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Chapter 7

Courage Shows her Face

It was getting towards nightfall, and still no one had set eyes on Princess Zelda. They had sent out search parties, but the most they found was a piece of fabric that was likely once part of Zelda's gown.

Starger seemed to be in a voilent temper, Impa was worried out of her mind, and Link hadn't spoken since he found out that Zelda had wandered off that morning. Though no one thought that Link's silence was odd, since very few of them knew that Link could speak again.

Finally, Link could take no more. He stood up quickly, and almost ran to Impa's tent. Ducking his head in, he and Impa conferred for a few moments. Link emerged, and headed straight for Epona. The Princess had taken the horse everywhere she went since Link had disappeared. Epona, remembering Link after such a long time, whinnied, and let Link mount her. Link and Epona took off for the trees.

Starger started to chase him on foot. Impa quickly caught him, and dragged him back to camp. He protested voilently.

"Oh, stop it!" Impa cried firecely, obviously on the verge of hitting him. Starger immeadiately fell limp in her hands.

"The Hero of Time has gone off in search of Princess Zelda!" Impa barked at the soldiers in the camp, "In the meantime, we are to continue on our way back to Hyrule. Now get ready to leave. We leave at nightfall." Most of the men were quite at ease with this. Link had gone off alone in search of the Princess many a time before while they continued on their way. He always brought her back safely. None of them, besides Starger, doubted that the Princess would be safe.

SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD

Two women stood at the grate of a fireplace. Their home was not very grand, but it was comfortable. There were rough weaved drapes over windows of polished horn, the door was little more than a slab of wood on hinges with a doorknob, and the room was small and cozy.

"Dede?" The woman wearing a green dress spoke up, almost tenavely. The other woman, clad in a red dress, looked over, her fiery eyes urging her sister to go on.

"What if Naz can't pull it off?" her voice was like a whisper in the treetops, the essence of the forest, "I mean, the Princess might be able to refuse..."

"Don't be ridiculous!" Dede creid, appalled at such a suggestion, "Rore, you know what we are! What Naz is! Zelda might be a powerful sorceress, but she cannot resist us! She will know what we are, even in our weakend state!" Her voice was full of power. Her younger sister hung her head in shame.

"Forgive me, sister." Rore whispered, "I have been in the mortal world for too long."

"We all have." Was Dede's only reply. Rore took a few paces towards the door. She donned a cloak, exchangedfarewells with her oldersister, and exited the house.

THE FOREST IN TERMINA, SOME TIME LATER

Link grunted, and dived out of the way. Stabbing it in the back with his sword, he made quick work of the wolfos. It died with a blood-curling howl, and disolved into flames, leaving to trace behind. Link grinned, memories of his time here in Termina flooding his mind. He remembered every track in this forest.

Eventually, he came to a place that he remembered vividly. The clearing where the Skull kid wearing Majora's Mask had stolen Epona from him. He ignored the memories, and pressed on. He wanted to find some sort of clue before sunset, when he would have to make camp for the night.

Emitting a sharp whistle, an arrow flew past his head, almost clipping his ear. It embedded itself a few feet away, in a tree trunk. Whipping around, he tried to find his new attacker. In the distance, he could just make out a figure, wearing a cloak, jumping through the treetops. He hesitated for a second or two, and then took off in hot pursuit, forgetting all about Epona.

Link raced through the trees like a ghost, never taking his eyes off his quarry. He seemed to be getting closer. The figure in the trees looked back, and Link caught sight of the person. He faltered, and almost fell over. It was a woman? A woman?

Baffled by this revelation, he continued his chase, but it was too late. The woman had escaped from his view, and disappeared into the shadows. Link stopped to catch his breath.

Soon, laughter greeted his ears. A melodious giggle came from a place not so far away. The sound seemed to be drawing Link to it. Link emerged into a clearing, to find the woman that had attacked him. She had not appeared to have noticed him yet. He crept up behind her, gilded sword drawn. He did not expect her to speak.

"Would you slay me, Hero of Time?" She turned around, and Link, in shock,fell to his knees. He was lost for words.

"Link," Link felt honoured to hear her speak his name, "Would you slay every creature that you have come across? Even if they could help you?"

"Forgive me, Oh Great One." Link was ashamed of himself, "I was not in my right mind. I--"

"Silence." Although the words were harsh, the tone was not, "You were, indeed, not in your right mind, but that does not give you the right to slay innocent creatures in your search for Princess Zelda." Link felt even worse than before. She made his cause seem so trivial.

The Goddess Farore knelt before the Hero, and took his face in her hands. Bringing him to a standing position, she kissed his forehead.

"I forgive you, my son," She whispered, "but you would do well to remember that being a superior creature does not give you the right to slaughter the lesser creatures, unless it is unavoidable or inevitable. No matter how desperate the situation."

"Yes, Your Grace." Link muttered, bowing his head humbly. The Goddess's mood lightened considerably.

"Well!" she exclaimed, "Lets get a move on, then! Link I need yo to take me somewhere--"

There was a rustling in the trees from nearby.

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