Lullaby ♩ Rest

[sageprincess]

Characters: Princess Zelda and you!
Setting: Infirmary; Day
Format: Starting in action, will switch to prose if you'd like!
Summary: After getting beaten up by Ghoul Powder'd Momotaros and subsequently rescued by SS!Link, Zelda's stuck in recovery. She's not exactly thrilled about it.
Warnings: Vague mentions of injuries, nothing too gruesome.


[Well, she supposes only being incapacitated once without actually dying in the process is a pretty good track record for someone who's been in this accursed place over eight months now.

Wander into one of the few non-ruined floors - the infirmary - and you'll find one Princess of Hyrule laid up in bed. She isn't as bad off as she could be (healing magic is something she definitely needs to learn more about), but there are still bandages peeking out under her clothing here and there, bruises where the wrappings don't cover, and even the stubborn Princess herself recognizes that she should probably stay put for a while.

Still, that doesn't mean it isn't horrifically boring. There's a notepad of Fellowship related things at her bedside table - an attempt to get something done when she can't do much else, but even that grows dull and stagnant after a while.

Someone please save the princess from her own boredom.]

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[sky_child]

He blinks, a bit surprised.

"You...know me?"

[sageprincess]

... Well. That answers that, doesn't it. Her smile falters for a brief moment, but it returns just as quickly.

"Ah, perhaps it would be better to say that I know of you. You and yours are a part of my country's history, I believe."

Not a lie, though perhaps not entirely the truth, either.

[sky_child]

"...a-are you from Skyloft?"

She doesn't dress like anyone from Skyloft, but maybe things had changed. She did say he was a part of history, after all.

[sageprincess]

She shakes her head.

"My country is a land called Hyrule. I... might be mistaken, but I believe it is simply called 'the Surface' in your time."

Yep, that wild, untamed world gets tamed eventually.

[sky_child]

"..."

404 response not found.

Press the "back" button or refresh the page.

[sageprincess]

... Whoops.

"Link...? Are you all right?"

Please don't BSOD she can't really deal with that right now.

[sky_child]

Below is your answer to your question "Heroic BSOD?"

Unfortunately, you are using an older model of Link. It is recommended that you upgrade your Link to a newer model where the BSOD issue has been resolved.

"...huh? Oh...sorry, I..." Pause. "Who...What's your name?"

[sageprincess]

And here's where she gets the feeling her answer will only make troubleshooting worse. She takes a deep breath to steel herself, and...

"I am Zelda, Princess of Hyrule."

[sky_child]

I think

you're gonna need

to buy a new Link







"Princes...Zelda?"

[sageprincess]

"... That is correct."

Goddesses above, what does she do now? The way his voice just kind of breaks there breaks her heart. She averts her eyes, looking down to her lap instead.

"Fi has told me a bit about your adventure. About your Zelda. I... am her descendant, if what Fi tells me is true. That thought might not be very comforting, but..."

She... really doesn't know what else to say.

[sky_child]

He has no idea how to respond to that.

He had no idea how to respond to the idea of Hyrule, to the idea that the surface was tamed, but this? This is far beyond him. It means that Zelda is okay, but... She's not here. But her apparent descendant is. No wonder she reminded him so much of Zelda. She is a Zelda. And she looks kind of like her, too. Maybe not exactly, but her hair, her eyes, her ear, her name...

Who... If Zelda had a family, who did she have that family with? Was it...him? Was that the reason why he was important to Hyrule? Was he going to have a family with Zelda? He should be happy about that thought, but.

She's not here.

She's probably...back at...the letter, was it a lie?

"I..."

He wants to leave. He wants to leave the tower and go home and find Zelda again. She's alive. His world is alive. It has to be, if one of her descendants is here! But he can't just leave, and he doesn't know how to get out of the tower, anyway. Nobody does.

He looks to his feet, hands balling into loose fists at his knees.

"...Zelda..."

[sageprincess]

The Princess watches his internal conflict with nothing short of sympathy and condolence. She knows how hard it is to be separated from someone you care deeply for - this wretched place has beaten that feeling into her time and time again.

Perhaps that's why she risks quietly reaching out, gently placing an encouraging hand on his shoulder.

"You will see her again. It may take some time, and it may feel like an eternity to you, but you will. And if I share any traits with her, then she will wait for you."

He might not be looking at her, but she tries a smile all the same.

"Do not despair."

[sky_child]

"But...if my...our world was destroyed, isn't she...dead?"

[sageprincess]

She scoffs.

"Would the Goddesses allow their creation to be destroyed so completely as our captors claim? I do not believe so."

[sky_child]

He does smile softly, faintly at this.

"No... And...Hylia wouldn't, either."

Even if she's no longer immortal.

[sageprincess]

That's better. She nods, and, satisfied, places her hand back in her lap.

"And we shall find a way back there someday. It will just take some time, is all."

And this Zelda, at least, has learned the value of patience very well.

[sky_child]

He finally looks her back in the eye.

Kind of.

"So...if your name is Zelda...do you know someone named Link? Besides. Me, apparently, since I'm important to your history."

Your Hyrule Historia hurrr

[sageprincess]

Once again, she nods, and something in her smile grows a little warmer, a little fonder. The more things change...

"I do, yes, and he is here in this Tower, should you ever wish to meet with him. He is a kind and noble soul, who will never hesitate to help someone in need."

[sky_child]

"Wait, really?"

Hey Zelda do you know a Link teehee? Yes I do! WHAT REALLY?

"Does he...look like me?"

[sageprincess]

"A bit."

Yeah, she's amused, as evidenced by the way she looks at Hylia's Chosen Hero like one would when critiquing a sculpture or something.

"His hair is a bit brighter in color and parted differently, and his nose and jaw line are sharper. Your eyes are similar, though."

Of course, this is all coming from a girl who knows "her" Link like the back of her hand. Everyone else would probably think you're twins, kid.

[sky_child]

"Does that mean he's my descendant too?"

[sageprincess]

"That... I am not so certain on. You are connected somehow, no doubt, but I could not say if it is through blood, spirit, or simply destiny."

[sky_child]

"What do you mean...destiny?"

[sageprincess]

Hm, how to explain.

"Legends have spoken of a Hero rising to save Hyrule should darkness ever fall upon its lands for as long as anyone can remember. And, just as an Evil King rose to threaten Hyrule in my time, so too did the Hero of Time to stop him.

It is... not the most concrete of ideas, but one that is plausible, nonetheless."

And, of course, she could go on about Courage choosing her Link and all, but she doesn't want to break this Link again with Triforce shenanigans.

[sky_child]

Trayfurs shenanigans wouldn't break him too much seeing as how he's got all three triangles lit on his right hand. Quite brightly, in fact.

"Oh. I guess I'm caught up in all that, too..."

He sounds a little but uncertain about it. Then again, wasn't there a hero before him, too?