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Chap. 91: Nobody Special

"Um, h- Hi," Zelda replied, her heart pounding as she tried desperately to not remember what Felly's body had looked like in the dim room as Zelda had masturbated over her, felt her breasts, after sneaking into her room in the dead of night. "I'm Zi- Zelda."

"Oh, cool," Felly continued to grin, near bouncing in her seat, "I have a sister named Zelda! She's older, and has brown hair, though. And she's back west, still in the same village I grew up in, past the border with Labyrinna. Refugees, you know, from when the Calamity struck. Come to think, there's probably eight girls in that village, it's called Bebont after the river it's next to, called Zelda. And none of them look quite like you! You're pretty pretty, you know that? I mean, not to make you uncomfortable or any thing, it's just that you seem like you're a cut above everyone else, you know? Especially me- I mean, I'm literally a Nobaudy. Get it? A nobody?"

Zelda's mind, sleep deprived as it was from her adventures, as flustered as she was by being approached by the victim of her stalking, still forced a somewhat stilted, awkward laugh. "Yes, I… see the pun. It's… you aren't wrong, though, we do look quite a lot alike."

"Oh, no, you're far prettier than I am," Fella giggled shyly, turning a little pink as she looked away, "Um, if you haven't had breakfast, you should join me! My Mama always said the best way to have a good day is to start with a good meal and good company! Served her well in her life, and served me so far in mine! Breakfast is really important, right?"

She sure does talk a lot, Zelda observed wryly, but she couldn't think of a way to politely refuse. Reluctantly, though a part of her was excited to spend time actually getting to know the woman she lusted after already, the princess nodded. "Alright, I suppose that'd be okay, if you don't mind, of course."

"Nope, not at all," Fella grinned, gesturing at one of the four chairs at the table she occupied in the half-full common room. As Zelda sat and caught the attention of the serving girl, her companion kept chattering a mile a minute, "So where are you from? Like I said before I'm from Labyrinna, a little village called Bebont just across the border, and our whole family's lived there for a couple of generations now. Used to be nobles, once upon a time back when Hyrule was strong, even if we weren't all that important according to my old Pappy- that's my dad's dad, I just call him Pappy 'cause we all do, and he's the oldest one of us alive, and he tells such interesting stories! Anyway, we were the Nobaudies, Lords and Ladies of Lindor. Used to have a big manor house at the peak of Lindor's Brow, and everything. That's a big mountain- well, a long mountain, it's not super high, just long and kind of wide- over to the west, between the Tabantha Frontier on the west side of Hyrule and like, I suppose the nearest landmark these days would be the Highland Stable, but there used to be this really big farming area that we were the lords over, on the east side of the lands we ministered on behalf of the Royal Family. My Pappy met the King once, do you believe that? King Rhoam Hyrule himself!"

"That's… amazing," Zelda whispered quietly, "I've heard he was an… interesting man."

She could not exactly tell this excitable young woman the truth, could she? That she, too, had met Rhoam, that she was his daughter, returned from the all-but grave?

"For sure! So yeah, we're nobodies for real now. I mean, our family owns a store or two in Bebont now, 'cause we had some money when we left and were able to start buying land and supplies and homes almost immediately, so we're starting to get back on our feet, but of course the Theocrats in Labyrinna don't believe in noble families at all, so we're sort of out of luck, there. What I think would be best would be building up our strength and coming back to Hyrule to retake our lands again, but I don't know if any of my family are really interested in that. That's sort of why I'm here, though! I want to see how things are, maybe get the lay of the land, see if there's other people rebuilding their strength, or putting things back together. I haven't been all that hopeful, though. There's this big, giant orange tower where our manor used to be, can you believe it? I saw another one about sixty or eighty miles or so west of here, across the great plains, too!"

"Mm," Zelda replied, her eyes wide as she struggled to process what the young woman was saying. Without being asked specifically, the serving girl dropped off a plate of steaming spiced potatoes and Cucco eggs, scrambled with pepper and salt, along with some sort of juice that smelled sweet and was light brown, and water.

"It was pretty scary, so I didn't get to close, of course. I'm not much of a fighter, so I try to run or avoid the monsters when I can. And Moblins! Dozens of them, all around the area, so I didn't want to get close at all. A Bokoblin will rape you and kill you, or just rape you until you start to like it. But a Moblin? They'd tear your insides up! Anyway, so yeah, I didn't even really get a chance to see our home, but there isn't much of it left, I think. It's kind of depressing, but what else can you do? I've just been going around since, for about, oh, six weeks or so. I stop every time I find a settlement for a few days to see if I can drum up some support or interest for rebuilding, but no one seems to care. Or maybe they just don't think it can be done. But my family has some money still, from the old days, and our two shops bring in some, too. It's not enough to rebuild a kingdom, but we could probably help finance a village, or even a town? But like I said, no one seems to really think we can do it. Maybe they're scared of something? Like that castle? It's pretty scary!"

"Yes, it-"

A moment later, Zelda had to hide a grin behind a forkful of eggs and fried potatoes as Felly kept going as if she hadn't even tried to reply, "I still want to check it out one of these days, but you'd probably need an army, and there's no way I can afford that! I can travel around for a few more months before I need to head back and talk to my family about what we can do, but I certainly don't carry enough money to bankroll even a platoon, much less an entire mercenary army! I was even going to hire a bodyguard when I first landed in Lurelin Village, but none of them would take my Labyrinna coin, and of course I didn't have any Rupees at the time. And none of them wanted to leave, can you believe it? It's a beautiful place, I'd love to vacation there, but I couldn't stand the heat year-round. Lindor's a much more temperate place, as long as you can handle storms. It had thunderstorms five out of the six days I was there, can you believe it? Pappy said that's pretty normal, though, it storms a lot because of the mountains. And there's a place north- or was it south- of there called Thundra Plateau, and he said there's this huge temple complex or something there that has some weird sorcery on it that keeps a storm swirling around it, too. Never stops, he says, and that's part of what makes eastern Lindor so fertile- all that rain, you know?

"Not like I hear they have in Zora's Domain, where it never ever stops lately, but like, a thunder storm or a rain shower for a couple hours every day? That's pretty nice. I wouldn't want to be in a thunderstorm constantly, though, with just pelting rain everywhere. That would just make everything so… so soggy! Right?"

"R- Right," Zelda actually had a chance to answer while Felly devoured two bites of her own food, her lighter green eyes watching Zelda intently.

The moment she had swallowed, her rapid-fire monologue resumed. "So yeah, the Zora have their own problems, the Goron- I hear, I haven't been up near Death Mountain yet, and I don't think I will- are trapped up on the mountain behind lava flows, but the volcano is getting ready to explode, so they aren't safe. The Rito… well, you can get to their village, I did, it's really really really really cold, but I did it, and… they can't help, either. So it's pretty much just the Hylians down in the central and southern lands. I was gonna ask the Gerudo, but I couldn't get to their city, 'cause there's this giant perpetual sandstorm, and that pretty much cuts everyone off from everyone else, I think. I have some interest, of course. People want to build again, people want to be safe, but no one can really do anything about it. So I'm trying, but it's really hard.

"Oh, oh, and I saw a fairy! Like, I thought it was a weird freak firefly, but it was pink, and big, and she landed on my hand and waved before taking off! Looked at me like I was familiar, but then I guess she thought I was someone else, 'cause she left again! Super cute, though, a little pixie haircut in pink, and a tiny shift, itty-bitty freckles… adorable, I tell you! Anyway, so yeah, that brings me to now, when I just met you, and I just realized I've been doing it again- going on and on about myself and not even letting you speak, so sorry! I'll shut up now. Tell me about yourself, Zelda!"

"Th- There's not much to tell, really," Zelda lied, feeling her face heat a bit at being put on the spot suddenly. "I… I'm an adventurer of sorts, I suppose. I've been… treasure-hunting some, fighting monsters when I can. The road east of here through the Batrea area is a bit safer, at least… I cleared out two full Bokoblin camps near there, and some further north as they road turns toward the Zora Wetlands."

"An adventurer? Cooool," Felly gasped, as if she didn't realize that what she was doing could probably be considered an adventure, too. "I've never really sat down and talked to someone who can fight monsters! What's it like? Are they strong? Scary? Have you ever, you know, lost? And then escaped, I'm sure, since you're here and don't look like a Bokoblin?"

"Scary, yes, yes, and yes, and no," Zelda chuckled.

Felly seemed to realize she was doing it again, and clamped her mouth shut, red-faced. Zelda only waved off her concern as she spooned up another bit of egg, "Don't worry about it. People can be pretty dour and keep to themselves a lot, it's refreshing to meet someone so… chatty. It doesn't bother me, I promise."

"Oh. That's cool, then," Felly grinned, "'Cause one of my brothers and two of my sisters were saying that they'd finally be able to learn what it was like to experience 'a quiet house', whatever that means, if I was gone. I guess everyone knows I talk a lot, heh, heh…"

"It is kind of obvious, yes," Zelda laughed again, "but like I said, it doesn't bother me. I… spend a lot of time by myself, out in the wilds, so talking to someone is nice. Sometimes even just hearing another voice helps. But to answer your questions, yes, it can be scary… it certainly was more scary at first, but I've slowly started to get used to it. I'm… not the best fighter, but I can hold my own against most people, I think. I've killed red, blue, and even a few black Bokoblins. I've killed several Moblins, and even a blue one. Seen a Lynel, and a couple of different Guardian Stalkers, and I'm still here, but I didn't fight those. I'm not suicidal! The most dangerous thing I've ever actually fought- and won- against was a blue Hinox."

"Holy Hyrule!" Felly shrieked, nearly falling backward out of her chair, "You fought and killed a blue Hinox?!"

That noise, of course, attracted the attention of several people in the common room. In fact, every single pair of eyes Zelda could see, including a few that stuck their head out from the kitchen area. "Er… W- Well, yes, I did, but…"

"You must be the greatest fighter in Hyrule," Felly whispered, leaning forward intently, "Was that scary?"

"Very," Zelda admitted quietly, shrinking away, "I… kind of got lucky, though. It should have killed me, by all rights. I… I'm really not all that special."

"Now that, I don't believe," Felly whispered, "Not one bit. A blue Hinox… wow."

"It… it was mostly just luck, as I said," Zelda denied. Slowly, over several minutes, people's attention slowly went back to their own quiet conversations… and Felly's green eyes, similar to her own, stayed rapt.

And she wasn't talking anymore, only staring at her with something akin to, if Zelda had to put a name to it, hero-worship.

Eventually, her meal finished, Zelda stood to pay for her meal and grab her belongings… only to find Felly right behind her.

In Zelda's room.

She stood just inside the curtains, which her feminine hands held closed, rather than the hooks designed for the purpose. Her gaze was intent, serious, and her voice quiet when she finally spoke after several tense seconds, "You're Zelda."

"I know I am," Zelda replied. The first time they'd seen each other, it had been that night, in Felly's room, while she slept. Then at breakfast, when Zelda knew what she had done, but Felly seemed to have no idea. Now, just a few minutes later…

"No, you're her," Felly whispered, "That Zelda. The one people are talking about. Fights monsters… single-handed, fought off an entire army at Hateno… You're the Princess. That Zelda. Zelda Hyrule."

She stiffened.

Was Felly… an assassin? A Yiga, perhaps?

"Technically," Zelda replied quietly, as her hand tightened around the knight's blade attached to the satchel that she hadn't yet put over her shoulder, "I am Zelda Amaryll Hyrule VII."

"Wow," Felly whispered, "I've… I never dreamed I'd get to meet you. You're… just so cool! And you haven't said I'm annoying, not once, and we talked for like, a whole hour!"

The grip loosened, but only a little. "Well… you have. So what are you going to do about it?"

"Do about it?" Felly asked, sounding quite confused, "What do you mean…? I don't- Oh! No, no, nononono, I'm not an assassin, or even your enemy, or anything! Like I said, it's so cool meeting you! The actual princess, of actual Hyrule, and everything! And you- you can help me! And I can help you!"

"I haven't got the funds or ability to raise an army either, you know," Zelda told her quietly, "I'm not even really a princess anymore. There's no kingdom."

"Yet," Felly replied quietly, so fervently that for a brief moment, the princess found herself truly believing it, too. "There's no kingdom yet. But if we work together… if we all work together, then… then we can do it."

"I'm not sure we can," Zelda replied, and forced her fingers to leave the hilt of her sword. Felly hadn't moved, hadn't made a threatening gesture. The way the hooks were designed, if they were closed, it was hard to remove them from the outside. It took time. Surely, an assassin would fix them rather than simply hold the curtain closed?

"I am," Felly shot back, her face firm. "I believe it, because I believe in you. You've already done so much. If even half the rumors are true-"

"They aren't," Zelda interrupted, "There was a small army on our side at Hateno. I wasn't alone, not by a long shot. Everyone helped, the whole village and then some."

"That's just it, though," Felly whispered, almost hissed, "You built an army. You can do it again. And we can take Hyrule back."

Zelda hated to do it, hated to ruin her obvious hope. But it was a false hope, so she had to. Didn't she? "I can't… we can't. That's… the Calamity is not something an army can stop. They tried that, you know? A hundred years ago? Hyrule had whole armies… and they failed. Were wiped out, in just a few weeks at most. A mighty citadel in Akkala, and it fell. The great Hyrule Castle, seat of the whole kingdom, destroyed, taken, corrupted, in a day. Force of arms cannot win this fight."

"But it can help," Felly insisted. "Help protect the homes, reclaim the land."

"Unless the Calamity decides otherwise," Zelda told her, "Because we can't just endlessly restore our people. Wounded and dead soldiers can't be replaced so easily, but with each Blood Moon… it can."

"Then we have to fight harder," Felly growled, "Smarter. Fortifications. Traps. Like you did in Hateno."

"It won't…"

"It will," the young woman hissed, "It has to. Because without hope, Hyrule is lost. And I won't give up on it, even if you have."

"I haven't," the princess sighed, "I just… there are other ways. Things that must be done. To weaken the Calamity, and eventually, fight it. But not with an army: Fight it directly. You said you tried to reach the Zora, the Gorons, the Rito, and the Gerudo? They have standing forces, at least some, don't they? Well… What I'm working on will help them. Hopefully for good. At least, it's supposed to."

"So you… are working? To save Hyrule?" Felly sounded almost desperate, pleading.

This time, though, Zelda could not, and truthfully. "Felly, listen to me. Listen carefully. I am… not a hero. I am not a savior. I cannot right all of Hyrule's wrongs. I am just one person, even if I've gotten lucky, and have a name that means very little right now. I might die. Today, even. People, you, must fight on if that happens. Do not give up. But know that I won't give up, either. An army would help, yes, but only until it doesn't. What I'm trying to do is… destroy the Calamity. Once it is weakened, gone, then an army would be very helpful. Do you understand?"

"I do," Felly whispered, softer still. "I… I do. I will help in any way I can."

Then she let go of the curtains, and strode across the room to bend a knee. "I, Felly Nobaudy, of Lindor, offer the fealty and allegiance of my family to the Princess of Hyrule, Zelda Amaryll Hyrule, and the Royal Family. Long may she reign."

Zelda could not believe the sequence of events that had transpired since waking up in the middle of the previous night. But she knew what she had to do. There was no doubt in Felly.

There could be none in her, either.

So Zelda kissed her fingertips, then brought that same left hand to Felly's brow, and lay them there. "Your fealty is accepted, Felly Nobaudy of Lindor, in the name of the Royal Family of Hyrule. Rise."

When Felly had stood again, Zelda could think of nothing better to do than pull her new subject in for a tight, strong, and very long, hug.

… It might have lingered a little longer than was socially acceptable, if only because Zelda found herself enjoying the feel of her lookalike's body pressed into her own, but Felly didn't seem to be complaining. Instead, she was a bit wet-eyed, and smiling widely, when Zelda finally pulled away.

"Keep doing what you are doing," Zelda told her quietly, "And take this…"

She counted out three hundred Rupees, a good portion of her current funds, and put them in a separate pouch that she pressed into Felly's hands. "Take it, and use it as you see fit to further the cause. I… don't tell everyone I'm back. But tell those you feel you can truly trust. And tell them… tell them that times are changing. I am doing all I can. And one day, hopefully one day soon, I will see Hyrule free again."

"Okay. Er, I mean, Yes, Your Majesty," Felly stumbled, blushing, as she dropped into a smooth curtsy.

"None of that," Zelda chuckled quietly, and hugged Felly again briefly. "Loyalty is earned, too. For now, we must be just friends who happen to look alike. If the Calamity's servants learn about you, they will hunt you down. So we must be simply friends who ran into each other, for your safety, and for mine."

"Okay," Felly nodded.

"Good. Now, I need to get going. Where are you headed next?"

"I was going to go south, to Faron. I can go somewhere else, though. Wherever you need, Your Highness."

"Just Zelda," she laughed gently, "And no… Faron sounds good. I'm headed west for now, across the plains, but I'll be coming back east to Kakariko Village after that."

"Okay. Well… should I meet you, or…"

Zelda could only shake her head, "If we meet, we meet. If not… well, it's probably safer for us both if it seems accidental, at least. It's… it's an honor to meet you, Felly Nobaudy. You are not a nobody. Not to me."

Felly could only grin as she blushed.

Soon after, Zelda was gone. She had people to talk to, preparations to make. And a kingdom to save.