A gentle shuffling roused Link.
Squinting through the drowsiness, Link noted the make-shift curtain he had set up was fallen and the room was alight with the moon's rays.
Looking for the cause to the thrashing, Link noticed a body twitching on the floor. It took a few seconds his thought process to catch up, and Link realised it was Zant.
Hurrying to get up, Link's toe caught on a floorboard and he fell to the ground, slamming his chin onto the unforgiving wood.
Link's vision swam for a moment, and he felt like he would hurl. Crawling across the floor, Link had almost made it to Zant when the screams begun.
Zant's screams were those of pure terror, unlike those he had heard before. Each scream rang through the boy's ears, sending shivers down his spine.
Link continued crawling, though he couldn't go fast without bile rising in his throat. Finally managing to make it to the Twili, Link realised he was unsure of what to do.
Panic kicked in, and Link grabbed Zant. Pulling the frail Twili to his chest, Link rocked back and forth in a soothing gesture.
A sudden wetness leaked through his tunic, and Link glanced down.
Tears streamed down the Twili's face, and Link felt an ice block form in his stomach. Zant, Usurper King, was having a night terror.
Link felt a hand on his shoulder, and Midna swam into view. She hovered in front of Link, her face void of emotion.
Zant's figners began to curl into Link's tunic, the Twili's legs bucking and kicking.
Midna stared down at Zant, her hand just inches from touching him. Pity seemed to creep onto her face, and she finally grabbed his shoulder, murmering gentle words.
They sat there for hours, hushing the panic-striken Twili. Eventually, Zant lost his voice. That was the worst moment, Hollow, dry, screams reaching Link's ears.
Dawn began to rise, and slowly but surely the Twili drifted off back into slumber. Link felt horrible, a side effect of getting close to no sleep.
Smothering a yawn with the back of his hand, Link continued watching the Twili. Even though he had stopped screaming, the endless screams bouncing around the walls of his head never seemed to stop. Every shriek seemed to replay a few times, like there was something he hadn't quite gotten.
Pushing it aside, Link closed his eyes. No use trying to help if he couldn't even stay awake.
Link sniffed, his nose crinkling at the foul smell.
The room hadn't been aired out since Link had opened the door yesterday, and a few cracks in a window wasn't helping.
But he couldn't open the door, not worth the risk.
Pondering what to do, Link noticed a light rapping on the door.
"Link? It's me." Renado's voice. Link sprinted to the door, nearly ripping it off its hinges when he yanked it open.
Renado stepped inside, Link closing the door behind him. He noted Renado was carrying a satchel, and Link's eyes drifted to it. He looked back up to Renado, as if asking for an explination.
"I brought tea, supplies as well." Link gave a nod of approval.
"By the way, it took me seven houses to find you. Nice choice."
Link smirked, and gestured to the dust-covered floor. They sat, and Renado began unpacking some things.
Bandages, a bottle of tea, two cups, soup, bread, water and an assortment of rags.
Renado glanced to Zant, then to Link. A silent explanation was given, as if words could be shared through their gaze.
"So, prey tell, what exactly is he?" Link frowned, knowing this question was innevitable didn't help much.
"He's Twili. Like those shadow creatures." Link left out the details, like 'The ruler of them' or 'He s trying to take over our world'
"I see. So he's going to try to kill us when he wakes up?" Link frowned.
"So he is."
"I don't know." Renado raised a brow, giving Link a once over. Link squirmed, tapping his boot on the ground. This raised some dust, and Link was grateful to have something to watch.
"This is stupid." Renado took a sip of his tea, frustration making its way to his face.
"I know, I know. I don't know why I did it."
Renado nodded. "I'm sure you have your reasons, Link. But I cannot risk the safety of the villagers." Link frowned.
"That's what I've been thinking." Renado nodded in approval.
"We need to stop him from getting away." Link stated, sounding much more blunt then he had intented.
"We could shackle him." Link choked on his tea. Of course! If the shackle was tight enough, reinforced with Midna's magic, Zant wouldn't be able to leave! ...Maybe.
"I think that would work!" Link tried in vain to keep the excitement out of his voice.
"I'm glad we made a plan. You could leave tomorrow to find some chain, I'll watch..."
"Zant." Link finished. Renado gave a nod, making his way to his feet.
"Well, Link, I'm going to retire for the day. I will see you tomorrow at dawn." Renado opened the door, an amount of dust swirling about before the door slammed.
Link busied himself by organizing his satchel. It was half a day long ride to Ordon, and he couldn't risk leaving Zant that long. If he woke up before Link got back... Link shuddered.
Link had a plan.
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