Chapter 2 Royal Companions
Subchapter 1
"Wait up Zelda" Link called doubling over to pant his breath back and continue after her. Zelda the young princess of Hyrule Castle who Link had met in his search for Thian inside the castle, peeked her head around a corner her hair let down and absent of the head dress she wore "You're so slow" she giggled "It's no wonder you haven't found your brother he's probably been outrunning you this whole time" Link stood straight and took off at a dead sprint after her growling "You'll pay for that" Zelda laughed and ran calling back "If you ever catch me." The two ran all over the castle and then into the garden where they had met.
Zelda plopped down and caught her breath and smiled as Link barely made it over to her and did the same. They sat in silence for a while; Link sighed and wondered if he would ever find Thian. Link was so sure that Thian would have come to Hyrule Castle to learn about their people, the Hylians. Link himself had learned a lot of their people from numerous books, and from what Zelda knew off the top of her head. Zelda broke the silence speaking calmly "Where do you think he has gone? Surely if he wanted to learn about the Hylians the best place would be here. Could he be lost, or maybe he has found a place where he's happy and has forgotten his mission?" Link shook his head "If anything I think he may be learning what he can from Hyrule itself, it is said this whole land was once completely inhabited by Hylians until the Humans, Goron, Kokiri, and Zora came about, and each of the cultures has a touch of Hylian influence."
Link had read this in a large tome titled The History of Hyrule the Unabridged version. Zelda nodded thoughtfully "Then he is surely either on Death Mountain with the Goron or in Zora's Domain" Link stood at this he couldn't believe he hadn't made the assumption "I must be off Zelda" Zelda nodded and stood "Yes you must, but stay one more night before you run off without thinking." Link needed some persuading but eventually he agreed to stay one more night. Until then, they had the rest of the day to spend together. Link had been staying in Hyrule Castle for somewhere close to a month. Learning and hoping Thian would be venturing in any day now. King Hyrule had dubbed him the "Royal Playmate" and had become Zelda's best friend. Always adventuring, getting into loads of mischief, they had become the topic of most of the gossip amongst the council members, guards and servants.
It had gone so far that Link was beginning to be referred to as Prince Link the boy betrothed to Princess Zelda. Link of course had no idea what any of them were talking about and dismissed it as quickly as he had come upon it. They decided on just resting in the garden, lying amongst flowers of several different colors. Link breathed a relaxed sigh, and smiled up at the bright blue sky. He wondered if Thian was enjoying Hyrule as much as he was. Link had come to love it at Hyrule Castle, and found he rarely missed the forest. When the sense of homesickness came it was always Saria that he missed, Saria and Thian. Link sat up and sighed this time it sounded depressed rather than relaxed. Link missed Saria and Thian both very dearly but they were in two different places, Saria in the forest and Link didn't even know where Thian was. Zelda picked up on his distress and took his hand in hers. Link looked up to Zelda's smiling face "When you find Thian, make sure to bring him to meet me." Link nodded "I will Zelda, I promise" with that the mood was cleared and the rest of Link's last day went on smoothly.
As link prepared for bed in the guest room one last time, Link could not decide whether to travel to Death Mountain in search of Thian or Zora's Domain first. Zelda had given him a letter of permission to enter both places without resistance. Link picked up a coin that Zelda had given him. It was one of many trinkets to be found in the gift shops of Castle Town. A coin with the Royal Crest Zelda called the Triforce on one side and the other showed three tightly balled fists each wit ha different piece of the Triforce on them. Zelda explained that the three pieces were Courage, Wisdom, and Power; also that any of the three in the hands of mortal could be used for a greater good, or for evil. As Link clutched it in his hands he recalled a game Zelda had taught him, one where you made wagers on which side the coin would land on if flipped. Link looked up and prayed "Goddesses please guide me to Thian" he then spoke out loud "If it lands on the Triforce Zora's Domain, if on the Triforce pieces, Death Mountain" Link flipped the coin and watched it fly up into the air and the out the window in his room. Link sat there in silence for a while and it was only broken when the sound of the coin landing on one of the pathways throughout the castle. Link sighed "Death Mountain is closer" he said brightening somewhat and went to bed.
Outside two guards were walking down a pathway. One suddenly ran forward and knelt coming back up with a coin "Hey look it's one of those novelty coins you can get at the shops in town." The other gave a short laugh "What do you suppose it's doing down here" the guard holding the coin shrugged "Beats me, but it landed on the Triforce."
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