Disclaimer: I do not own Prince Sidon or Link or any of the Zelda characters nor do I profit from these stories. They are just for Fun.
A/N: Okay here we go again only this time! We will find out what the fuss is about I kinda want to make this a long chappie but we will see how it goes!
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A Charming Prince and His Prince(ss)
Chewed Out!
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"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?" Muzu asked, well more like yelled. Sidon suppressed a groan as the old zora approached them. It was all he could do to restrain himself but he didn't want to fight with the old guy, not out here and not in front of his mate-to-be. Well they were already mated but he wanted it to be official, plus there was still the matter of all the murmurs around him about lizalfo staying in the domain. They had glided down only to land in the middle of the congregation, he had overheard a few of the his people gossiping about the new additions.
"What is going on? Why is everyone gathered around?" Prince Sidon asked.
"Zaire answer this," A yellow lizalfo stepped out of the shop but turned back around to point at one of the fish. "Zaire likes them, discuss trade soon." Sidon looked over to see Link's jaw had dropped at that bit of news, though he too was a bit surprised. The lizalfo turned back toward them and started forward, several zora backed away. "Zaire come for peace, Zaire want trade. For self, for people, trade for all. But D'veel, D'veel keel many innocent, tribe defect, most left Zaire. Some fled for fear, some join D'veel. Zaire finally have some back, want help rid domain of D'veel."
"I-I see, but what then?" Sidon asked.
"Zaire want trade," Zaire replied. "Zaire like domain fish, hard to get for lizalfo. Many benefits this trade. Zaire immune shock, help rid domain of D'veel." the lizalfo nodded as if this all made sense somehow. But he seemed earnest about wanting to drive out D'veel the silver lizalfo. "But not enough to trade," he seemed to think. "Zaire make goods, goods for trade. Goods help zora, trade for fish, fair trades." He nods again and Sidon smiles a bit, he couldn't help it the poor lizalfo seemed to really want to work things out with his people. It would only be fair, he thought back to Lug and smiled. Maybe it could work out somehow.
"I suppose we could talk about the specifics after D'veel's defeat," Sidon suddenly spoke up. "It will take some time for my people to adjust to yours trading with us, however." Zaire nodded.
"Expected, lizalfo do many bad things on zora, Zaire understands. Zaire parlay to zora, come to agreement," the yellow lizalfo held out his hand and Sidon took it. They shook once before he looked over at Link to see the strange look that had glazed over his lover's eyes. He frowned, not knowing what had happened that was eating away at him inside. Sidon wished desperately then that he could erase all the things done to his lover during that moment he was captured. He looked back to catch Zaire peering at Link as well. "He meet D'veel?"
"Yes he did, was captured actually," Sidon replied carefully. The lizalfo gave a surprised croak and a shudder, before turning to look at Sidon once more.
"D'veel is bad," Zaire replied cryptically. "Do bad things. Wouldn't wish on worse enemy." The lizalfo then made his way out of the domain down the bridge to a small contingency of lizalfo all standing about and waiting for some sort of answer. They began to croak in their strange language and Sidon began to wonder what they were talking about. Some seemed excited while others seemed almost frightened. Zaire walked back with a few smaller lizalfo, they stuck to his back in obvious uncertainty. "Zaire keeps no idea how to repay. But Zaire must ask for safety of young. May young stay in domain?" Link suddenly grabs onto Sidon and he looks down into a pleading face. Almost to say that even he couldn't turn away such tiny creatures. He looked around at his people some with mixed curiosity others with mild interest and even some with a tinge of fear.
"I can't just turn away such small tadpoles," Sidon replied. "It would be wrong and it is too dangerous out there with D'veel on the loose. They may stay, I will ensure they are protected." Zaire nods and pushes the littlest one forward, Link instantly drops to the tiny creature's level and holds out his hand. It looks up to get confirmation from Zaire before grabbing the offered hand and clinging onto it like a lifeline. Prince Sidon grinned at the sight it was almost too adorable to see Link sheltering the tiny lizalfo. "And their mothers?" Zaire hung his head.
"D'veel is bad," Zaire repeated softly. "D'veel do many bad things." Sidon felt all the heat drain from his face, he wanted to be wrong but it was clear from Zaire's face the anguish, the rage and the uncertainty.
"I am sorry," Sidon apologized. He then turned to face his people. "Who among you will assist me in protecting these young orphans?" At first no one stepped up, some were swiping at their eyes and others were letting the new information sink in. Then one female Zora stepped forward, followed by a male and another female. Soon a decently sized group of Zora stood before him. Some of them were very skilled in the art of watching over the school. Some who most likely knew nothing of caring for young. Most of the older Zora who would be unable to help stayed back but clearly offered their support and some of the guards even stayed back knowing they could not abandon their post, that is until Bass stepped up as well.
"I too will help," Bass said. "I will organize a guard shift to keep them safe." Sidon placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Thank you, my friend," Sidon replied before turning back to the lizalfo who seemed moved almost to tears. He nodded to the other young Lizalfo and they too began to move forward.
"Zaire waits orders," Zaire replied. "Be in forest, protect bridge from D'veel."
"We will make a plan soon," Sidon replied. Zaire nodded and turned away, Sidon turned as well to help get the young lizalfo get settled. The shop keeper offered fish that Zaire had pointed to earlier and he made arrangements to feed them and even set up a temporary place to keep the young ones until they could build something a little cozier for them. He hoped it wouldn't have to last forever but at least in the meantime they could be treated better here than any lizalfo had been. He wanted this to change things between their two races, he wanted there to be peace once and for all.
Prince Sidon finally got a chance to sit down when it occurred to him, it wasn't very far off until the big night. When their relationship would be made official, when they would be mates for the rest of their lives. He frowned as he realized another truth, for the rest of Link's life. Zora's are exceptionally long lived among the other races and he had watched mixed couples suffer when one parishes before the other. That fact didn't stop them from falling in love but for once in his life, he wished that he would never have to let Link go. Not now and not ever. He wanted to stay with his arms wrapped around Link until he too was as old as the elders. But this night would be special, out on the moonlit lake, he knew just who would want to be there secretly witnessing such a momentous occasion. Or maybe making a vow of her own, he hadn't missed the way Sana had nearly jumped at the opportunity to join Zelda in her journey home. He picked up a feather and took a piece of parchment from nearby before he began to write.
Sidon wrapped up his urgent letter with a very Link-like signature before folding it up and placing it in a bit of an extra protective layer and heading out to find none other than Kass.
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Kass frowned as he spotted Sidon walking toward him with a parcel of some kind it was slim as though it were some kind of message. He crossed his arms when Sidon stopped in front of him and was ruffling his feathers in preparation to tell the prince off, for assuming he was some kind of delivery rito. When the prince finally spoke, it threw him off with information he hadn't expected.
"I know this may sound strange but Link asked me, to ask you to deliver this," Sidon said, rather sheepishly. "I know you typically don't deliver letters or anything like that but could you make an exception? He said it was important." That completely let the wind out of his feathers, so to speak. He wasn't exactly sure how to respond to it, but it also sounded quite suspicious.
"What is it about?" Kass asked.
"I don't know," Sidon replied looking away. "He wouldn't say and I'm not one to pry." Kass found that to be a bit more believable but hesitated briefly.
"Fine," Kass replied. "But this isn't some ploy to get rid of me is it?"
"Of course not," Sidon replied. "You may return once it is delivered, in fact I almost expect it." Kass smiled at that, this zora prince was a crafty one as much as he was charming. At least that much was obvious, he just couldn't tell how he was being played yet. Kass took the letter and turned on his tail-feathers before tentatively aiming toward Hyrule. "Be safe out there." Kass smiled at the honesty and worry he could hear in that one command, then he was in the air and gaining height to avoid any stray arrows the enemy would try to launch at him. He wouldn't misjudge their aim again, that is for certain.
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D'veel seethed as he watched his nemesis speaking with his hated enemy. He knew then he should have keeled Zaire and his offspring. That insolent old chief was in his way again and he couldn't stand it. "D'veel chief now, old one," the silver lizalfo scoffed from his hiding place. Last time he had beat that old lizalfo, it didn't matter that it was dishonestly, lizalfo don't fight for honor they fight for dominance. He growled remembering their last bout, he had swiped at an old injury before taking hold of one of the old lizalfos offspring. Not many knew about it but D'veel knew, D'veel was there when old one dove in front of a moblin to stop it from harming a hatchling. A disobedient hatchling who deserved punishing, D'veel thought.
Moblin had told it to leave him alone, but hatchling was too stupid to understand. Zaire promised to teach hatchling better but he never did, D'veel changed that, keel all who oppose, now his enemy sides with his enemies. He wanted to rasp out his frustration, take it out on anything, everything! He withheld an outcry before slinking back into the forest. Zaire would pay, D'veel make them all pay. D'veel returned to the camp only to find an unpleasant surprise waiting for him.
"Boss?" D'veel cried out suddenly, groveling before the figure. He recognized the symbol the figure wore, the yiga warned him the boss would come. Had told D'veel not to fail, D'veel was still in the midst of winning this war with zora. Domain would be his but maybe boss not patient to wait. D'veel felt fear then, what could boss be here for?
"I come here, after hearing of the hero's capture," the figure began. "But when I arrive, I find out how you let him escape." The figure rose in his anger.
"Boss, D'veel explain," The lizalfo began. Surely he could talk to boss about the happenings in camp, surely boss understand then.
"Do you think I'm forgiving?" the figure asked. "Do you think I allow such failures?" D'veel flinched at this, he knew what would come next if he didn't provide something adequate and soon.
"D'veel go make capture again," the lizalfo provided. The figure laughed humorlessly, and continued to laugh at this as though he found it immensely hilarious. He felt a coldness seep into him from the ground as though the world turned to ice before him.
"My master has been utterly destroyed and you want mercy?" the figure asked. "A chance to fail a second time? No, you need some proper motivation, motivation to not fail me again!" A dagger appeared out of nowhere and slammed into his right his eyes, he let out a squeak of agony and rolled about until it was wretched from his socket, taking with it his eye. It took a few more minutes of thrashing in agony before the pain subsided enough to be still and he could finally look back at his boss with his only remaining eye.
"D'veel won't fail," the lizalfo whimpered putting his body as low to the ground as he could.
"Prove it," The figure replied, before turning with a swish of his cape and walking out of the lizalfo camp. D'veel waited until the figure was completely gone before he rose to his feet, he hadn't actually thought the figure was real, he placed a hand to his eye socket and hissed. Clearly the tales had been true, perhaps he should have listened to that yiga clan member when they had warned him about what failure wrought for underlings like him. Still he had thought he had won, that he had somehow beaten that hero. He glared in the direction of the domain, they would all pay, especially that hero.
The threat was more warning than he needed but what did the boss want? D'veel wasn't even sure, the hero maybe? D'veel whimpered, the pain still there, a pulsing reminder of what failure could bring. But deep down he was aware next time could be an arm, a leg or even his life.
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*intercept's* well this took another unexpected turn, who was that figure just now? Are they responsible for all the happenings that are going on now? Will the smol young one ever be freed of the obvious threat that the nurse maid poses? Will I ever stop asking you guys questions? I dunno anyway tune in next time and let's hope we get some answers soon cause I for one am curious what my muse has in store for us… Sorry even I am out of the loop this time. My muse just threw this in my face last minute, not sure why. Evil little imp...
Day: 10
Countdown: 3 moons left