Chapter 8

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The air was cold, and the wind was hard. It practically blew in our faces. We rode in the direction of the sun. The sun was sun was a little above our heads. I glanced over to Romani. "How long would it take to get there?" I asked. "About four hours," She looked at me. I looked forward, staring at the big mountain. "What if, we picked the pace up?" I rolled my eyes to my left to view her a bit. She looked down at the snow, and back up towards the sky. "I guess we can do that. It would actually get us there in two hours!" She turned her head to me with a bright smile. I looked forward towards the mountains. "Then let's get going!" I kicked the horse, and we both went faster.

We went on the same route, and I've got to say… we were moving fast, we did let the horse rest for a while. We still made great progress.

It soon got a bit foggy, so we slowed down a bit. I suddenly stopped, Romani stopped her horse. "Zel—"She got on the edge of the carriage. "Is something wrong, Zelda?" She asked. I've been staring at the snow below me. "You hear that…?" I murmured. "Hear what?" She hesitated. "Zel… da!" The words whispered through my ears. "M-My name…" I mumbled. "Your name?"She asked. "Link's… dead, Zelda." My eyes widened. "Zelda?" Romani asked. I sighed. "Sorry…" I looked up to her. "You think Link is okay?" Romani tilted her head. "He's perfectly fine, my sis can handle him!" She smiled. My horse began moving slowly. "Hey, Lon Lon Ranch is over there!" Romani shouted. I looked up with a smile; I then kicked the horse, and moved faster than ever. Romani followed behind to catch up to me.

We went through the gates of Lon Lon Ranch slowly, and as soon as we entered I saw Link. His dirty blond hair waved in the wind. His sapphire eyes stared into the distance, he didn't seem to notice me though. I stopped the horse, and got off of it. I smiled. "Hey Link!" I began waving my hands in the air. Link turned looking at me. He was shocked to see me. I smiled, but as soon as I did he started coughing like crazy… I think I spotted blood fly out as well. "Link, Link!" Malon shouted. I quickly began running over towards him and Malon. He almost fell over, with the catch of Malon, when I got over there. "Link?" I asked. His eyes were closed, and his mouth didn't move. "I-Is he alive?!" I exclaimed. "Yes, he is but we need to get him into the house… quickly!" Malon looked over to Romani. "Romani, run back and open the doors!" She shouted. Romani nodded and began running. Malon nodded to me, "Help me get him back," I nodded, and grabbed his right arm.

Link was breathing uneasily, and had blood over his right sleeve. "Why was he out here?" I asked. "He said he was fine, and he wanted to wait for you hopefully," She responded. "Let's get him in quickly," She added. "Yes," I said. I was worried.

I laid him on the bed; he was laying on the bed a little weird. He was heavy. I practically had to heave him on to it. I untied the cape around him, took his mittens off, and his boots. I sighed, and stared at him. "I'm sorry if you panicked…" She began. I looked over to her. "I'm okay…" I continued to stare at him. "How has he been?" I asked. "Oh, good… he's been okay. I've taken care of all his wounds." She began. I looked at her. "Was he coughing blood earlier?" I asked. She nodded, "His lungs took some damage, and they're still healing." She told me. I lifted his right hand up, and looked at the bandages. "What happened here?" I asked. "He didn't really tell me exactly, he just said something about he… I have no idea. He stabbed his hand though, I suppose." She said. "Oh…!" Malon adjusted her position, "It may take a few days for him to heal…"

Malon and I talked until 6:12. Malon got up. "Well I'll be downstairs making soup…" She left, and I stared at Link. Link was breathing through his nose, and I listened quietly while he breathed in and out. The room was practically quiet, besides the clock ticking. I really wanted Link to wake up. His right arm hanged down the bed side, with his fingers relaxed falling to gravity unmoved. His head tilted to his right facing me, his bangs lied on the bed, and his eyes remained shut.

A sudden noise came to my ears, making my heart race… nearly giving myself a heart attack. "Sorry," Malon was carrying a large pot, and two bowls in her hand. "Need help?!" I asked. She shook her head sideways gesturing "No," She lied the pot and the bowls on a dresser, and took a ladle that was sitting inside the pot and scooped soup out of it into a bowl. She put a spoon in it, and handed it to me. I grabbed it, "Thank you," She nodded. "If Link wakes up, you can give a bowl… I'll be outside if you need me. She turned, and left… I watched as she closed the door. I slid the spoon into my mouth tasting it, it was delicious!

I finished my bowl, and laid it beside me. I gazed at Link, which was still unconscious, and in the same position. The room was hinted with purple lighting from the setting of sun. The window faced east. In other words… away from the setting sun. The room gradually evolved itself to a blue, and the big hand on the clock reached 6: 21. I saw Link moved his head to his left facing the window, and pull his right arm up onto the bed. His eyes slowly opened, and I filled with happiness.

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