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Chapter 12: The Idea
Rose looked up to the sky. "I had this idea…since the war causes nothing but death and pain, why not actually do something to end it?"
"Yeah, I agree. But what exactly could be done?" I asked her.
"There are two sides to any conflict, right?" She looked at me. I nodded. "Then why not start a third side that tries to stop Hyrule and Nikitre from fighting? Perhaps a rebellion?"
"I like how you think!" I thought about it for a moment, and then reality hit me. I realized that maybe it wasn't the best thing to do. Rose noticed my sudden frown and asked what it was about. "I believe that's a great idea; don't get me wrong." I said. "But I don't think that a lot of people are going to like it."
"Maybe…it's worth a try, though." She said seriously. "Doing that would be better than allowing more people to die unnecessarily."
"Yeah." I said. I turned to her. I then held out my hand and smiled. "Alright. I'm in! This war needs to end…it's been going on for a decade now."
"Definitely." She said, shaking my hand and smiling, too. She let go and paused. An expression of worry became perceptible on her face. "My father won't approve of this…and I doubt the King of Hyrule will approve, either."
"You have a point." I added; my smile departing.
"It'll have to be a secret, then." She said. "For there's risk in revolting against any monarch."
The next morning was the day we planned to leave. The King and Queen were scheduled to be back in Nikitre in the evening…so that gave Midna and I time to prepare in the morning and leave in the afternoon. Rose talked to Midna about the rebellion and Midna wanted to be a part of it, too. We had a nice big breakfast of fruit, biscuits and gravy, muffins, ham, and waffles. I didn't eat all of that, but that's what was available! We sat at the table, laughing and joking like we've known each other for years. It was nice. When we were finished, Midna and I finished packing. It was about 11:00 am and we planned to leave at 1:00 pm. Then came 12:50 pm…in ten minutes we had to be leaving. Midna said all of her goodbyes, but I didn't. I went over to say goodbye to Marie.
"I'll miss you, Link!" Marie hugged me tightly. "We're best buddies, got it?"
"Got it!" I said, feeling constricted by the hug. "Please, let go! You're choking me!"
"Alrighty, Link!" Marie said happily, letting go. Suddenly she started to cry, sniveling loudly.
I put my hand on her head. "Don't cry…you don't need to..." I gleamed. "We'll see each other again." Marie smiled a little. I went over to Rose and held out my hand. "Goodbye…" She didn't shake hands…I was confused. She then hugged me. I went pink.
"I hug whenever I say goodbye…that's how my family is!" She smiled. I smiled back. "Oh! I almost forgot!" She said. "Would you still like to trade addresses?"
"Sure." I said.
"Alright…That way you, Midna, and I can stay in touch with that and the communication orbs!" She said happily. "You know, I would still love to visit Hyrule someday." She laughed.
"I hope you can." I said acquiescently.
Her look of tenderness turned into a more serious expression. "I'll be sure to get some other people to join the rebellion."
"I will be sure to do that, too." I told her. When we finished trading addresses, I finished loading my things and mounted Epona. I turned Epona around to face everyone. "Don't break your legs again, got it?" Rose said. "Or we'll all have to kill you!" She said jokingly.
"I won't!" I exclaimed. Midna and I waved good-bye to everyone and then we left.