Revelation of Lies will be updated every Tuesday/Wednesday and Saturday until completed.
Disclaimer: Don't own it.
Warnings: Minor violence in later chapters and boyxboy (Link x Sheik). If you're not a fan please don't read.
~*~*~ Chapter Six ~*~*~
The entrance leading to Castletown is large and impressive. Stone steps lead up to an notable drawbridge with large heavy doors, water trickles underneath it, making a slight gurgling sounds. The city is surrounded by large stone walls and the entrances to it are all guarded night and day by the guards, or so Kaylu tells him. She is excited by Castletown's new look, she says the town before had been much smaller. He looks at the entrance but nothing he sees brings back any memories. He wonders if it is because the drastic change or if it is because Castletown is not a link to his past.
The town has been rebuilt, or most of it. There are still in the process of rebuilding some homes but overall the city is nearly complete and has come alive again. Kaylu says it's a miracle to see but he has nothing to compare it to. They have fenced in paddocks for traveler's horses and the gypsies set up their camp in the field by the paddocks. They lead the Gerudo horses to the fields and set them free to graze, along with the goats, which the horses snort at curiously. The mare he rides is black and very smart and she reminds him of the grey mare, Calibri. Her name is Miyran. He sets her loose in the field and leans against the adjoining pasture fence for a few seconds. He's startled when a horse slings it's head over the rails of the fence and nudges his shoulder.
"Hi," he says to the horse quietly, patting her chestnut neck as he steps away. She nickers at him and nudges him with her nose. His name is called by Kaylu and he pats the horse one last time. "Bye," he says as he walks away.
Kaylu tells him that they're going to spend the night relaxing before they go to the markets tomorrow. She tells him he has free reign to wander the city and do as he pleases while they barter. He offers to help but she shushes him and tells him not to worry about. He wants to go into the town now but he forces himself to wait until the morning.
He agrees to meet Kaylu by the large fountain in the middle of Castletown when the large clock by the Temple of Time chimes four. As he walks past the large, stone temple he feels a prickle of unease run through him. A guard at the Temple's entrance gazes intently at him and it unnerves him so he moves on, deeper into the town.
It's busy. Within seconds Kaylu and the others get swept away by the crowd. There are market stalls everywhere selling fine silks, jewellery, spices, fresh crops, fish, and there were also fulltime shops that had small booths outside to encourage business inside the shop. It was very hectic, and very overwhelming. Kaylu reckoned it was because the markets were finally opened again after being closed while the war raged on. She says that trading for supplies was very difficult during the war because no one had anything to trade.
The castle loomed over the city as well, and when he gazed up at the newly rebuilt, as Kaylu told him, castle he felt that same sense of unease run through him. A guard walks past him and he shrinks away from the man but the guard makes no move towards him or that he even noticed his presence. He takes a deep breath and wonders why the sight of the guard bothered him so much. He hopes its not one of the reasons he doesn't remember.
He was eyeing some jewels when a voice calls, "Sheik!" over the crowd. He turns to look to see where the commotion is coming from but see's nothing so he continues to walk along the stalls, looking at the variety of interesting items. He catches a glimpse of Kaylu in the market but she's quickly swept up into the crowd again. He continues to gaze at the fine glass vases one merchant is selling when a hand wraps around his arm and startles him. He sucks in a surprised breath and turns wildly to see a blond, blue eyed man gazing desperately at him. "Sheik?"
Sheik?
"I...it's you, you're alive...I..." he stammers, staring at Kahael so intently he's surprised the man isn't burning holes through him. Kahael shakes his head.
"I'm sorry," he says softly. "I'm not Sheik...I don't think I am."
The man crowds close. "What do you mean?" he asks.
"I...I have no memory of who I am," Kahael explains, gazing into the man's blue eyes. "I woke up in the desert with no memories of who I was before."
"Sheik," the man murmurs. "Do you have any recollection of me? It's Link, it's me, and you're Sheik."
"No," Kahael answers. "Nothing is familiar to me yet."
"What do you mean?" The man asks again, Link asks, as his eyes bore into Kahael's.
"I'm trying, to find out who I am, I mean," he stammers, unnerved by the intensity of the man before him. He steps backwards, but the man catches his arm before he can escape.
"Where are you staying?" Link asks, "Who with?"
"I travel with the Gypsies," Kahal answers, unsure if he should be giving away this information to a stranger, but despite his initial fear, there is something about the man that makes him feel safe . "We are here to trade supplies, we have a camp just outside the city walls."
"Please, can I see you again?" Link asks, and Kahael bites his lip but nods. The relief that shines in the man's eyes is obvious to him. Whoever Sheik was...he was important to this man. He wonders if it could possibly be him.
"I...I should go," Kahael says, tugging his arm free gently. "Meet me tomorrow?"
"Yes, tomorrow," the man nods, not taking his eyes off Kahael. "By the gate, in the morning."
Kahael nods to the man before he slips into the crowd. His heart was thrumming like the wings of a hummingbird as he headed towards the fountain and sat on the edge. People bustled past him without paying him any mind and Kahael was grateful for that. His mind was racing with unanswered questions. The blond man, Link, he reminds himself, is the same man from his memory with the horses and the skeletal warrior. He feels a flare of excitement that he finally met someone who recognized him. He feels jittery, and it's not long before he's due to meet Kaylu. He's excited to tell her the news.
He just hopes this man is the key to unlocking his memories.