Link sat across the room, the farthest seat on the long table, starring heatedly at Leroi as he sat down, a flicker of amusement on his face.
“ Well, I must admit I didn’t think you all would come...”
“ If our beloved queen in in harm, we will all come Leroi.” Answered Impa in clarification on the matter.
he grunted and ran a hand threw his darker blond hair and smiled knowingly. He turned his gaze at Link. “ You where the one who requested i come, and the rest of the sages, am i correct?”
“ Yes...” Link started, he took in a deep breath. He decided to take the direct approach this time to avoid any confusion. “ Zelda may already be dead...” Link said boldly, loudly. Some unnerved looks coursed around the room, everyone except Sheik, Link Mayoree and Raura where as confused and rumored as all of Hyrule at this time.
“ What do you mean, what’s happened!” Ruto gasped.
“ Zelda was sucked into the time portal that transported me seven years into the future. But this portal was different, it might have sent her anywhere in time, even to the darker times, the demons lords.” Link explained.
Mayoree nodded very sharply at his comment. “ That may explain the demons we have seen around here, the one that tore apart those guards, but their may not be that much cause of panic.”
“ You kid us human, their is a lot of need to panic!” Darunia scowled. Mayoree chewed on her lip nervously.
Leroi stood up and raised his hands. “ If this is true then we can eliminate in with more guard shifts after day hours.” he announced, his large, stupid smile spreading to his ears.
“ Oh, shut yer mouth you royal brat!” Nabooru barked at him, flicking her slender hand out as if to dismiss him like a fly.
“ How dare you address a Prince of the Hyrulian crest like that you should...”
“ Sit down Leroi, your antics have no use here, you where called to keep the people in line, not to rule this place.” The fiery Gerudo spat at him again, her golden cat eyes almost piercing holes threw his pampered, fancy garments. he opened his mouth to respond but couldn’t seen to find the words to fire back at her. Link sighed in relief as the table quieted down again, Raura rose up and cleared his throat.
“ I have come to a theory that I believe can explain the happenings hat have been going on for the last month that any of you that have no idea what is happening will find interesting, Sheik please read the poem...” Raura asked kindly, the old man took in a breath and stepped away. but suddenly their came an urgent knock at the door.
“ Leroi, prince Leroi?!” A shaky male voice echoed.
“ Yes, what is it?”
“ The people want to see you, and the hero of time in the audience hall, did you not hear them demanding entrance?” He continued, Link looked at Leroi agian, and the two men got up respectfully and went to the door. Where the guard bowed down on one knee, Link motioned for him to rise though, he hated when people bowed before him, it bugged him.
“ Your people demand much hero...” Leroi said softly as they walked side by side with the guard pacing in front, a little hurried.
“ And what do your people do prince?” Link asked, his voice sharp and low.
“ I ask and they complay, but it seems to be the opposite idea here, i wonder why that could be.’ He sneered.
“ Because the people of this place tend to have more free will...” Link managed to shoot back at him, trying to keep his temper at a minimum, Link could very well see why Zelda never cared for this cousin of hers very much at all.
the hallway was quiet, then link could start to hear the sounds of the crowd, the noise of many angry and chattering voices became louder as they enetered the entrance hall, the large room as practically filled with the people of Hyrule, milling about, Link could see maybe about two thousand, even a couple of scaly Zora and the large and powerful rock eating Gorons had managed to come this far in such a short while.
“ I will speak first friend...” Leroi said, he motioned for link to stay farther back on the highly raised platform as the prince came forward, his cape and shoulder length blond hair flowing out behind him, he stepped forward and into the thrown. The voices and chatter simmered as all eager eyes turned to The prince.
“ People of Hyrule, i ask your attention to why you have come to ask my addience with you today?” he said, Link noticed he had a strong speaking voice like Zelda’s.
There was silence for a long while, Link folded his arms at the princes potencial nervous _expression when no one answered. “ Come now, anyone?”
“ We wish to see Link, our savior.” Came a strong voice from somewhere in the front line, it was followed by whispers and chattering that gradually got louder. Link stepped forward from behind a group of guards and the chattering stopped. Link really hated speaking in front of large crowds of people, because he was never really good at it, and it gave him an embarrassed feeling. He looked over at Leroi for conformation, who shrugged.
“ Yes, what do you wish of me?” Link said loudly, folding his hands behind his back and trying to clear the sudden lump in his throat.
“ What has become of our queen!” Said another destressed voice from over to the left, which was also followed by many turning heads and whispering.
“ Honestly, we don’t know....” Link answered shortly. The talking got louder agian, until Link spook up to quiet his concerned people agian.
“ All I can tell you right now is that the events lately have happened because of a balance of nature i can’t begin to explain, and Zelda is part of it.” Link tried to be logical and right to the point about it, but It seemed to have caused even more confusion.
“ What happened to her!?!” Came another yell.
“ She may be in the dark realm by now, a void has been created in the temple of time and the sacred realm that we can’t explain just yet, but please try to go on with out worry, we will figure it out in the nest few days.” Link stopped the take a long breath.
“ try to go home and stay inside, the clouds might clear up soon, that’s my only advice.” Link turned away to leave, but a barrage of questions flooded the room.
“ does this mean the temple of time in an evil thing?”
“ What about the triforce?”
“ Why did Zelda get kidnapped?”
But the Hylian ignored them and headed into the archway.
“ Sir Link I...” Link shot the guard who had addressed him a look that would have reduced a Deku scrub to whimper and run full speed on it’s leafy toes in the opposite direction.
“ Go back to your duties.” Link ordered as he walked briskly into the hall.
“ Raura wants to meet, the discusion has just ended.” Came a close voice. Link gasped, and then relaxed as he turned to see sheik following in cat step behind him. Link grunted like he always did when the Sheikah appeared like that and nodded. “ This is serious Link, the people can’t know to much.” Sheik said.
“ I Know, they’ll panic if they do, and so will Leroi, he’s taking care of them now I asume.” Link answered. The Sheikah gave him a strange sideways glance.
“ You do not like the man?” He asked in a low curious voice.
“ Zelda told me enough to convince me he’s one who would like to get his hands on Hyrules power over the other surrounding countries, we are a pretty rich nation compered to others I’ve visited.” Link answered agian.
The Sheikah nodded. “ I see.” He clasped his hand behind him like he always did and stood up straight as they walked. “ Raura said to meet in the library.” Sheik said soundly, his voice emotionless. Link nodded and they made their way around the interior of the building, passing many old paintings and tapestries from Hyrules past and present and finally to the small door leading to the castle library.
“ Link, Sheik...” Raura said gracefully as they entered, link noticed everyone else was sitting soundly into the room, no matter if it was on tables or chairs, every sage, Saria, Darunia, Impa, Ruto, Nabooru and of course Raura where all seated. Link spoted Mayoree beckoning him over to a nearby table, Link sat down quietly next to her, while sheik took a quiet spot next to Impa, the two nodded in greeting and raura cleared his throat.
“ My friends, we have got to do something about this shadow thing, i was studying something last night that i feared to say in front of Leroi, or any of you until now.” He nervously wetted his old lips and blinked twice before starting agian.
“ I seems that this shadow realm is more then just a safe guard for our triforce, which as most of us know keeps our world in order and releaved from chaos and evil, but the system seems to have back fired, the shadow is slowy inching it’s way into our world and darkening it as we speak.” Many gasps and mumurs of horror started around the small room. Link felt mayoree tighten her grip on his hand.
“ But there is a solution, if we could, many years ago bring the triforce back together and keep our world in order i have faith that we can do it agian and right this strange over balance of nature that had occured, and i have just the person in mind to do it...” Everyone knowingly turned their gaze on Link, who nodded bravely, he knew what was coming.
“ Sheik has told you a couple of mintues ago about the six meddalions of the dark realm, if we can bring these together inside where ever this alternate temple of time and dark realm is situated, we may be able to stop the shadow realm from ingulfing the world, as you have noticed, in only a few years, and the noticable few weeks we have rejoined the triforce has the world slowly been turned on it’s side.”
“ Where do I go then?” Link asked.
“ To the parts of the world that the prophets poem told you, to the east and west.” Raura sighed deeply.
Link looked over at Sheik, who noticed how focused and wild his eyes had turned, he nodded at Link. “ I’m coming along...” Sheik annouced, Link jumped off of his post and Sheik followed him to the door. everyone had their nervous eyes on the two.
Link looked back briefly to say. “ We’ll be right back...” and the door slammed shut.
Mayoree was left bewildered and suddenly angry, she looked around and jumped off of the table and went to the door. The women stormed from the room and followed the men down the hall, turning both there heads with a cry of.
“ I coming with you!” she looked Link directly in the eye as she said this very loudly.
Link frowned, seeming confused.
“ I want to come!” She reapeated, clenching her fists.
“ You can’t...” Link said softly.
“ Well then i want to know when your leaving?” She crossed her arms.
“ We’ve barely even begun to talk May, now please...” Link said, atempting to push her off, he kind of feared her when she had a temper like this, she was more stubborn then usual.
“ Well then decide now!” She demanded.
“ May, please go back into the meeting room!” link found he was raising his voice also.
“ No Link, I’m not going to let you leave me behind agian!” She barked.
“ Go Mayoree!”
“ Decide!”
“ Your not coming, GO!” Link yelled. Sheik’s eyes widened at the vicousness ink had in his voice, Mayoree gasped he gave her the cruelest look she could imagine coming from his usual kind eyes, his eyes narrowed and he crossed his strong arms. “ Go back into the meeting room.” She immediatey turned and fled down the hallway, frightened.
“ That was...” Sheik started.
“ Cruel, I know, but she doesn’t listen otherwise, come now, let’s dicuss this...”