Telma looked around the bar from behind the counter. There were a few guards from the castle sitting at the back of the room but other than that, the bar was empty. She looked up at the clock and sighed. It was only 3:00, there was still another 3 hours before any interesting people would arrive. Louise jumped up onto the counter and meowed. Telma stopped polishing a glass and stroked her, Louise purred before jumping back down off the counter. Telma watched her for a while before going back to polishing the glass. A few minutes later the door to bar opened and revealed a hooded figure. Telma took her usual stance and welcomed the mysterious person "Well hello hon, welcome to Telma's bar. What can I get ya?"
The strange person glanced around the bar before answering "Just water."
Telma before this hadn't been able to distinguish whether the person was female or male, but after she spoke it was clear, even though muffled by the scarf she wore, that this mysterious person was, in fact, female. Before Telma could ask any further questions the woman took the glass of water from the counter and went and sat at one of the tables not far from the table that the guards were sitting at. Even though strange people had often come into her bar, this one especially intrigued Telma. Since there wasn't likely to be anyone else coming in anytime soon Telma spent her time watching the hooded woman. The woman spent most of her time sipping at the water and glancing at the guards on the other side of the room. As the minutes past the woman seemed to be getting more and more annoyed. Telma looked over at the guards but it didn't seem like they were doing anything.
After about 20 minutes the guards got up and after paying, left. The hooded woman watched them the entire time. After the door was shut the hooded person calmly walked over to the door to the bar and locked it.
Before Telma could protest the woman lifted off her hood and revealed her features. After a few seconds of silence Telma said "Well ain't this an interesting surprise, it's a privilege to have ya ... Princess Zelda."
"Thank you" Zelda replied, "But please just call me Zelda."
"Fine with me, I've never been big on titles. Now, I'm sure this isn't just a social visit, was there something that you needed me for?" Telma said before shifting into her signature pose.
"I hear that Link has joined the Resistance, is that correct?" Zelda said
"Yes that's right, he agreed to it last night. Why?"
"I would like to ask for some help from your group, you see Link agreed to go and kill a dragon that has been pillaging the villages up east... but I don't want him to go on his own." She paused then quickly continued. "Not-not that I don't believe he is capable but I just would feel more secure if he would travel in a group." Zelda blushed slightly before looking back at Telma
"Well dear, I can't make any definite arrangements without talking with the rest of the group, but knowing them I'm sure that they'll agree." Telma answered with a smile
"Wonderful... And I have one more thing I would like to talk to you about; it's about someone whom I would like to accompany your group." Zelda said with a slight smile.