Time for Chapter 46, just when it seems Link and Nabooru have completed their mission, an old threat returns...
"It's you." Nabooru said to the rebel known as Boss Faurugo, pulling out her twin scimitars and narrowing her eyes as she stood beside Link in the depths of the Hall of Knowledge, where they had just happened upon a chest containing some valuable books, "Do you intend on fighting us again?"
"Well guess I got no choice f I want to get those books you got here!" Faurugo said pointing to the chest with her pickax.
"Listen, let's just call a truce for now, and work on finding a way out of here first." Link spoke up to the rebel, recalling Saria had similar luck with the rebels that normally worked under Boss Faurugo, "We have you outnumbered, and we don't want to fight you with those injuries you have."
"Ha ha ha, don't worry about me!" Faurugo laughed, as she pulled out a tonic bottle, "Cause with this, my injuries won't matter!"
"Oh no." Link said, realizing what that was.
Before the two could do anything to stop her, Faurugo drank down the tonic. She threw the bottle away and took a deep breath, before her body suddenly became engulfed in a red aura, and her eyes turned a blood red. She grinned widely and swung up her pickaxes.
"I'm gonna clock in overtime on you two!" Faurugo shouted, bringing down her pickaxes with such force they caused shock waves across the ground, forcing Link and Nabooru to dodge to the sides.
"Hey, be careful doing that kind of thing!" Link shouted to the rebel, "You remember what that did back in the other room upstairs?!"
Faurugo didn't listen, and simply started slamming her pickaxes against the ground, causing shockwaves and eruptions all around the room.
Link and Nabooru backflipped away as Faurugo continued her attacks, blocks fell from the ceiling and she quickly impaled them with her pickaxes and chucking them at the two. Link brought up his shield to deflect them, but one large stone forced the two backwards into the treasure chest. They looked up to see Faurugo throwing stones around not just at them but into pillars and statues around the area, one knight statue in particular was knocked over and impacted to the ground near Link and Nabooru.
"She's not even paying attention to what she's doing anymore!" Nabooru gasped, "What the hell are those rebels trying to accomplish with that tonic?"
As Link thought of an answer to that question, he looked up to see the ceiling was starting to shift more from Faurugo's rampage, blocks were falling, sand was starting to emerge from the holes, and the room was starting to cave in on itself.
"I don't know, but I think we need to retreat!" Link said.
But before they could do anything, one particular stone fell out, causing a huge amount of sand from outside to start pouring down into the room. Faurugo saw the sand falling and leaped backwards to avoid it, yet still continued to bash and smash at everything she saw, while sand continued to pour out and start to shift heavily toward the direction of Link and Nabooru.
"The sand is falling fast!" Link shouted, "We gotta get out of here before we get buried!"
Nabooru then eyed the statue that had fallen beside them, and saw a large round shield it held in it's hand. An idea hit Nabooru, and she grinned widely.
"Come on Link, I got an idea!" she sad, grabbing the shield and rushing forward, before jumping into the air and holding the shield beneath her, as she landed on the sand she started riding down the hallway. Link realized she was doing, recalling back when he did a similar trick back when he fought Morpha on the ice back in Lake Hylia, and used his Hylian shield to follow after the Gerudo leader.
The two rode their shields down the tunnel slope as sand continued to pour down it. While they had no idea what was down at the end, it was better then immediately getting buried in sand. Some bricks from the ceiling started crumbling down onto the path, but Nabooru grinned and squatted a bit, allowing her to pick up speed.
"Follow me Link!" she said, as she started moving back and forth on the sand, dodging brick after brick. Link followed suit and they were easily avoiding everything that came their way. There was nothing but darkness before them as they sledded down the sand slope, but they kept going anyway, seemingly not afraid of what was waiting for them.
It was then they saw the faintest of light forming at the end. It seemed the end of the tunnel had a door that was slowly opening up, perhaps triggered by them solving the puzzle. While the sand wave was getting closer, they quickly sped along staying ahead of it the whole way, as the light glew brighter and brighter, until the two went through a blinding flash.
Nabooru and Link then found themselves shooting out from the doorway in the back of the temple, flying out and getting a great amount of air velocity from their speed. Even with the danger, Link took that moment to look up to Nabooru.
"WHOO!" Nabooru screamed out, getting higher air then Link did, as she spun around in midair, doing some twirls and loops, before getting herself upright and landing down on the shifting sand beside Link as they continued down the large slope they were on. He was pretty surprised to see her not just be so talented at surfing on the sand, but really enjoying it as well.
Soon when the sand was more level, Nabooru did a slight swerve with her shield and came to a smooth stop, while Link accidentally hit a stray rock and went flying off it and impacting into a short sand dune, tumbling over and falling onto his back.
"Hey, you alright there Link?" Nabooru called out, running over to check on her friend. She saw him laying back panting out, but much to her surprise, he had a big grin on his face.
"This is it!" Link said, sitting up with bright eyes, "This is what I've really been wanting!"
"Wait, you mean you want be fleeing in terror from death traps?" Nabooru asked in confusion.
"Uh, no. Let me explain..." Link said sweatdropping, "The truth is... I've always admired how hard of a worker you are Nabooru, you're always doing so much to help their Gerudo, and you've helped me learn so many things, but it seems like that's all you have time for. Just seems like whenever the two of us spend time together all we do is work, lessons or sex."
Nabooru put a hand to her hip and raised an eyebrow, starting to get an idea of just what Link was getting at.
Link meanwhile leaned back and grinned as he continued, "I mean don't get me wrong, the lessons are really nice, and the love making is fantastic... but I don't want that to be our whole lives together. I'd honestly like to see you get the chance to get out and spend more time just having fun, like you did just now with the sand sledding, you' were amazing at that!"
"Heh... yeah... I've actually been sand surfing since I was a kid." Nabooru smiled lightly, "That man I told you about is who taught me it."
"And I'd like to spend more time with you doing stuff like that, just seeing you cut loose and enjoying life; smiling and laughing, it really brings out so many of the qualities I love about you Nabooru." Link said with his goofy grin.
"Ah, jees..." Nabooru turned her head with a light blush, "Heh. I guess you and I haven't really done a whole lot together lately... would you really want to hang out more often...?" she paused, thinking about what she had told him earlier, "You know, as friends?"
"Of course I would. I want this bond we have to last forever." Link said as he got himself onto his feet and looked to her, pumping his fist up, "And speaking of which, I'm not giving up on making you my Grand Queen. I don't know if I could ever make you love me the way you loved that man from your past, but I won't back down. I'll find a way to make you accept me as your husband!"
It was in that moment Nabooru saw he determination she had in his eyes, it reminded him so much of how he was like as a child when she met him in the Spirit Temple, and when he saved her from Twinrova. It was part of why she believed he would make a great king for the Gerudo all those years ago, as well as his courage and skill. While he had grown in so many ways into an adult, it was apparent he hadn't changed at all as a person during the past years, and she knew he would never back down from anything.
"...very well then Link." Nabooru said with a light smirk, "Challenge accepted."
The two of them nodded to each other, then looked up at the Hall of Knowledge, which was now a complete mess, having caved in on itself.
"We'll need to consult Kesuta and Korume so we can give a formal apology to the Knowledge Goddess Efaeme." Nabooru said sweatdropping.
"Think that Faurugo woman is still in there?" Link asked.
"Dunno, but we also lost the chest of ancient books, that damn rebel." Nabooru took a sigh, "Well at least we're both okay."
"Hold on, you mean that treasure chest?" Link asked, pointing to the very chest from the room they had escaped from, which was now outside with them, sticking out from the sand.
"Woah, how did it get here?" Nabooru exclaimed, running over and opening it to see the books were indeed still in there, all intact.
"Guess the sand carried it out with us." grinned Link, "That worked out pretty well."
"Yeah, two birds, one stone." snickered Nabooru looking to her friend, "You and I make a great team, don't we?"
"I'd say so." nodded Link looking back at her.
The two of them couldn't help but blush a bit in that moment, and Nabooru had to shake it off, so as not to get smitten with her young apprentice and friend so soon after his challenge was made, but she couldn't help herself.
"Hey, I found em!" the two of them then both heard a hyperactive young voice shout, and they looked up to see Aviel flying down and landing on the sand hill they had just been sledding down just earlier, only for her to tumble into a ball and roll down the hill, before colliding right into Link.
"Oof... Hey you, glad to see you again." Link said grinning, with Aviel now laying on top of him.
"Ayayayayaya..." Aviel muttered, laying on Link's chest with dizzy eyes.
"Link my love! We finally found you!" Nemisa exclaimed, sliding down the hill herself, she then ran forward and dived down to hug Link, so happy to see him that she wasn't even caring that she was hugging Aviel as well. Reirousa went down the hill herself carrying Saria and Halei in her arms, with the guards and Ebony Sisterhood rebels following after.
"There you both are, you had us all worried!" Saria exclaimed, climbing down Reirousa's body and running over to Link, Aviel and Nemisa to check on them.
"King Link, Lady Nabooru, we're happy to see you're safe!" a guard said, running up to Nabooru to check on her well being.
"Ha ha, it nothing we couldn't handle." Nabooru chuckled, "Right Link?"
"Yeah." Link grinned as he comforted Aviel and Nemisa.
"Wow, they really made it out just fine!" a rebel said in surprise from the back of the group.
"But where's the boss?" asked another one looking around.
"We don't know..." Nabooru sighed, "We lost track of her after the temple flooded with sand."
"Ooh, I hope she's okay..." whispered one of the rebels.
It was then as if on cue, that the sand hill beside them started to shift, before a large chunk of it was blasted away, revealing a certain familiar Gerudo woman slowly walking out, battered and bruised from the battles and ordeals she went through, It was the excavation Boss Faurugo, still holding her pickaxes, though they were busted up from her constant rampages.
"Boss!" exclaimed a rebel.
"This.. ain't... over..." Faurugo gasped, "I'll end you all... for the great Mother Eclipsis!"
"Please boss, stop this!" pleaded another rebel, "It isn't worth it anymore!"
"No way, we have the treasure we're after, and the false king right in our grasp! I won't.. allow this... to... to..."
As Faurugo tried to force out her words, she staggered forward a bit, her legs growing weak.
"Damnit... I need more of it... I need more of that tonic..."
She looked up to everyone, the rebels themselves in particular, and her eyes glew red again for just a second.
"You all... give me all... all of that power tonic you have!"
"But boss, we don't have any! You're the one who had all of it!" one of the rebels pointed out with growing concern.
"I said give it to me... OR I'LL KILL YOU!" screamed Faurugo, and started to run right at them.
The rebel screamed and hid behind Link, who quickly brandished his sword and shield, along with Nabooru and the others to protect them from the insane mining woman.
But it was then Faurugo gasped out, she stopped running and staggered.
"No... not now... I need... to keep working as hard as I can..." Faurugo muttered, "...for the sake... of... our... people..."
It was then Boss Faurugo coughed out what seemed like yellow dust, and fell down to the ground, shaking and convulsing a bit, before laying still.
The group all paused and watched carefully, not sure of what just happened.
"Is... she...?" Nemisa asked.
The rebels didn't hesitant after that though, and all rushed over to Faurugo to check on her.
"Boss, please hang in there!" shouted a rebel with tears in her eyes, "We'll get you help before-!"
"...I-It's too late." another rebel whispered, checking for Faurugo's pulse, "She's gone."
"No..." whispered the other rebel, with tears starting to form in her eyes, as the other rebels all hung their heads down sadly.
"I don't get it, what happened exactly?!" Aviel asked in shock.
"I think whatever was in that tonic she was taking caused her body to just give out." Nemisa said.
"She overworked herself beyond what she was capable of..." Saria said sadly.
Nabooru took those words Saria said and grimaced, reflecting on what Link himself had been saying before earlier.
Everyone stood in silence, as the rebels mourned for the loss of their leader.
Sometime later the group were gathered around to eat; Link and Nabooru in particular not having been able to eat anything since yesterday. The guards had taken the time to wrap Faurugo's body in a cloth to preserve it, and partially to keep it out of sight, while the rebels took the time to introduce themselves to the group.
The rebel who had been wielding the metal claws earlier introduced herself as Maukai. She had been Faurugo's bodyguard, and was the one to speak out on behalf of her team after they had been separated and met up with Saria and the others while Link, Nabooru and Faurugo were still in the Hall of Knowledge.
Link though was too hungry to think about much else, as he was busy gobbling down a sandwich Saria had given him.
"Shanks sho moff!" Link said to Saria with his mouth full, before swallowing, "I lost the rest of the food I packed yesterday when the floor collapsed, and I've been starving!"
"Hee hee, it's okay Link, I know how big an appetite you have so I packed extra just in case, you've been like that since you were a kid!" Saria giggled as she took a napkin and wiped some food off his face. Link looked a little embarrassed as she did, and his Gerudo friends all giggled a bit at the two.
"Jees, you two are kinda sickeningly cute together..." Maukai said in slight annoyance, looking at the two, "Isn't she a little too young for you, false king?"
"Actually I'm over four hundred years old." Saria clarified.
Maukai promptly fell backwards off the rock she had been sitting on.
"Bullcrap!" Maukai quickly got up and shouted with her hair standing on end, "Why do you look so young then?!"
"It's just how the Kokiri people are." Link said, "I grew up with them and Saria during my childhood."
"Argh... I'm so jealous...!" Maukai sobbed sadly.
"So what's with the treasure chest you two got there?" Reirousa asked Link and Nabooru with her own mouth half full of food.
"It contains ancient Gerudo books, we're hoping the one Dr. Sarami needs is in there." Link said.
Halei looked up from her rice crackers, and her eyes lit up from hearing this, as her bunny hood ears were standing on end.
"That must be the chest the boss was ordered to track down by Mother Eclipsis." Maukai realized.
"But what use does she have for them?" Nemisa asked the rebel.
"We're not sure, Mother Eclipsis doesn't really tell us much, especially lately. All she does is give us orders without much other information." sighed Maukai, "Just keeps telling us we've been chosen to take over the Gerudo and free King Ganondorf."
"She didn't even tell us about the tonic Faurugo was carrying, if we had known about it we would have stopped her." said another rebel.
"Just what was that tonic anyway?" Nabooru asked, "It gave Faurugo that incredible power, but it took a heavy... and fatal toll on her body."
"Like I said, we're not really sure. All we know is if you take too much of it... well.. that happens." Maukai said, "Word is she just recently started giving that tonic out to her higher ranked troops."
"So if we can't figure out how to counter it, we could be facing more dangerous opponents like her." grimaced Link, "But where did she get something like that?"
"Well..." Maukai said, "I overheard something about us getting a new member of our rebellion, they're using the contents of a book they had just got... It was Gerudo Blood something something..."
The group's eyes widened at the words she spoke, especially a certain bunny hood wearing girl.
"The Gerudo Blood Alchemy Arts book?!" Halei exclaimed.
"Yeah, that's it!" Maukai nodded.
"So that explains a lot..." Nabooru realized, "They must have used the information in the book to create that tonic. As soon as we get back we need to have Dr. Sarami figure out what we need to do about this, and how it's related to that Hinox we fought back in the canyon."
"A Hinox...?" muttered one of the rebels, "Where does that sound familiar...?"
"Thank you for this information." Link told Maukai, "I'm surprised you're so honest with us, aren't we the enemy?"
"Well... to be honest, that's what we thought before..." Maukai said, "But last night we talked with your friends, and they told us a lot about what you all have accomplished over time, like bringing Reirousa and the Sandstorm Vipers into your town, and the defeat of the Wyvern Keepers."
"Yeah, you're a lot different then Mother Eclipsis told us..." another rebel said.
"Oh, like how?" Link asked.
"She said you were a cold and heartless king who keeps women under his boot, and treats them like slaves... but you don't seem anything like that... these girls really seem to care about you." Maukai said, just looking at Link, "Especially with the way they all defended you back inside in the Hall of Knowledge, I was really surprised to be honest..."
"I care about them just as much." Link nodded, "We're a family after all."
"A family... huh?" Maukai muttered, looking up into the sky a bit.
"So what else does she claim he's like?" Aviel spoke up.
Another rebel answered that, "Well she also said he lacks any kind of book smarts or leadership skills, he's a voracious glutton, dangerously reckless, and a total man-whore who can't keep it in his pants!"
There was a brief pause as everyone in the vicinity sat there, a small gust of wind blowing some sand by.
"Um... is anyone going to protest that?" Link asked around.
Still dead silence.
"So anyway," coughed Nemisa awkwardly, "Since you all are being so open to us, we were also curious if you had any knowledge about who the thief was that took the Gerudo Blood Alchemy Arts book from our library."
"Dunno, we don't know anything about that." Maukai said shrugging.
"Last we heard, our teams haven't been able to get anywhere close to getting into Gerudo Town in months since the security and defenses have been forfeited there." another rebel said.
"Then if it wasn't a rebel..." Nemisa muttered, a bit unnerved.
"...it might have very well been one of our people." Link concluded.
"That's scary... I don't want to think about one of them doing something like that..." Aviel said sadly.
"It's okay, I think I already figured it out." Nabooru simply said.
"Wait you have?" Link asked.
"It took some time, but I pieced together a few things based on what we knew, and I'm certain who the thief is..." Nabooru said with her eyes closed, as she looked up to one particular person in the group.
"...right Halei?"
"H-Huh?!" Halei exclaimed, so startled she threw her rice crackers into the air, and they all fell down around her.
"Sister Halei... you're the book thief, aren't you?" Nabooru asked crossly.
"W-What?!" exclaimed Saria, "She was the one who took the alchemy book?"
"No, there's no way that's possible! Halei's a good girl!" exclaimed Aviel to Nabooru, then turned to Halei to confirm it, "Right?"
Halei just stood there without a word, leaving Aviel stunned.
"Right?" Aviel asked again.
"Halei... is this true...?" Link spoke up curiously.
The Hylian woman stood there motionless, with her head hung down, the ears of her bunny hood obscured her darkened eyes.
"...y-yes, it was me..." she whispered.
Needless to say, everyone except Nabooru were in shock at the confession, even Maukai and the rebels.
"It makes more sense now that I think about it." Nemisa nodded with her eyes narrowed, "The only person who would have a use for the book is Sarami..."
"...or perhaps just someone with an enthusiasm to read, even a book that's considered forbidden, and would have the ability to get to the headmaster's key to the chamber." Saria concluded.
Halei flinched at their accurate deduction.
"But why?" Aviel asked.
"You're all right... the truth is... sometimes I sneak into the headmaster's study to borrow the key to the forbidden chamber of books... so I can just take small peeks at them. I couldn't help myself..." Halei said sadly.
"You're kidding me..." Link said rubbing his head, "So what happened with the alchemy book then? You didn't give it to the rebels willingly did you?"
"N-No of course not!" Halei shouted defensively as she explained, "You see, one night, I was on my break and I snuck out of the library with the Gerudo Blood Alchemy Arts book so I wouldn't get caught. I went to a spot I usually go to in the canyon in order to read it, but I was spotted and captured by members of the Ebony Sisterhood. They took the book from me, and they gave me an offer; either I retrieve more forbidden books for them... or I needed to pay them in rupees, otherwise they'd force me to work for them in the rebellion..."
"Jees, that's kinda messed up... Maukai muttered rubbing the back of her head.
"So they blackmailed you?" Nemisa exclaimed with a snarl, as she looked down at the rebels, "How low can you damn rebels get?"
"Hey, none of us were involved in anything like that!" Maukai defended herself and her team, feeling rather sacred of Nemisa's intimidating glare, "Like I said, we just do what we're told!"
"I suppose that makes sense Halei, I didn't think you'd be the type to willingly hand the book over to them. So you didn't send them any more?" Nabooru affirmed with her arms folded, recalling what was said before about none of the other books being missing.
"Yes, I couldn't allow that, so I instead paid them off for their secrecy..." Halei said with tears starting to spill down her eyes.
"That explains your money problems." Link realized as he looked down to the girls' rice crackers.
"But why take such a risk by reading the forbidden books?!" Saria asked, "A hobby is one thing but that was dangerous for you to do!"
"The reason..." Halei gulped a bit, "Was so I could understand the culture of the Gerudo more, so that I could be more helpful to the people who welcomed me into my new home..." she trembled as tears poured down her cheeks, "I was so scared after I was exiled, and I wanted so much to fit in, and be accepted by you all..."
The group stood in surprise of her words, and were all at a loss of what to say. It was clear she cared deeply about the Gerudo and felt she owed them for what they had done for her after she was exiled.
"I see..." Nabooru muttered, "However, by doing that you still disrespected us by reading the forbidden books, and because of what you did the Ebony Sisterhood have gained access to a dangerous power." she clarified, "And that can't go unpunished."
"But Lady Nabo-..."Aviel started, but was cut off by Nabooru raising her hand to the bird girl.
"Fear not though," Nabooru said, she took a glance over at Link, who nodded, then she turned back to Halei, "We aren't the same people we once were eight years ago. We'll have to give the punishment some thought, but you're still a member of our tribe, and we need to treat you fairly." she clarified.
"That's right." Link said stepping up, "Despite your crimes, you're still important to us, and we don't intend on turning our backs on you." he then looked to Maukai, "Just as we'll do the same for our rogue sisters here."
"What...?" Maukai asked, raising up her head in surprise, along with the others.
"You all are coming with us back to Gerudo Town." Link clarified to Maukai and the rebels, "It'll take some time before we can properly rehabilitate and trust you all, but we hope someday you can work with us to make Gerudo Town an even more prosperous place then now."
"But, that doesn't make sense." one of the rebels muttered to her comrades, "Mother Eclipsis told us the false king would kill any Gerudo who defied him..."
"I don't know what to believe anymore..." said another rebel.
"You'd... give us that chance?" Maukai asked Link, "Even after what we've done to you all?"
"Of course, you're Gerudo aren't you? As the future king, I need to see to my people's happiness, and that includes you all." Link said, sporting a goofy grin.
The rebels were caught off guard by that, a few of them even blushing lightly at Link's pleasant demeanor.
"They really are close, aren't they...?" a rebel said to Maukai.
"Maybe we really have been on the wrong side after all..." Maukai said as she looked over to the sheet holding Faurugo's body, and hung her head downcast.
Nabooru grinned as she looked to Link, and his kind nature towards even members of their people who would try to defy him, and saying words she had a tendency to forget herself in the wrong moment.
Halei meanwhile, squeezed her bunny hood in her hands protectively, as tears ran down her eyes, "Thank you so much Lady Nabooru... King Link... I promise I'll do whatever it takes to make it up to you both."
"That will be fine, Sister Halei." Nabooru nodded.
"Well with that out of the way, how about we start heading home then?" Reirousa proposed, lifting up the chest of books in her arms with seemingly no difficulty whatsoever.
"Um, but what about her...?" Saria asked, gesturing to the rebel body laying wrapped on the ground.
Nabooru took a look over at the rebels, all looking sadly at the late Boss Faurugo.
"We'll... take her body with us." Nabooru nodded, "We need to have Dr. Sarami examine her to see just what we're up against with the rebels, then we'll bury her remains to honor the memory of her."
"If it's okay..." Maukai spoke up, "We'd like to be the ones to carry Boss Faurugo's body... I think it's what she would have wanted."
"...very well." Nabooru nodded, "Then let's all go home."
"Oh my, this is indeed the book I was looking for, thank you everyone!" Dr. Sarami said, as the group had arrived at her medical clinic to hand her a certain book they had found.
Link, Nabooru, Aviel, Nemisa, Saria, Reirousa, Halei the guards, as well as Maukai and the rebels all arrived in Gerudo Town. Maukai and the rebels were quickly arrested and put into confinement for questioning, while the library Head Master Gutola and her staff took the books Link and Nabooru had found to keep in the forbidden chamber. As it turned out a copy of Gerudo Blood Alchemy Arts was indeed among those books in the chest, and the group were quick to hand it over to Dr. Sarami.
"Anything that can help us get an understanding of what happened with that Hinox and Faurugo will be useful Sarami." Nabooru said as a nurse tended to her injuries.
"Yes, I'll have my team bring sister Faurugo's body in for an autopsy, so I can learn more about this strange tonic Mother Eclipsis is apparently using." Sarami nodded, "And this book will do wonders for my research into what exactly the rebellion is using."
"We're glad to hear that." nodded Nabooru.
It was then Sarami took a glance over at Nemisa, who was being treated by another nurse. She noticed something about Nemisa's wrist and went over to take a look at it.
"W-What is it Doctor?" Nemisa asked.
"It's your scar..." Sarami said, talking about the wound she got from when the slave trader Jayde had stabbed her almost three years ago, "I might just be me... but it looks like it's finally healing up after all this time."
"Really?" Nemisa looked down at the wound, "I guess it does look less red then before." She paused on that note and looked over to Link, who was currently being treated by three of the nurses, though they seemed to be taking their time with him deliberately, and smiled lightly.
"It seems Link can heal others in ways other then medial treatment." Sarami smiled lightly, taking a glance at Nabooru, then looking longingly at Link himself.
"Thanks for doing this for us, and for allowing us visitation."
Link, Nabooru, Saria, Aviel and Nemisa, as well as Maukai and the rebels, were all standing at the graveyard in the back of Gerudo Town, before a gravestone with Faurugo's name engraved on it. While the body was still at Sarami's clinic for examination, they made the effort to set up the burial site for when it was ready to brought there. The grave was fittingly beside that of the assassin woman known only as The Slicer, who had attacked Link shortly after his arrival in town.
"She was a rebel, but just like The Slicer, she was still a Gerudo, and our family." Nabooru nodded, "She won't be forgotten."
Link stared down at the grave, then over to Maukai and the rebels who were all on their knees, praying to the Death Goddess Nerif for their leader's safe passage to the world of spirits. His thoughts also went to Halei, who had been taken away by the guards to be imprisoned for what she had done.
He knew in that moment there was much more that needed to be done, and that he had some things to admit to the people of Gerudo Town...
Something he had been holding back for too long.
And that ends the chapter! e had a happy reunion, but not without some bitter truth and tragedy... The question is, what will Link do now, and what will happen as a result of it? Find out next chapter!
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