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Chapter 4

Distant Traveler

Hyrule Castle:

Zaria – Welcome back Lya! Thank you for coming so quickly. Would you like something to drink?

Lya – You have got to be kidding me. The messenger said that this was an urgent matter regarding the Tempests. Did you forget, or did the old royalty training cronies from upstairs get to you?

Zaria – (laughing shortly) Oh Lya, you're never one for small talk are you?

Lya – Not when the fate of the planet is at stake.

Zaria – Oh, fine. I think that the Tempests are planning a move to get you back into their clutches.

Lya – And what makes you think that?

Zaria – Aryll's lovely friend Dasar came here and told me. Actually, she didn't tell me, but the guard who caught her. She's in the dungeon being interrogated as we speak.

Lya – I'd like to meet her.

Zaria – Not possible. She's a dangerous and conniving little beggar.

Lya – I'm not leaving until I see her.

Zaria – Then I'll just have to make you leave.

As Zaria motions for the guard, Lya spins and thrusts her hand out, palm forward, and a bolt of lightning blasts the guard backwards.

Lya – (turning back to Zaria, who sees Lya's eyes have turned black with blue sparks in them) I've learned a few things over the past few months. (cocking her head) Now, do you want to tell me where you're keeping Dasar?

Zaria – In the last cell in the back section. But don't expect anything from her. She'll have been-

Lya – If you've done anything serious to her, you'll regret it. But let's hope it doesn't come to that.

Zaria – yeah.

In the Castle dungeon a little while later:

A wall explodes as Lya and Dasar make their way out.

Lya – For all of the castle's elegance, you'd never guess that the dungeon is this grotesque. So where are you from anyway? Not from Hyrule I'm sure.

Dasar – Well, I'm from the Lylat System. It's a long way from here.

Lya – Huh, never heard of it. Wait a sec, I have heard of it!

Dasar – Really? No one else has ever known about it.

Lya – I have a friend, and, well, she . . . it's hard to explain.

Dasar – She's from your home planet, Earth, right?

Lya – Yeah. By the way, how do you know about the Tempests' plans? I thought they'd cut you out of the loop.

Dasar – I got access to all Tempest information about a week ago. I managed to work my way back into the Fortress. That's when I found out about their plan to capture you and force you to do their bidding.

Lya – Didn't they already do that?

Dasar – Not quite. They thought that you would come over to their side and be all for their cause. They never expected you to turn renegade on them.

Lya – Well, it's my life and I'll do it my way.

Dasar – They'll never let you do that. They're determined that you'll fulfill their prophesy and lead them to domination of the planets.

Lya – Why do they want this so much?

Dasar – That's a long story. I don't think this is the time or the place for me to tell it to you.

Lya – Well you'll have plenty of time to tell me when we get back to the house.

Dasar – Won't the queen come after us?

Lya – No. She doesn't know exactly where the house is. So she can't do much about us.

Dasar – Well that's a relief.

Lya – Yeah, I guess so. (sigh) I hope Link's feeling better.

Dasar – He is unwell?

Lya – I don't know. He's just seemed depressed, and he's been a little sick lately. I feel bad, because when I told him I was leaving for a little while, he just got worse. The last time I saw him, he was miserable.

Dasar – Hmmm, I'm not sure what to tell you. Maybe I can help, somehow.

Lya – We'll see.