Link stared out the nearest window and gasped at the sight in front of him. More moblins than he had ever seen in his life were barging through the city gates. Most were dressed in blood-stained chainmail and carrying crude iron weapons. A moblin dressed in plate armor was riding on a giant boar. That moblin held up a large horn and blew into it. The deafening groan that came out of the horn blared into Link's ears. The army of moblins responded with a terrifying roar that shook the building Link and Zelda were hiding in.
"Don't try to fight them" said Zelda. "There are far too many, even for you. You will just get yourself killed, and I can't let you do that. We need to find a way to sneak out of here."
"Agreed" said Link. "Let's move quietly and stay out of sight. Moblins can't see as well as we can, but there's no point in taking unnecessary risks. Let's head to the opposite side of the city. There's no going out from the front gate now."
Link led the way around the outskirts of the city. Many of the buildings were interconnected, but it was still slow going because the city was unfamiliar. Eventually, they came to a gap in between two of the buildings near one of the corners of the city.
"Look" whispered Zelda. "That cluster of buildings over there rises above the wall. I have some rope in our pack. If we can just make it above the wall, we can rappel down the back wall. I don't think the moblins thought to surround the city. They just all charged through the front gate. We are going to have to run out in the open to get to that building cluster there, so let's try to stay out of sight."
Link nodded. They exited the building they were in from the ground floor and jogged quietly towards the cluster of buildings at the back wall. Moblins were everywhere. They had already entered many of the buildings and were searching the city thoroughly. Link knew they had very little time. Suddenly, Link heard a familiar growl. He turned to his right and saw several moblins running at full speed directly towards him and Zelda. They had been spotted.
The Master Sword was in Link's hand in an instant. The closest moblin had a broken left horn. It's glowing red eyes were easily seen in the night. It opened its mouth in a battle cry. Link gazed at its rows of sharp teeth. He buried the Master Sword in the creature's forehead. He kicked the dead moblin off his sword, and then spun around to decapitate the moblin that was almost on top of Zelda. More moblins began charging towards them. Link grabbed Zelda by the arm and ran towards the doorway into the building they had been aiming for.
Seeing nothing to bar the doorway with, Link decided that their best course of action was to run for it. They rapidly ascended the stairs. Link's sides were cramping and he was winded but he knew that slowing down meant death. Zelda didn't appear to be in any better condition. Link was somewhat surprised to see a few moblins above them on the stairs. Link quickly dispatched them and kept running.
"Link!" cried Zelda. "They are setting the buildings on fire!" Link looked out the nearest window, and surely enough, the city was going up in flames. Triumphant howls rose up from the city below. The inferno engulfing the city seemed to excite the moblins' bloodthirst even more. Link knew that the moblins were endangering themselves by setting the city ablaze, but they were too enraptured by the prospect of killing to care.
Eventually, they reached the top of the building they were aiming for. Surely enough, they found a window that was located just slightly above the top of the city wall. Zelda already had a coil of rope in her hand that she had fished out of the pack. Link grabbed the rope and tied one end of it across a vertical divider between two windows located next to each other. Link had experience with knots so he was confident it would hold.
"You go first" he said to Zelda. "I will watch for moblins. Stick your hands in your shirt and grab the rope that way so you don't get rope burn. Remember, the moblins don't know we are escaping this way so let's not draw attention to ourselves."
"Got it" said Zelda. She kissed Link. "I will see you at the bottom." Zelda went out the window first. Link looked for moblins but quickly discovered that the rising flames were preventing the moblins from getting any closer. Link wasn't sure whether he should be relieved or worried. Once Zelda was safely down the rope, Link climbed out of the window and rappelled down the wall. Rappelling reminded him of using the clawshot, except not nearly as sturdy. Link smiled with relief when he finally felt flat ground beneath his feet. Zelda was waiting for him close by.
"Let's leave this place behind, Link" she whispered. "We need to find somewhere else". Link took her hand and walked with her as they left the screams and the flames behind and headed into the night.