chapter three:

(it took me a rediculously long time before I finally updated TT_TT)

Jeena's POV

I saw the position they were in, and my eyes went wide. From the thirty minutes that I'd known Link, he didn't seem like the type to kill so easily. However, this didn't prevent me from yelling "STOOOOOOP" and running to my fallen partner's side.

"I would never kill a man without good reason to, ma'am. Its only a habit I have developed given I've been forced to kill so many inhuman things." he said, sheathing his sword

"Rallen, are you-?" I began to ask, but he cut me off.

"I'm fine. Thanks." his voice was harsh, betraying the fact he said the word 'thanks'

I coughed, "anyway... Link, I was wondering if you could help us somehow..." I told him the entire story, bending a few things to make myself seem sane, but still including the strangely shaped portal that appeared out of nowhere.

"Thats strange..." He muttered "it appears you have come through a portal of the twili into this world, but I cannot fathom how." Link folded his arms across his chest, thinking. "Anyway, I believe there is only one person that can help you: The Twilight Princess- er... she's probably their queen now, but you understand. The only problem is, we will have to use the mirror of twilight to reach her, and unfortunately the mirror has been destroyed."

"Is there any way to repair this mirror?" Rallen asked, obviously hopefull, but he not so much as glanced my way.

"I fear that the mirror has been destroyed for good... you see, without the mirror, the pathway between light and twilight is closed, and no portals can be opened. You see, for the protection of the land I live in, I need to find a way to restore the mirror." he paused a momment. "There have been a few terrible creatures left in our land after I put a stop to a great struggle we were facing, these creatures- the shadow beasts are ungodly creatures I have been forced to fight, faces so terrible, they must obscure them with masks, and a scream that can make your blood run cold."

I never thought that I'd see someone like Link speak of something with such fear in his voice.

"Once defeated, these creatures must be taken through a portal, back to the depths of the twilight realm, without a portal, they simply regenerate. I fear that they could reproduce and overrun us if we do not put a stop to it." He finished his explanation before adding, "now if we can join forces and restore the mirror, we could kill two birds with one stone."

"Why should we believe you?" Rallen asked. Typical of him to question someone he didn't like.

"I know you aren't too fond of depending on someone else for help, but I don't think we have much of a choise." I responded coolly. Two could play at that game.

"In which case, I believe it would be best you come with me, a friend of mine could provide us some resources" Link said, getting onto what he explained to be his "horse"

"Who exactly is this 'friend' of your's?" I asked swinging on behind him as Rallen unhappily released pegatinum.

"The ruler of this country." He said "a woman known as Princess Zelda."