Chapter 143: Where One Legend Ends…
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Link woke up the next morning and dressed himself in his new uniform in anticipation of the herald. His thoughts dwelled on Irleen's question from last night. He felt like a jerk for not giving her an answer, turning mute as if it had never happened. He felt even more like an idiot for not realizing what kind of impact becoming a knight might have on his crew. Who would command the ship once he was gone? Would the crew even stay together?
Would anyone help Irleen find her people?
"Irleen, are you awake?" he asked as he sat on his footlocker.
"Yeah," she replied in a soft voice. "Why?"
Link wanted to give an answer to her question, but he still found that he did not know what he wanted to do. He sighed and said, "Iiii… I wanted to know if you… wanted to go along with us to the ceremony."
"I don't know if I should," Irleen replied.
Link pulled on one boot. "I think you should," he told her. "The herald we're expecting today is gonna call on my whole crew. You are part of my crew. And I want you to come."
"Well, you all but said I don't have a choice," Irleen commented.
Link looked up at her bed. "Please?"
"All right, all right," Irleen said as she bounded out of the bed. "I just hate to hear a grown captain beg."
Link gave her an annoyed look. Then he shrugged and put on his other boot. At least she was back to talking again.
He stepped out onto the deck a few moments later after he had finally gotten up the courage to let other people see him. The tunic he wore had thicker, darker stitching which made it visible through the green tunic's thicker material. The sleeves, stitched inside of the armholes of the tunic, were lime-green with gold-colored braids at the wrists. Link could feel the cape hanging off his shoulders and clinging to the sleeves. He gave the red item a sour look and flung one arm out to free it. At least the white slacks they had given him fit well, although having put his boots on over them caused the legs to balloon outward from the knee in a manner that made his thighs appear twice their real size. He poked a finger at his leg, and then he pulled the leg back out to get rid of the divot it had caused.
He then looked out at his crew. Like his tunic, their blue tunics featured thicker stitching to stand out. They also wore white slacks, but most of them had overcome the ballooning problem. None of them wore the same sleeves; the Gelto wore different colors of the semi-transparent sleeves they would wear with their normal clothes while the rest of the deck crew (which appeared to be Leynne and Line at the moment) wore a long-sleeve body suit.
"Good mohning, My Captain," Dholit said in a loud voice as she and Line approached him.
"Are… are you wearing a cape?" Line asked, pointing.
"Feels more like it's wearing me," Link groaned. "It's sewn into the tunic."
"How come we don't get capes?" Line asked.
"Ah, my young Line," Dholit said with a grin. "Only those of statuah ah evah desehving of capes."
"I'm taller," Line said, holding a hand above his head to emphasize. "I want a cape."
"Would you shut up about the cape?" Link told him. "Who cares?"
"I do," Line replied in an offended tone. "Look, I do a lot around here, too. I want a cape."
"Go find a bedsheet!"
"I. Will." With that, Line turned and stormed across the deck.
"You seem somewhat tense today, My Captain," Dholit commented. She used her thumb to start cracking the knuckles on her right hand. "Would you like some relief?"
"Dholit…" Link groaned in an exhausted tone.
"Will it help if I told you I feel stressed as well?" she asked with a wider smile.
"Dholit, I can't deal with you while I'm wearing this uniform," Link told her.
"Would you like me to rip it off youh body?"
"Dholit!" Link and Irleen snapped at the same time.
Dholit gave a laugh. "My, you both need to relax." She put a hand in her pocket and pulled out a bronze pin. "My Captain, if I may?"
Link took a step back. "What is that?"
Dholit held it up between her thumb and forefinger for Link to see. The first thing Link thought was that it was some kind of gear with a prominent tooth on top. The bottom tooth was narrow with a wide end, making the gear look more like a tree. "This is a symbol of the Gilto," Dholit explained. She took hold of the front of Link's tunic and began to attach the pin. "My queen wished that you would weah this when you approach the royal family. It is a symbol of friendship."
"I'm just supposed to wear it?" Link asked.
She pulled away from him and fingered a matching pin she wore on her left breast. "It's also a symbol of ouh loyalty."
"You sure like symbols, don't you?" Irleen asked in an annoyed tone.
"Well, without symbols, what cahries ouh feelings?" Dholit replied.
"Here me, crew of the Island Symphony!" The shout prompted Dholit to turn around, allowing Link to see a young man standing near the gangplank. The blue tabard that he wore was covered in the symbol of the Royal Family of Hyrule. He held a scroll open at arm's length as he appeared to read from it. "Is Captain Link of Skyrider Port present?"
Link took in a deep breath. "Here we go," he told Dholit. Then he walked to the herald with Irleen floating behind him. "I'm Captain Link of the Island Symphony," he spoke up as he stopped near the herald. The herald turned to him, frowned, and looked back down at his scroll. Then his eyes glanced back up at Link. He opened his mouth to speak, but he still found himself staring at Link. Link finally said, "Yes, I'm a fourteen-year-old airship captain. Get on with it."
"Of course, sir," the herald uttered. Then, in a loud voice that caused Link to flinch back, he declared, "Hear now! His Royal Majesty King Lauris of the Kingdom of Hyrule, Her Royal Majesty Queen Arla, and Her Royal Highness Princess Zelda hereby summon you to the Southern Square to receive official recognition for services rendered to king and country in a time of crisis! His Royal Majesty also requests the presence of your valiant crew to share in these proceedings as heroes o—" He paused upon discovering an addendum to his announcement. "… as heroes and heroines of the realm! His Royal Majesty awaits your response to this summons!"
"Tell His Majesty that we will be there as soon as possible," Link replied.
"Yes, sir," the herald said. He turned and started marching down the gangplank.
Link waited until he was out of earshot before he turned around. "Gil didn't say anything about the guy shouting at me," he growled to Irleen.
"I take that to be ouh cue to move out," Leynne said as he approached Link.
"If that wasn't," Irleen said, "it's because he took too long to tell us."
"Leynne, assemble the crew," Link told him.
"Undehstood," Leynne replied. He stepped toward the middle of the deck and bellowed, "All hands on deck! All hands on deck!"
In stark contrast to the way the crew had assembled a month previous, Link was glad to see his whole crew (and the substitute engine crew from the Dawn's Ascent) standing in a single line, shoulder-to-shoulder with a professional air. Although, he had to admit that he was so used to seeing the crew in their usual clothes that he might not be strict on uniforms later on. A single line of blue made him nervous.
Leynne stepped up beside Link and said, "All present, Link."
Link nodded and ran his tongue along his teeth as he tried to think of something to say. "Y'know, whenever we needed to go out like this," he told Leynne, "Captain Alfonzo usually had something… eh, inspiring to say. Usually while threatening to hang us by our legs and play Dodge-Link with a lead pipe."
"'Dodge-Link'?" Leynne asked with a humored expression on his face.
"Long story."
"No doubt," Leynne replied with a smile. "I assume you don't have as much 'inspiration' foh us."
"Not really, no," Link replied. He moved toward the end of the line near his cabin, where the substitute crew stood. "Chief Leon, keep my ship afloat."
"Aye aye, Captain," Chief Leon, the man in-charge of the six-man substitute crew, replied with a salute.
Link dismissed the salute. "Well, get them ashore, Leynne," he said.
"Undehstood," Leynne replied. Then he called out, "Chief Leon, youh men ah dismissed to the engine room. The rest of the crew will fohm up on the shoh."
Link and Leynne then stood aside as the crew filed off the ship. On shore, they formed a row of six that was flanked by rows of five. Leynne preceded Link down the gangplank and took the forward-left position of the formation so that only one row was now composed of five. Link and Irleen descended next.
Then Link gave Line, standing on the side of the formation facing the ship, an irritated look. "Line, ditch the bedsheet," he said. Line grumbled, undid the knot at his throat, and threw the improvised cape aside. "Leynne, let's get going."
"Undehstood," Leynne called from the other side of the formation. "All hands! Find youh paaaaace!" Link stepped to the side of the formation and began stomping in place with his crew. It only took a moment for their stomping to harmonize as Helo, standing close to the middle, called out "Left!" in a timed cadence. Once Leynne was satisfied, he called out. "All hands! Fohwaaaaahd, ho!"
The crew marched together with the professional stride of a local guard corps. Each footfall was a carefully measured stomp on the ground which resounded off the nearby buildings once they had traveled into the town itself. They swung their arms forward in back with such precision that it would only take the difference of a hair's width for Lidago or Helo to send either Line or Gold (respectively) flying backwards with their large fists. This was part of the reason that the crew of the Island Symphony did not form as close together as other groups would. Link, not being confined to the formation, made comparisons as Captain Luke and the sixty-some crew of the Summer Breeze fell into pace next to them from an adjoining town street.
That was one of the things that made Link a little nervous. Knights and the Castle Island Police had blocked off the streets that all four airship crews would be marching down. Link's ship had been the furthest east of the square, so the crews of the Moon's Shadow, the Summer Breeze, and the Grand Sails were cuing off Leynne's commands. This had not been part of their rehearsal due to how late the Island Symphony had returned, so Gil had explained the best they could do was time the heralds so that all four would meet in front of the square. The Summer Breeze was the closest to the Island Symphony, and Luke's crew only had to meet them from an adjoining street two blocks away from the port. Two thirds of the way, Link could see between the formations that the crew of the Grand Sails was coming from the northern street while Captain North and his men joined them from the opposite street. The sound they made was staggering now that about four hundred airmen marched down one of the widest streets on Castle Island.
And their presence had attracted attention. For no apparent reason, people stuck their heads out from multi-story buildings on either side of them to wave and cheer the airmen on. It was an unusual sight, especially for company airmen who were only associated with the royal family because of their commanding officers. Then again, perhaps the display had been mistaken for a parade for the Royal Knights of Hyrule. Who could tell when there were only four men in the parade dressed in green tunics? Although, Link realized that he was possibly the only one armed with a sword; the other captains would be carrying their unknightly Captain's Sabers.
Once they were close enough, Link saw that the knights had surrounded the square save for the road which they were travelling down. A three-tiered stage had been built in the center, and tables had been set up with a number of small boxes stacked on them. Castle staff stood near the tables. At the top waited the king and the princess while the queen sat on a throne nearby. Once they were almost to the foot of the stage, Gil stepped up and held out a hand to stop them.
Leynne had to shout above the noise, "All hands! Haaaaaaalt… mahch!" All four formations came to a stop, although they continued to stomp in place. "All hands! Haaaaaaaalt… pace!" One, two, stop! Just as they had practiced, only the echo of three stomps hung in the air as the formations planted their feet on the ground.
A trumpeter on the stage sounded, which, in spite of how silent the street had fallen, called for everyone from the lowliest citizen to the court below the royal family to quiet themselves and listen. A herald then stepped to the middle of the second tier in front of the gathered airmen.
"Hear this, citizens of the Kingdom of Hyrule!" the herald bellowed in a voice that would have never carried if the trumpeter had not ordered silence. "It is by order of His Royal Majesty King Lauris of the Kingdom of Hyrule that you shall all be witness to the bestowment of honors upon these brave men a—" The herald gave pause as he double-checked the scroll he was reading. "…upon these brave men and women who have served king and country in the noblest of fashions! These men and women appear before you today as heroes and heroines in the manner of duties to their superiors, duties to their own conscience, and duties to justice for their fellow beings! His Royal Majesty requests that you look upon these men and women in awe and be inspired by their deeds.
"Hear this, brave men and women of the airships Grand Sails, Summer Breeze, Moon's Shadow, and Island Symphony! His Royal Majesty King Lauris of the Kingdom of Hyrule now wishes to bestow various honors upon you for the following deeds: the return of the Sky Lines, life-blood of this kingdom without which life could not achieve its high standards; deposal of the creature which masqueraded as Her Royal Highness Princess Zelda and attempted to ruin our kingdom for the sake of its sadistic nature; dispatch of the demon crew of the airship Smiling Gunner who would equally destroy our kingdom; successful evacuation and reclamation of Autumn Island for the citizens of said island and their posterity; successful evacuation of Center Island, which required the swiftest of planning and execution and brought together various airship crews in the most excellent display of camaraderie; the decimation of the aforementioned airship Smiling Gunner as well as its captain, Cunimincus, and his murderous crew; and finally, safe return of Her Royal Highness Princess Zelda to the kingdom. Let it be known that His Royal Majesty shall not let these deeds go unrewarded. Each man and woman shall mount the stage when their name is called and receive from His Royal Majesty a token of his humble gratitude!"
Link and his crew watched as the Grand Sails' crew was called first to receive the Kingdom's Life Cross. If Link heard the explanation right, it was a reward for aiding citizens of the kingdom during times of disaster. And Link had no doubt that what they had faced was a disaster. He found himself reminiscing his four years on the Grand Sails as the herald called up airmen that he recognized. Each one stood before the king to have the medal draped around his neck. Then, Link realized that, as each of them stepped back down to the base of the stage, the ones he recognized fired a salute at him. This became especially prominent when Captain Alfonzo, after receiving his medal, stood at the bottom of the stage with his hand raised in a subordinate's salute. Link had known him to do that before, but knowing that Captain Alfonzo was his father, who worked so hard to put Link in the position he was in now, sent tears down Link's cheeks as he responded to and dismissed the salute. Link then had to take a minute to regain his composure before he fell to the ground crying. He would have to do it later; the image of his father, of all the captains that he had met, saluting him had burned itself into the forefront of his memory.
The Summer Breeze was up next. The herald described the Kingdom's Readiness Medal, which was rewarded for aiding citizens for action against a malicious force. It was then that Link remembered that the Summer Breeze had not actually been at the final fight with the Smiling Gunner nor had its crew actually participated in the fighting on Autumn Island. It made Link wonder if the Readiness Medal was supposed to be higher than the Life's Cross since the Summer Breeze was going second. He was not sure. For all he knew, both were at the same level.
The crew of the Moon's Shadow received the King's Medal for Gallantry, rewarded for actual combat against threats to the kingdom. It was rewarded to the crew of the Moon's Shadow. When Captain North mounted the stage, he knelt before the king. It was then that the herald announced the Honorable Order of the Memories of Chivalry, an award for former knights who, by virtue of life or circumstances, continue their service to the Crown in retirement. Link had to put the herald's description into the best layman's terms that he could to understand that, while he was not being made a knight again, Captain North was being recognized as still behaving like a knight.
"Here this, brave men and women of the airship Island Symphony!" the herald hollered once Captain North had limped off the stage. "As crew of the vessel which spearheaded efforts to rid the kingdom of the plight known as Captain Cunimincus as well as his murderous crew and sought to protect not only the citizens of the realm but its ruling family, all airmen and inferior officers of the airship Island Symphony are to receive the King's High Medal for Gallantry and Honor. Will Airman Line of Skyrider Port please approach the stage?"
Link glanced over to see a very stunned Line stand perfectly still in formation. He bit back the urge to laugh while Irleen fluttered over to Line and ushered him on with a few hisses. Line's walk was grossly mechanical, looking as if the only joints that existed in his body were his knees. He mounted the stage, and Link could just imagine the king's confusion at realizing that one of Link's airmen was barely older than Link himself. The king placed the medal on Line, and then Princess Zelda stepped forward to place a kiss on Line's left cheek. Line turned around and returned to the formation.
"Will Airman Flower of Forge Island please approach the stage?" the herald called.
"Psst." Link glanced over as Flower approached the stage to find Line trying to signal him. "Psst."
Link, after looking up to see if anyone on the stage was paying attention to him, leaned over and asked, "What?"
"She kissed me," Line replied through his teeth, attracting Twali's annoyance. "She kissed me."
"I don't care what you say," Link replied. "You're still gonna wash that cheek."
"I hate you."
"Will Airman Biluf of the Gelto Camps please approach the stage?" the herald called. Biluf strode forward from the back of the formation and stepped onto the stage with a swifter pace than either Line or Flower. She allowed the medal to fall over her head and, curiously, gave the royal family a salute. King Lauris looked confused, but Princess Zelda dismissed the salute for him, and Biluf returned to the formation. "Will Airman Layna of the Gelto Camps please appro—YIKES!"
The whole crowd of people around them, along with the airmen from the other ships, let out a loud gasp of shock when Layna inexplicably appeared from behind the herald. The crew of the Island Symphony, however, each had to bite their tongues to keep from laughing. Layna, seemingly unaware of the surprise she had just caused, casually stepped up to the stunned royal family and stood in her usual, rigid stance as if awaiting orders.
"Did she do that on purpose?" Link heard Zelda suddenly ask him. His eyes immediately found the princess holding a hand over her mouth and realized that she must have been using the gem again.
He offered a shrug. "It's hard to call Layna without her surprising someone," he told her in a soft voice. "She, uh… she just does that."
King Lauris had some measure of hesitation as he put the medal on her. Same as Biluf, she saluted, and Princess Zelda dismissed her. In contrast to her appearance, she stepped down from the stage and back into formation on the other side from Link with the attention of everyone present on her. Link decided that she had gone to her usual, emotionless mood since, otherwise, she would have probably died under all the staring.
The herald took a moment to compose himself before calling out, "Will Airman Gold of Aboda Village please approach the stage?" Gold seemed to hesitate a moment before he decided to go up. He had a confident stride as he came back down with the medal shining in the overhead sun. "Will Airman Tali of the Gelto Camps please approach the stage?" Link caught a snippet of Geltoan and glanced over to find that Dholit was talking to Twali. Twali looked annoyed, probably because Dholit had to tell her that they had just called her to the stage. She stepped out of formation and, while she mounted the stage, shot the herald an angry glare that caused him to shrink back in fear.
"What kind of order are they going in?" Irleen whispered to Link.
"Probably whatever order we gave our names in," he replied over his shoulder.
"Will Airman Lamm of the Gelto Camps please approach the stage?" the herald called. Link heard Dholit translate the request.
"'Insocikwotak max?" Lwamm said in an indignant tone that was audible to the rest of the crew. Her stride was considerably strong as she stepped out of the formation. She shot the herald a glare that could not rival Twali's, and the herald stepped backwards. She then approached the royal family with an air of dignity. In the middle of returning to the formation, she paused to deliver another glare to the herald, who wound up choking on his words even after it was time to call the next person.
"Will Airman Lilly of Sagacity Island please approach the stage?" the herald called after forcefully clearing his throat. Lilly, in contrast to the Gelto, lightly stepped up the stage and bowed to the royal family in acceptance of the award. She traded looks with Cale as she stepped down and blew a kiss at him. "Will Airman Lidago of Goron Town please approach the stage?"
Lidago carefully worked himself between Harley and Helo. Then he followed his perception of Lilly's walk and skipped up onto the stage. The royal family and their court visibly shuttered as they felt the stage beneath them rattle and groan with each of Lidago's steps. King Lauris was intimidated by Lidago's height, and Princess Zelda carefully prompted him to lean forward. When he received the medal, he just about took it into his mouth when Zelda quickly stopped him with a word. Lidago, appearing to understand, turned around and bounded down the stage. Link let out a sigh of relief. He was thankful that the Island Symphony had gone last; if that had happened before the other crews could go, some of those servants might have been buried in an avalanche of awards.
"Will Airman Helo of Goron Town please approach the stage?" the herald called with a healthy amount of fear in his voice. Fortunately, after having given Lidago a small reprimand, Helo stepped onto the stage with the grace of a creature much smaller than him. Still, even after receiving the medal, the herald checked to make sure he was not standing too close to the edge of his tier as Helo descended. "Will Airman Harley of the Dark Ore Mines please approach the stage?" Harley had an excited energy in his walk as he stepped onto the stage to receive the medal. It was probably the most normal thing any of the crew had done. "Will Airman Lawrence of Library Town please approach the stage?" The call had been made before Harley was back in his place, and they traded a high-five as Lawrence went to the stage. Link went over his crew trying to figure out if there was anyone still waiting besides his chiefs. "Will Airman Dolit of the Gelto Camps please approach the stage?"
Link cringed as he saw Dholit step out of formation and shoot him one of her evil smiles before she walked toward the stage. She stepped up with an air of dignity and, upon reaching the royal family, twirled her hand as she bowed to them. She appeared to trade words with the king, and then the king gave Dholit her medal.
"You killed what?" Zelda asked Link as Dholit descended.
Link sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'll explain it later."
"Will Chief Dubbl of the Gelto Camps please approach the stage?" the herald called. Dubbl climbed the stage and accepted her award without incident. The herald then hollered, "Will Chief Cale of Hovela please approach the stage?" Cale looked frightened out of his wits as he slowly stepped up the stage, even if all Link had to judge was his back. After receiving the medal, Cale returned to his place only to have Dholit slap him on the bottom, causing him to yelp and jump into the air. Leynne hissed at the both of them just as the herald called, "Will Chief Sello of the Iyuk Mountains please approach the stage?"
"Woo-hoo!" Sello shouted, throwing his arms up in triumph. Dubbl, standing next to him, shoved him forward, and he wandered up to the top of the stage with a more subdued wobble in his walk. Again, Link cringed. He hoped that Sello was cleaned up enough that none of the royal family would realize that he was drunk. Things appeared to go fine as the king placed the medal around Sello's neck. Sello then turned to descend the stage.
He missed the step down from the second tier and fell forward on his face with a resounding thump. The crowd gasped in horror. Link started forward, but two of the royal family's servants had already picked Sello up and planted him on his feet.
"D'I fall over?" Sello asked one of them.
"Yes, sir," one of the servants replied.
"Didn' hurt!" Sello declared as they carefully placed him back in formation.
The herald was stunned by Sello's fall, but he shook himself back to his senses and called, "Will Lieutenant Leynne of Hovela please approach the stage?" Leynne straightened his posture and walked onto the stage like a man who was not stuck with a crew full of lunatics. King Lauris gave him an approving nod and placed the medal on Leynne. Leynne then rejoined the crew, still straight and proper.
"Here this, Captain Link of Skyrider Port!" the herald then yelled. Link looked up at the herald, confused that he was not being called to the stage like his crew. "By command of His Royal Majesty King Lauris of the Kingdom of Hyrule and his daughter Her Royal Highness Princess Zelda, for your magnificent role in ridding the kingdom of evil, you are to be awarded the King's Shield of Honor! Please approach the stage and receive your award!"
Link swallowed hard. "C'mon, Irleen," he said. With Irleen trailing behind, Link tried to walk up the stage while keeping a professional attitude. It felt strange to him; he had been able to approach King Lauris without trouble before. Why was he suddenly so nervous? He was suddenly aware of the cape clinging to his sleeve again and tried as carefully as possible to throw it off as he walked. It felt like four years later when he finally stopped before the king.
Lauris drew himself to his full height and gave Link a ghost of a smile. "Welcome back, Captain," he said. "I am pleased that we are able to meet under these circumstances, free of the plights of the previous months." He held up his hands to show Link a silver medal on a green ribbon. The medal was a disk with a heater-shaped shield that bore the wings-and-triangle emblem of the royal family. Lauris turned it in his hands and carefully placed it over Link's head. Link closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. When he opened his eyes, even knowing that the king was placing the medal on him did not dampen the immense feeling of pride as he looked at his chest.
Shhhhhhn. Link looked up in surprise to find the king had drawn the sword hidden under his velvet cloak. King Lauris turned the sword and planted the point into the surface of the stage. Then he rested his hands on the pommel. "Zelda has explained that she had informed you of the knighthood awaiting you," he told Link. "What is your response?"
Link silently cursed himself for forgetting about the knight thing. He still had not come to a decision even after all the time he had been given. He gave himself a moment to compose an answer.
Then he told the king, "I… want to thank you for your… generous offer, Your Majesty."
The king frowned at him. "However?" he asked in anticipation.
Link took in a deep breath. "I… I am sorry, but I… can't. I can't become a knight right now."
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. I… I wanna tell you all these reasons, but… the biggest reason is a promise I made a long time ago. A promise to a friend."
King Lauris closed his eyes as he deliberated. "You know this offer may not last," he warned Link.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The king then nodded and replaced his sword. "Very well. I can certainly respect a young man willing to keep his promise to another instead of breaking it for his own gain."
"Captain?" Princess Zelda spoke up as she moved to her father's side. She gave him a salute and said, "I hereby request to be dismissed from the crew of the Island Symphony."
Link gave her a half-grin and returned the salute. "You are dismissed. Airman Zelda." After lowering his hand, he added, "But you are always welcome back."
"Don't force your luck, Captain," Lauris growled at him.
Link looked back at the king and nodded. "Of course, Your Majesty."
Lauris held out a hand as he said, "You may return to your crew, Captain Link."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Link said with a bow.
"Hang on, Link," Irleen spoke up. "Wha-what's with this promise all of a sudden? Who did you promise? Who would make you make that promise?"
Link smiled and pointedly looked up at her. "Let's go, Irleen," he said.
He had a moment of annoyance with the cape once more, so, as he turned, he flung his arm outward to throw the cape off his sleeve. He had no idea of the awe it caused the airmen and the citizens of Castle Island to see such a display.
He could not be aware, as he was yet again thinking of how he could help Irleen find her people.
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"Where One Legend Ends… Another Legend Begins"
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKY LINES by Light Onthemayo
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