It was a nightmare, possibly the most horrible thing to ever befall the dark realm of Twilight the life in the air had gone still the beautiful black clouds have stopped swirling in their rythmatic fashion. The Twili particles were nowhere to be seen and everyone everywhere felt nearly half dead.
"Daughter?" father turned to me once again as we waited outside the council hall "if you know of anything-"
"-Zalrius!" Midna scolded beside him, her red eyes glaring hell pits "Mirridian would not do such a thing you know that"
Father's orange fiery eyes shifted back to me with sorrow and sadly suspicion "I know you would never intentionally harm our people but the guards say you were the last one to see one of the two Sols and the council will not look upon that easily" a tread of regret yet seriousness quivered in his voice. He was right of course, in times like these even a princess who when caught in a bad situation will be punished by law.
"But father" I exclaimed sticking my hands out in emphasis "I promise all I saw was-"
"-save it for the council Mirri" he interrupted setting his jaw and looking straight forward to the closed doors that led to the council chamber. It was like he didn't trust me, I was the princess for Lin's sake I would never harm my people.
Midna startled me when she placed a runed hand on my shoulder "pay no attention to the skepticism of one foolish man" she glared at my father who just ignored it. Even if my father was King the Queen was the blood ruler and would always win over his favor. "You are the Twilight Princess Mirridian, you have faithfully transformed yourself into what you are now and you have done nothing wrong. Just tell them the truth because you can do no more" her purple lips curved upward into a soft smile as she pulled away just as the chamber doors swung open.
A tall, lean man dressed in a cape similar to Midna's and had glowing yellow eyes gestured for them to come in "the council is prepared your highnesses" he gave a slight bow as the three royal personal entered the large room.
The council chambers were always the first to be decorated, black tapestries and paintings of our former kings and queens, green glowing runes that etched up the wall and formed into the symbol of our people, a large rectangular table with chairs around it and three big thrones up higher than the rest. I took my place on the right side of my step mother, wrapping my black cloak around me as I sat in a diligent manner in front of the twenty council members who eyed me uncomfortably.
A man at the end of the table stood up, standing straight in a practiced manner "the council of the Twilight has come to order, the trouble on the table today is one so dire it might just determine the fate of our people" he laid his hands on the table and leaned forward towards us "Queen" he acknowledged nodding his head.
Midna stood up clearing her throat "Council of Twilight I gather you here today because both of our Sols lights have been stolen late last night, now we all know the Gods would never abandon us for the Sols were the symbol of promise to us as they departed but the question remains. Who or what did this and why?"
Mumbles and grunts echoed throughout the room until the head councilmen Veshen stood up "as I recall conversing with the guards who stood outside the eastern Sols door, our dear princess Mirridian was the last one to be seen with it" he gestured toward me and everyone else followed along with stares and whispering. My heart fluttered to my throat and I felt my father glaring a hole in the side of my head. Now I will never hear the end of why he gives me a curfew at night.
Midna furrowed her brows "what are you implying Veshen?" her voice was stern and echoed throughout the tall building. I stirred in my seat and uncrossed my legs, leaning forward nervously.
The tall and obviously brave man crossed his arms as the other nineteen men stared at him along with my pissed off mother and embarrassed father "I'm not implying anything at the moment your highness but..every since Zants betrayal we have been very lenient about our trust" I could tell his voice quivered with uneasiness.
This time it was my father who stood up "who the hell do you think you are to question my daughters loyalty she is the Twilight Princess, future ruler to our people and now you dare accuse her of theft!" his orange eyes glowed with hate as the air between the two men stood dangerously still and only the faint whispers of doubts echoed in the air.
Another man stood up this one was shorter and stubby looking "our sincere apologies King Zalrius but not everyone is fully comfortable with the fact of having a queen who isn't blood related ruling over our people" all of their yellow stares soon followed me causing my breath to get stuck in my throat. Were they really accusing me of theft? Why would I steal the orb?
"Whether or not she is blood she is the Princess and it isn't your place to decide who you can trust!" Midna took a step down toward the table of men in her dominant manner "for months we have been attempting to restore the peace and divinity to the Twilight and for months we have managed to keep our people from harm but now the life source of the Twili have been stolen and without it we cannot survive long" all the men went deathly still as she spoke of their soon fate. Her step mothers mouth twitched as she balled up her fist next to her sides "and all you fools can argue about is if my step daughter is duable?!"
I knew it wasn't my place but I had to say something "mother" that got her attention as she turned slowly to me with a confused expression her eyebrows knitted together "may I speak?"
The Twili Queen hesitated the nodded slowly as my father two chairs next to her gave a 'please don't' screw this up' glare. Swallowing deeply I stood up and spoke with a clear practiced voice "I do understand your suspicions and if I were you I would probably be that way myself. I did visit the Sol last night but something happened, something that never in the history of our people happened. The light started flickering like it was dying and I'm not sure if that helps the situation much but.." I trailed off chewing on my lower lip trying hard to dig up the memory "I've been having..dreams" all the council men started groaning in protest.
"what? Dreams, what a ridiculous cover up!
"Don't we have more important things to discuss other than a child's dreams"
Along with this much more was said to point it had the Queen blood boiling "Silence! All of you baffling fools!" her voice roared out and almost seemed to shake the rippling walls in place. The councilmen quieted themselves their eyeballs wide in surprise.
Midna planted both hands on the table from which they sat and leaned forward with a hard gaze "dreams are the same as messages from the gods and you will all listen to her!" after a few more moments of unsettling bleakness the queen turned her head back to me, her encouraging scarlet eyes glittering kindly to her along with fear and nervousness.
I sighed "In my dreams I see Ganon..I personally think he might be behind this!"
"Blasphemy!" Veshen shot up from his chair and pounded a fist on the gleaming black and green table the pang of it rippling across the air"we do not speak of that demons name for he is dead, slayed by the great Hero of Twilight himself!"
My throat tightened in fury and impatience and the insults and words just spilled out like an angry volcano "One more outburst from you Veshen and I will have you removed and stripped of your title do you understand!" without giving him a chance to respond I continued my threats "you might be the head of the council and I might be just a step daughter of the queen but if I must then I will see to it that you never speak out of your persona again!" my bright red eyes burned into his surprised yellow ones and the air between us seemed to stand still in time.
Mouth agape the bewildered councilmen turned his gaze to Midna whom in return just smirked "don't look at me Veshen she is third in command here she does have the authority to do such".
For a moment I felt a sense of pride duty until Midna gestured for me to continue with a wave from the front of the table. I shook myself back awake and straightened stepping slowly down the steps "From what the queen has told me Gannondorf stole the triforce of power from the world of light many years ago and today he still holds this legendary triforce".
"He is dead, how is that possible?" one of the other councilmen questioned a little more respect in his tone.
"From what I've heard the triforce doesn't die with the host body and neither does the spirit itself, it is passed on from generation to generation so technically speaking Gannondorf is alive"
Veshen stood up a little less hasty this time "Princess" he swallowed as if he was holding back a few bad curses "just because you have some dream doesn't mean the evil one has come back from the dead it proves nothing and what you are saying proves nothing and if I may be blunt?" he turned his questioning gaze to the Queen opposite of the table. Midna nodded giving him permission this time.
His yellow orbs suddenly got defensive and narrowed into mine "you are still a suspect in this" the entire table started mumbling half in agreement half in dismay as Midna tilted her head down in thought and regret staring at her glossy reflection on the table.
I bit the inside of my cheek in frustration, thoughts and opinions pounded inside my head "please!" I interrupted everyone's whispering without making any eye contact. I felt father, Midna and all the men staring at me making my body quiver with nervousness but I swallowed the fear down "I..did not do anything to the orb Veshen" slowly I shifted my eyes up to his un amused ones "I love my people, and the day my father became king changed me forever but I managed to go along with it, to change my entire life and dedicate it to the future of this realm. Thousands of years ago our ancestors were banished here to this dark place as a form of punishment from the light dwellers but after years and years of adjusting we managed to create a peaceful and beautiful kingdom out of exile".
I heard the head councilmen sigh in boredom "we are all aware of the history of our world princess, but your knowledge of our past isn't going to free you of this suspicion" long fingers tapped against the pane of the table "you were the last to be with the orb and our guards are the best in the region and they are set everywhere possible to make sure nothing like this could happen. No one could possibly know how to even get the Sols light out of the palace without being noticed, and you are the only one who visits it enough" a few grunts of agreement came from the crowds.
The short stubby man cleared his throat to get attention then glanced at me in a apologetic manner "I'm sorry princess all the evidence points to you".
"I don't believe what I'm hearing!" Midna stepped forth even if she was near the edge of the table somehow she managed to get dangerously close to the men "what exactly are you expecting to do Veshen?"
The elder scratched the fiery orange beard that hung from his chin "I am afraid we will have to detain your daughter until further investigation can be made" all at once everyone seemed to shoot up in protest or agreement but my father's stood out the most. I shrunk back to my throne during the fuss and sat down, terrifying thoughts running through my head.
"This is obsurd council!" Father boasted his voice rose high over everyone else's his blue face pulled tight in frustration "My daughter is no thief I should have you executed for such a suggestion!" with every word his voice hissed tighter and almost scared me as well.
I had my head tilted down in concentration as Veshen once again rose placing his hands behind his back "no disrespect is intended your highness but our kingdom has rules and customs that state anyone who is accused shall stay in custody until a fair trial" he spared some smart-ass glances to the other men "and I personally don't think it would be fair if your daughter can evade those laws just because she is royalty and not even blood at that!"
My father looked like he was about to burst with anger on the spot but Midna spared him a cooling glance then returned her gaze to the brawling men "Silence!" she hissed and quieted them released the pressure of her shaking fist "it seems even the Queen has no right to bend the laws for her own daughter" I gasped at her words as did my father "if there is no other way.." her lips trembled with uneasiness before she continued "then we will detain her and await fair trial if half the court is in favor".
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, my heart pumped violently through my ears and my stomach felt like it had dropped out of my ass. Was my own mother sending me to jail?
"All who are in favor with detaining the accused please rise" Vershen questioned and smiling fittingly as over half the council rose from their seats with a defeated odd of 14 vs. 6 with the favoring in win.
"Then it is settled" Midna whispered harshly at the head council then turned her head to me, sorrow written on her beautiful face "Princess Mirridian will be in custody until a fair investigation and trial can be reached, I-I'm sorry Mirridian". Our of the corner of my eye I saw father cradle his head in his hands and a tear slid down my cheek as I stood up in my diligent manner "I will..accept the customs with honor and.." my hateful red eyes glared into Vershen's "I will await that fair trial".
"Trial is over" Midna stated without giving the men a second glance "dismissed".
Not wincing once the queen pulled me in for a hug and stroked my soft blue hair "I'm sorry Mirri there is nothing I-"
"Please" I stepped back wiping away the stray tears "it's only fair I abide along with our rules, besides you two did all you could".
Zalrius put a firm hand on my shoulder as he lumbered over me "I am proud of you Mirridian, you speak like a queen and you threaten like one too. You have not only proven your dedication to your position despite your young age but you have also shown the love for our people you share and do not fear for we both know you haven't committed this crime and you will receive a fair trial I promise" with a pat on my back father walked away chewing on the inside of his cheek in thought leaving me and Midna behind.
"Midna" I turned to her after watching my father leave "I wanted to say something that I thought wasn't to wise to say in front of the council".
The queen nodded her kind eyes glittering beautifully against the darkness of the room "then let me hear it".
"I think I might know a way to figuring out how to get our Sol back"
Midna's eyebrows arched in wonder at my comment "Mirridian, not that I doubt your theory but we aren't certain Ganon was the one who took it"
"No.." my red eyes trailed away in thought then zipped back "..but I think my dreams have been trying to warn me of what was going to happen to the Sol and I stupidly ignored them, now something is telling me I can find the solution in the world of light".
The mention of that world grabbed the queens attention "the world of light.." she whispered to herself slouching back on her throne "the link between our two worlds are sealed Mirri everyone, even you and I know that I destroyed the mirror long ago"
Moments passed and the air had grown still from the both of us thinking before I snapped my fingers "there is another way, the gods they will help me, they are the ones who gave me the dreams and they wouldn't give them to me if there wasn't a reason".
"Even if that is true you cannot go to the world of light you are to be held here until further investigation you know that and if you leave you are going to be titled as a fugitive"
"Yes but I also know that without the Sol we cannot live much longer and to depend of the guards to make a thorough investigation is hopeless" I clenched her wrist with pleading eyes "I know that the gods want me to do I have to go to the world of light".
Her scarlet eyes studied me for long moments up and down "Mirridian, even if you could get there you will not survive. I was lucky to make it back in time and when Zant fully exposed me to the light if it wasn't for Link I would have died-"
"-there!" I interrupted suddenly coming awake with attention "that's who I need to find, Link he saved Twilight once before and he can help me do it again.
Two guard suddenly came into the side doors of the council chamber "m'lady I'm sorry but we have to take you to your cell now" Midna pressed her hand against my cheek and whispered her apologies "I'm sorry Mirri, I will talk to you later" with that they led her to her cell but thankfully it was the ones on the first floor of the palace and not the stinky sewer ones deep below the dungeons.
The guard locked the door and gave her a sorrowful glance before whispering over his shoulder "I don't mean to speak out of place m'lady but I heard what happened and I'm give you my sincere apologies and wish you luck" before giving me a chance to answer he disappeared down the stone hallway, metal boots receding away until I was left alone in the dark to ponder my next move.
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