
How second nature things become.
Like enormous tubes of light for instance.
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I sigh.
I fly into his hat.
I bury myself into his hair.
I need to sleep.
Even with all the bumping about and voices…
Almost immediately…
I doze off.
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I wake up.
I'm being violently jostled about.
I fly out from under the hat.
Link's going down a long staircase.
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I try not to feel annoyed.
He could have at least been a little more gentle.
I look in front.
Kakariko lies there.
Bathed in the glowing moonlight.
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Link speeds his way across town.
I follow him quickly.
No one's out at this time of night.
It must be two hours into a new day.
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I guess that's a good thing.
I don't know what the reactions of people to Link's…
Current state of cleanliness…
Or lack of it,
Would be like.
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Link runs down the steps leading up to the village.
Taking them two at a time.
I struggle to keep up with him.
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We cross the dew covered grass.
Finally,
He stops.
Right next to the river.
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He plunges his hands into the water.
He splashes his face.
Muck runs down it.
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That water must be freezing right now.
It's not one of the warmest months…
And with Zora's fountain frozen over…
It must be like ice.
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I sit in the grass by the river.
Absentmindedly looking around.
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With a few loud thunks and bangs,
Link manages to shake off his weapons, boots and clothes.
He dives into the river.
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He must be crazy.
I'd never do that.
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His head emerges from the water.
"H-hey N-nnn- avi. Come on. It's–s fine." He says.
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I notice the large goosebumps forming on his bare chest.
"No thank you." I say firmly.
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He pulls a shaky shrug.
"S-suit yourself, then."
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He quickly scrubs away at his skin.
I know he's eager to get out now.
The once clear river now runs black.
Black with muck, blood and shoot.
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Link gets out.
He shakes the majority of the water off.
Most of it lands on me.
And it is Freezing!
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He pulls on a fresh green tunic.
I look him over.
I smile.
He looks clean again.
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He puts his boots on.
He walks to his massive pile of weapons.
He pulls out his blackened shield.
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I watch him bring it over to the river.
He brings up a handful of sand of the bank.
He scrubs down the shield,
A smile painted on his face.
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He looks so different now.
Now he's not covered in dirt and blood…
He looks like a good boy…
Now that his tanned skin can be seen.
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His eyes have that glittering light in them.
Like they're alive…
But in a good way…
Not like…
Not like they go when he's fighting.
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I frown at the memories of today.
The way his face twisted.
The insane look he had.
The way his eyes were like two chips of ice…
How they were alive with hate.
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I remember in full detail the way…
The way he attacked that dragon.
It wasn't in an evil way…
Not at all…
But it was frightening.
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I look over at his face now.
As he scrubs away the shoot off the shield.
I look at him.
And I feel a wave of gratitude.
I find that I'm exceptionally glad that I don't need to fight him.
Grateful beyond belief…
That I'm on his side.
Wow. That chapter was extremely long. But I think that it's one of my favourites! I hope you all liked it as much as I do. I'm actually really impressed with myself for writing this. I've improved a lot. I'm sorry if I sound all stuck up and braggy. I don't mean it like that.
Well, I hope you all send me a review for this one. Because it was long and I got up at six to write it. Sighs .
Again, to Booster, please send me a review about the Owl POV.
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