Link quietly exited the house and closed the door gently behind him. Leaning against the wall to the right, Ilia sat, petting a small kitten. He sighed again as he pushed a strand of dark blond hair out of his face.

"She died from old age, I guess. There's nothing we can do for her now. I did find a letter on her desk, though.. Impaz sent the treasure off to someone in Hyrule Castle Town, the fortune teller, Fanadi. It sounded like the harp you were talking about."

"Obviously, you can't get into the town, so what'll you do?" Ilia's voice was low and ragged.

What'll you do? Question of the day, isn't it.

"I don't know." Link admitted.

Silence.

The darkness of the night was intensified as the moon was hidden behind a cloud. The cats had stopped mewing and the wind had stopped blowing. The air was thin and cold, which was unusual during the summer.

A small noise in the distance caught the Chosen Hero's attention. It sounded like the pitter-patter of raindrops in a light storm. Gradually, it became louder and louder. Link stood up.

"I think we should go."

Suddenly, the air was filled with screeches and shrieks of Bokoblins. They came from all angles, jumping off of cliffs and roof, some with clubs, some with a bow and fire arrows. Jumping down from their secluded shelters and filling the air, they came at Link and Ilia with more force than Link had ever seen in that type of monster before. Ilia shrieked and grasped the wall behind her.

As the demons approached in groups of several dozen, Link unsheathed his sword. Putting two fingers to his mouth, he whistled for Epona while simultaneously taking out Bokoblins. She came sprinting, crushing the monsters in her path.

"Ilia-take Epona and get out of here."

"But you-"

"Just go, I'll can handle this!"

Ilia hesitated for a moment, then jumped on Epona. Digging her heels into the horse's sides, they raced off. Near the tunnel that was the only exit out of the abandoned village, she yanked on Epona's reigns and paused with an unsure expression on her face.

"Go!" Link shouted. His voice, despite the shrill shouts of the Bokoblins, was clear and echoed far. Ilia flinched, then galloped away.

A well-placed spin attack took out Link's surrounding enemies for a brief moment. He slowly made his way to the left, so he would get a better angle for his attacks, and he didn't notice a single Bokoblin creep up from behind. As the club met with his right shoulder, a shockwave of pain rang throughout his arm. Link stumbled, feeling blind with pain. In a desperate attempt to destroy the rest of the monsters, he slashed completely around him in one single motion. Though his vision was blurring, he could see the faint outline of his sword, emanating a gold and green power that he had never seen before. It destroyed anything in it's path. The Triforce on his left hand glowed. Link closed his eyes and fell to his knees in a silent thanks to the goddesses.

He had, somehow, destroyed all the Bokoblins. Leaning against the wall of the cliff, he let himself fall into a deep sleep, as the golden glow faded.

Midna, the former ruler of the Twili and banished princess, leaned against cold wall of a hidden cave. It was a location she had spent a lot of time in when she was a little girl. She would run off here in order to escape going to boring council meetings when her parents had been alive. They had never really cared, though. She was just some stupid teenager who wasn't trusted to make important decisions. If they don't want my input, why should I waste my time going to those stupid meetings, anyway? Midna had told herself until a couple years ago. Then, realizing that she had a responsibility to uphold, she begrudgingly attended the meetings.

It had been a week since she had eavesdropped on the Council. After she had made up her mind to escape, Midna had fled to her room, grabbed a few of her things, and hid in this cave. She'd rather be in this cold and disgusting cave then she would be humiliated and exiled in front of the entire realm.

But at the same time, she felt horrible. She had abandoned her kingdom, even though she they would have abandoned her in the end anyway. Instead of facing the council and their decision, she had accepted it and ran away.

Midna, you're a weak, fearful coward. She scolded herself.

But on the other hand, how could they betray her like that, after all that she had done for them? Because I had help from Link...

Without him, she could be dead right now.

Without her, he could be dead right now.

She sighed. She didn't know whether she had made the right decision in leaving or not.

She only wished it was a decision she wouldn't have had to make.