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Chapter 7: Will He Finally Awaken?
Tyler grabbed Link and I grabbed my belongings. Rose and Marie helped with my belongings and Link's belongings. We headed in. When I first saw the courtyard, I was awestruck! There were flowers in full bloom and fireflies spread throughout the air. The grounds consisted of grass and cobblestone. We then came up to the main entrance area. There was a fountain with angels on top right in front of us. We walked around it and to the front door.
"You guys are rich." I said with amazement.
"Yeah." Rose said plainly. "It's nice." She took out a key and quietly unlocked the door. We walked in to see everything made of white, cream, and gold-colored marble. "This is the main hall." She whispered. She walked to her left through another door as we followed. "This is the throne room." She said as we looked at an altar with four expensive and fancy-looking chairs in it.
"Can you hurry up, sis?" Tyler complained. "It's hard for a guy to carry a guy!"
Rose laughed. "Alright, brother…can you take him to the guest room please?"
"Okay." He said. He took Link and walked out of the throne room. Later he took a second trip to grab Link's possessions.
She took Marie and I back out into the main hall. We then went to her right into another door. "This is the kitchen." She said. We walked through another door from the kitchen and went into the dining hall. It was HUGE! There were fancy wooden chairs with glass and porcelain tableware on top of a table that matched the chairs. She took us out of the dining hall, then into, and then out of the kitchen into the main hall again. She led us down the hall and into another door. This door led to a huge open space. "This is the ballroom." There was a staircase at the right side of the room and large stained-glass windows. She, Marie, and I went up the staircase and from there we walked to the guest bedroom. Link was in bed, still unconscious.
"Hopefully he'll wake up in the morning." I said.
"Yeah…it could be a problem if he's unconscious too long." Rose replied.
"I wanna touch his ears!" Marie smiled. Rose restricted her by picking her up.
"Jerk!" She whispered with complaint. Rose smiled and put her down.
"Don't do that. Let him sleep." Rose said.
"Fine." Marie obeyed. Tyler came in and bonked Rose on the head.
"Hey!" Rose said angrily.
"Why are you so nice?" He asked her.
"I choose to be." She paused, and then smiled. "BROTHER! Devilish brother!" She giggled.
"Some days I just want to kill you!" He said with exasperation.
"Feeling's mutual." Rose said jokingly, shrugging her shoulders.
"Why you little-" He began to raise his voice. She covered his mouth.
"You have to be quiet, Tyler." Rose said seriously.
"Alright." He complied in a slightly angry, muffled voice. Rose uncovered his mouth.
"Let's go to bed." Rose said. Marie and Tyler went to bed. "There's another guest bedroom that you can sleep in as well, Midna. It's right next to my room if you need anything." She took me to the other guest bedroom. On the way she pointed to a door next to it and said that was her room. "Goodnight." She said, smiling with tired eyes.
"Goodnight." I answered. She walked into her room and shut the door. I walked into mine and shut it. Wow, what a nice room! It was just plain and simple, but it was perfect. The next morning I woke up and got ready. I then went out of the room. Marie was right outside of my room, standing in front of the doorway. I looked at her with slight shock. "Huh?"
"Rose wanted me to tell you this when you got up…she's 'telling the guards the whole story.'" She beamed and saluted me. "Messenger, out!" She ran off making a buzzing noise in order to sound like a trumpet. Typical five-year-old! I went to Link's room. Tyler was walking into there. I floated in after him.
"Well, Midna…he's not up yet." He turned around and looked at me.
"Yeah." I said. We both went out of the room. Rose was in the hallway looking cheerful…that must mean good news!
"I talked to the head guard," Rose said. "And thanks to some bribing, you guys can stay until my parents come home."
"Alright!" I said happily.
"Yes!" Marie cheered.
"Would you like some breakfast?" Rose asked. My stomach growled.
"Yes, please!" I said, chortling. "I'm starving!" We went into the dining hall. There was fresh fruit with eggs, toast, and bacon. "Yum!" I said gladly. We sat down and ate. The guards, maids, and servants had already eaten. It was about 8:00 a.m.
A woman came up to Rose and me.
"Hello Rose." The woman said to Rose.
"Hello, Annie." Rose replied.
Annie looked at me. "You must be Midna."
I nodded. "Nice to meet you." I smiled. She smiled back. Rose faced me. "Annie did an exam on Link's legs last night."
Annie joined the conversation. "Here we can use magic to look inside the body to see the extent of injuries. I told Rose last night that based on the exam; the chances of him walking again are slim to none…" She looked down at the floor. "He may be wheelchair-bound from now on."
"WHAT?" I said with worry while shaking my head. "No! No way!"
"There are at least 30 fractures in his legs. I'm sorry to bring you this troubling news." Annie said.
"It's okay." I said cheerlessly.
"I'm going to put a cold cloth on Link's forehead…it's a little too warm." Annie said to Rose.
"Alright." Rose said.
Annie left the dining hall and went to the ballroom. She went up the staircase, into Link's room, and placed the cold cloth on his forehead.
"…That's cold…" Link said tiredly. Annie screamed. (Speaker's Note: Link tells the story.)
"Ma'am, why are you screaming?" I asked with curiosity. I then got worried. "Please don't scream." Someone ran to the room I was in, but I didn't know who until they came in. It was Midna.
"You're up! Finally!" She said, smiling. "Talk about wanting your beauty sleep…you still look pretty ugly, though…maybe you should sleep longer!"
"Midna!" I said, aggravated. A little girl came into the room, jumped onto my bed, and got on my stomach. "Could you please get off? This isn't very comfortable!" I said with discomfort. She pinched my cheeks. "Ouch! Ouch! Stop!" I yelled.
"I'm Marie! Nice ta meet cha!" She said, grinning. "The swordsman's up! The swordsman's up!" She yelled, still pinching my cheeks.
"Stop it!" I yelled.
"Marie, are you bothering him?" A lady (Rose) said as she walked into the room.
"He's up, Rose." Midna said. I looked at Midna with confusion.
"That's good." Rose said. The woman that screamed walked in. I was soon to learn that her name was Annie.
"Can you open your mouth, please?" Annie said as she took out some medicine.
"Huh?" I said, bewildered. "Why are you taking out that medicine?" I inquired.
"Your forehead is a little too warm." She answered. "It's to help with your fever."
"I hate taking medicine!" I grunted in protest. I slowly turned my head away. She poured out some of the medicine into a spoon.
"Come on! You wanna die or what? You let your fever get too high and you'll die!" I opened my mouth, but with repugnance. She placed the spoon in my mouth.
"Close." She said. I closed my mouth. "Swallow." I swallowed, my face reacting to the bitterness of the concoction.
The lady named Rose smiled at me. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine." I said disingenuously, looking around the room. "Where am I?"
"You're in the Nikitrian Castle." She replied.
"The royal residence?" I asked her.
"Yes, that is correct." She said, silence filling the air thereafter. I sighed. "…Do you remember me, Link?" She asked.
I looked at her with perplexity. "What? What do you mean 'remember you?' I've never even met you before in my entire life." She looked surprised.
"Are you sure about that, Link?" Midna asked me. "She told me that she knew you as a child."
"Then she must be insane." I said coldly. "No surprise when it comes to a Nikitrian."
"Excuse me?" Rose said, looking upset.
"Look…" I said plainly. "I don't like Nikitrians…I'm not here to make any friends. I'm here because I have to be."
"Don't you remember, Link?" Rose said with disturbance. "We were…best friends…" Her eyes lowered while looking to the side in sadness. "…don't tell me…the war's made you crazy too, hasn't it?"
"Not crazy…" I said, defiantly staring at her. "Smart…" She looked at me with shock.
"What do you mean?" She said with escalating anger. "Are you saying that I'm a bad person? I haven't done anything to you!"
I paused, and then raised my voice to a yell. "…You Nikitrians are the one's that are at fault!" I couldn't help it; I didn't want to be around any Nikitrians.
"Both sides are at fault! There are two sides to a conflict!" Rose shouted. She walked closer with resentment on her face, shaking her head no. "Don't you DARE tell me that one side is better than the other!"
I lost all control. "I hope that all of you Nikitrians face a terrible and gory death!" I roared. "After all of what you've done to me, my family, and other Hylians! I'd hope for nothing less!"
She clenched her fists and punched me in the left side of my face. She glared at me in detestation. Marie scampered out of the room in fright. Rose then turned away and walked out of the room. Midna looked at me with disappointment. She came over to me, and then punched me in the right side of my face. "Why did you do that, Link!" She grabbed me by the collar and shook me. Both sides of my face were red from where Midna and Rose punched me. "She's a kind lady! I don't even think she'd hurt a fly!"
"You don't understand, Midna…" I said impersonally. "She and all of those other Nikitrians are like children of the devil."
"Don't tell me that I don't understand, Link!" She let go of my collar and calmed down. She pointed at me. "In the entire time that I've known you, you've never been this heartless!" I stayed silent and looked at her with an angry stare. She floated out of the room.
I tried to get up out of bed; but when moving my legs, I felt a surge of unbearable pain.