Zelda stared at the boy in front of her with his malignant eyes. Quickly before the man could react he slipped his mouth around his neck and snapped it in two. Blood flowed into his mouth and down his chest. The two wolves stared without any question. Zelda, on the other hand, did not approve of his actions and went into a little hissy fit.
"Link, that's not right!" Zelda yelled. "You can't go killing everyone just for the fact that they got you angry!" Link stared at the girl in front of him without saying a word, wiping the blood off his face. Zelda grew impatient and yelled more.
"Are you even listening!?" He just murdered someone! That…that was the same as killing a wolf for no reason!
"Link…promise me you wont do that again. Or at least not in front of me. You may have prejudices against hunters, but I cant stand the sight of this" she pointed at the dead body.
Zelda stomped off back to camp while Link looked back. While watching her leave he got an idea and grinned. The wolf boy slowly followed her, making sure not to make any noise. Our former princess sat on a boulder and looked onto the valley unfolded before her. Link grinned, watching where he placed his foot to make sure he didn't make any noise he grabbed Zelda by the waist, picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.
"Hey! Let me go!" She demanded thrashing her limbs around. The two lupines looked on in amusement.
The boy chuckled "Not until, you're not mad!" Zelda continuously pounded on his back.
"Well this isn't helping the cause!" She exclaimed. Link laughed and carried her over to a small pond were he laid her down and jumped onto a tree, far from her reach. Dyraati looked as Zelda mentally insulted Link and gave her a wolfish grin. Link spread out on a limb and called down to her.
"Hey, I got an idea. If you can come up here and tag me I'll give you a surprise to make up for my behavior!" The princess stared up at the figure miles above her. She frustratingly sighed and kicked an unfortunate nearby plant. Dyraati looked around and found that his brother, Renaden, was fast asleep in the cave. The auburn four-legged creature moaned and looked at Zelda. She sat down next to him and sighed.
"So" she said "do you have any ideas on how to get him?" To tell the truth Dyraati actually did have an idea to get him. He managed to get up on his legs despite his wound and walk over to a masked, constricted, gap next to the tree. Link had discovered this hole so Dyraati could climb up the tree this way because his leg would not allow him to do it the normal way. Why would Dyraati need to climb a tree? Well, you see, Dyraati isn't a "normal" wolf. So, to put in simply, he likes to sleep in trees. Zelda squealed silently and thanked Dyraati the darted through the opening. The wolf chuckled; he will never understand the ways of the two legs.
Inside the crack, Zelda was led upwards. It twirled around until the tunnel ended next to an unsuspecting Link. The princess reached out at the wolf boy and covered his eyes. She giggled.
"Guess who's gonna give me a surprise!" Link laughed and pulled the girl on his lap and raised a finger and poked her nose.
"Oh well a deals a deal, C'mon" The boy carried her bridal style and jumped off the tree. He set her down gently and started to walk with Zelda in tow, Dyraati had joined Renaden in bed. The wolf boy stopped near a cliff wall where many branches fell upon them and brushed up against the cliff wall. He went near the smallest corner ever and lifted the branch revealing a doorway inside the cliff.
Link smiled "This way, follow me" she ushered her through the tunnel. Zelda followed not knowing anything about what he's up too. By the time they got to the end of the tunnel it led to an open area. It was an enclosed area because of the cliff walls, but it was the most beautiful thing Zelda has ever seen in her entire lifetime. Though the place was enclosed, you can see the endless sky (because the cliff didn't cover their heads). The perimeter and more of the cliff walls were bathed by shrubs and trees that extended over the height of the walls. Fireflies danced above their heads and illuminated their faces adding a soft glow in the night. The moon shone high above the sky out-glowing any star in the dark blue cloth known as the sky. In the heart of this new found place was a crystal clear pond where you can find small fish. In fact it was so clear you could see the stones at the bottom. Link walked up to his new friend.
"Do you like it?" He asked. Zelda chuckled at his question.
"No I don't like it" his smile fell "I love it". The princess jumped into his arms and placed a delicate kiss on his cheek to show her gratitude. The former slave chuckled and muttered a quick 'Aw it was nothing'. Zelda sat down near the pond and pulled her knees to her chest. Link sat next to her and grabbed her hand, giving it an affectionate squeeze.
"You know what Zelda?" she looked at him "I think we're gonna be best of friends"
Zelda smiled and yawned.
"You tired?" he asked in concern. She shook her head and yawned yet again
"I'm not ready to leave this place yet" she said.
"Yeah Zelda, but it's getting really late and.." he stopped and looked at the sleeping figure upon his shoulder. He smiled and picked her up ready to leave this magical world he found. Link walked up the trail that led to his camp and placed her next to Renaden, who immediately cuddled up against her. Link left the cave only to be scared half to death by Dyraati.
"Ah! Dyraati you could've given me a heart attack!"
Dyraati: Sorry brother but I couldn't help but notice how close you've gotten to the female.
Link: You think I've gotten close to her?
Dyratti: Yes. I have. And I'm only warning you not to get any closer. You know you cant, I've seen it many times before in other humans. She can be a companion, but she cannot be a mate.
Link: Dyratti I hardly know her, I wouldn't exactly call her a mate.
Dyratti: (huffs) Link, this is just a warning. Keep her at bay, or the pain of your curse wont be the only thing you'll have to deal with if she runs away frightened from you.