#but think about it! how many Hylains have blond hair and blue/green eyes?

[gabagoulie]

Unpopular (?) Opinion: Link and Zelda give off sibling energy, I cannot see them being anything more then that

[momma-eggy]

The smallest hero, he is dangerous

The evening is quiet.

A dull hush has replaced the bustling domain. Zora have turned in for the night and only a few remained out and about.

Sidon was one of them.

By now he would return to his father and share what he has managed to accomplish, then have the dinner that was prepared for him and retire to his room. It was what he did almost everyday.

But here he was, carrying a small sleeping child back to his room in an inn.

Sidon never thought he would do such a thing. He never expected to watch over such a small thing. Sure he liked children but he has never experienced one like Link before. Link had more bravery than most men, one would hardly believe the things he did. But now wasn’t the time for such thoughts. Sidon had to get him dry before he fell ill. If that were to happen no doubt it would only cause problems. He couldn’t let his newfound friend suffer. He walked at a brisk pace, the inn coming into his line of view.

Once inside, he was meant with a pleasant warmth. A few patrons sat at the tables, exchanging stories or small talk. There was a quiet hum through the air. It was welcoming. Sidon found someone that could help him find Links room, a brown haired Hylian lady who worked at the inn recognized the sleeping child. She helped show Sidon to his room and that was all. Seeing how it was unfit to sleep in wet clothes, he tried to wake the boy.

Which was ultimately a horrible idea.

After a few moments of dull whining from Link, he was greeted with two very angry blue eyes. Sidon gave him a small smile before setting him down.

“ Do not give me that look. You simply cannot sleep in wet clothes. You will get sick. Come, get changed and you can go right back to sleep. “ Sidon said gently to the grumpy child. As child pointed to a small bag on the dresser, a silent request for Sidon to retrieve it. He did so with ease and brought it back to the boy. In that time, Link had lit the candle by his bed, kicked off his boots and was starting the process for removing his gear. Once his small belt had been removed and placed on the chair next to the bed, he then took the small bag from Sidon. Sidon watched as the boy produced a large tunic from the bag. It was clear that it was the only contents of it. The tunic was the same shade of green the boy was currently wearing only it was much bigger. Getting at what Link planned to do next, Sidon turned to give him his privacy. He listened as Link removed his wet tunic and hung it on the back of the chair. The sounds that followed were something being shaken then the bed creaking slightly. Seeing how Link must be dressed, Sidon turned to say his goodbye.

Though he almost didn’t want to.

Link was at the head on the bed and hanging his green hat off the post closest to him. The tunic he was now wearing was much too big, barely hanging on to him. He was certain it stopped at the child’s ankles. Link looked as though he was fighting the urge to sleep when he turned around to sit. It made Sidon smile a bit.

“ There now, feel better? I will not pester you any longer so you may rest. Sleep well my friend. I will see you in the morning. “ Sidon said as he coaxed Link to lay down. He picked up the hem of the thin blanket and covered the small boy in an attempt to keep him warm. Sidon couldn’t help but notice that in this state, Link looked so different from the boy he saw earlier. This child wasn’t risking his life to deliver a letter nor was he making the journey up a mountain. He was simply at peace and trying to rest. It was almost sad to think about. Did he have anyone that saw him as that? A child in need of a good night’s rest? How often did he sleep in the cold because he was a few rupees short of a night in an inn? It was upsetting to think that many ignored him but there wasn’t much Sidon could do to ease his troubles. Many didn’t seem to understand that Link had no one. He was alone in this strange world with only a name to look for. That broke Simon’s heart a bit.

Once Link was tucked in, Sidon brought back his hand as to not give into his urge to ruffle his blond hair. He didn’t get far before a small hand latched onto his. Sidon stopped his movements to give the boy a questioning look.

Link gave him a small smile before he signed his thanks. It caused a nice feeling to run through Sidon and he couldn’t help but let his smile grow a bit more.

“ You are very welcome. I would do this again in a heartbeat if I had to.” he said before he did give into his urge and ruffle the blonds hair gently. He said his goodnight again, this time getting one from Link. Sidon leaned over to blow out the candle and extinguish the warm light covering the room. In it’s place was cool darkness. It wouldn’t be long before Link was asleep. Sidon left quietly and made his way out if the inn, saying his goodbyes to the inn workers.

He had quite a bit to talk about with his father.

It was a few days before Sidon saw his tiny friend again.

Due to the day he essentially took off he was behind on many pressing duties. He had two days dedicated to just meetings and politics, discussing recent threats of monster attacks and rumors from the lands far away about the divine beasts acting strangely. Those took a while to calm down but they did and the respectful representatives went back until they were needed again. He then took a couple of days based solely on training. It took some work and sleepless nights but he managed to get the hectic schedule back in order. Meetings and training followed each other accordingly and he back where he started, struggling to find time for his people.

Yes nothing had changed.

Today was no different when he went to start the basic training drills for the soldiers. He greeted the Zora’s he saw on the way and thought about how the day would go.

He would walking into the training ground early, greet the few that were there and wait for the others to arrive so they could start. Nothing was out of the ordinary.

At least that was what he thought until he actually arrived and saw almost every Zora soldier there. Though they had yet to notice him which he found odd. Not that he cared, what they were huddled around thoroughly captured their attention. Half of his was worried about what he would see. A fight? Those were uncommon but not unheard of. Some monster being picked apart? Unlikely, that would be just reckless to bring something dangerous into the domain. Sidon didn’t have time to dwell on what they were marveling at before he heard a very familiar yell.

The unmistakable sound of a sword making contact with something solid rang through the grounds.

Then sounds of cheers and laughter.

Sidon momentarily forgot his manners as he moved a few Zora out of the way to see what in the name of the goddesses above was going on. He half expected to find some poor creature being forced to fight.

That would have been half right.

Sidon did not find some small monster being picked at or being forced to fight. No instead he found a sweaty, beaming Hylain child holding a sword twice the size of him. The sword was easily recognized as one you would find in the Zora domain but it was still dangerous. The weight alone was more than Link could handle and the size made it difficult not to hurt untrained users.

Especially if they were children.

Sidon had half the mind to take it away from him but he didn’t have the chance to before the others insisted he watch what this Hylain could do. He didn’t budge so easily.

“ Need I remind you this is a child you have given a weapon to? Someone that most certainly shouldn’t handle one such as this. Link you must understand that this is dangerous. So much could go wrong and I,” Sidon didn’t get to finish his concerns before the other Zora spoke up.

“ This is no child. He is small yes but please your Highness, watch this. You will have a change of heart. “ a large bus Zora said as he gave him a small smile. Said Zora then gestured for Link to proceed with what he was going to do.

Link smiled and straighten his stance. He wobbled a bit as he lifted the heavy sword and clipped it to his back. It took a moment to steady his stance and a longer one to prepare himself for the climb he was about to do. His small size was hard to go against training dummies meant for full grown Zora. Link had to resort to scaling a large wooden box in order to be at the same level as the dummy. Though the box wasn’t close to the intended target. It was in fact in the opposite direction. Sidon didn’t get a chance to ask what was going on before Link removed the sword from his back and leaped forward at the dummy, a loud shout leaving the blonds mouth. A soft “thunk” was heard as Link had stuck the day, sitting a few inches away from where a normal heart would be.

Laughter and cheers again were heard as Link dropped to the ground in landed on his feet. A Zora removed the sword from the dummy and handed it back to the boy, all the while Link was beaming at Sidon.

It had the Zora Prince thinking that maybe he was going about treating this child all wrong.

Instead of simply plucking the sword away from him like his better instincts tell him do, he smile smiles and sees where his mistake was.

“I see, my mistake. Forgive me for doubting your skills my friend. It is clear your talents extend farther than I thought they would.” Sidon says as he bows to the tiny male. Yes he was freaked out that this small thing could do something like that but it was insulting to treat him like he was weak. Link by no means was. He was just as skilled as any other soldier and should be treated as such. Sidon had to stop using his size as a limitation.

At least that’s what the more logical side of Sidon said to himself.

The more emotional, parental so to speak, told him that a child should not know how to handle such things. The small sword Link normally had was pushing it. Something bigger than the child himself was out of the question. It should have never been put in Links hands. He was a fighter, yes. He was skilled higher than most, yes. But he was still so young. Children his age should be handled with care. They shouldn’t have to rely on their sword skills to survive. Link was no exception. He should have the chance to be brought up in an environment where fighting was the last thing on their minds. But he couldn’t. As much as he wanted to, Sidon couldn’t control what the boy did. He had no say in his future. Link was the only person that did and that both pleased and frightened him. Sidon didn’t want harm to cross this boy and he felt it has more than needed. He wanted to keep him safe but the only way was to let him learn how to defend himself. This world was cruel, Sidon knew this. He just wished it showed mercy to one’s who needed it. If he took away Link’s fighting than he took away all Link had. A sword, bow and wooden shield where his main possessions. Many children had toys and such but Link didn’t. He was sure the blind didn’t even know how to play with such things. Sidon couldn’t take those away. He needed to help guide him with those tools. So he would.

“ I do regret to do this but I will have to bring this show to an end for now. These Zora have training of their own that they cannot skip out on. It will not be for very long and you are very much welcome to come back after it is over. I encourage that you do my friend. I would like to see what other weapons you can control. ” Sidon said as he flashed his small friend a smile. Link in return beamed at him before turning back to a much darker blue Zora. He shyly held the large sword out to the male before it was taken, the Zora thanking Link for his demonstration. Many others followed suit and continued until the child had said his goodbyes and left.

Sidon turned to the soldiers and training began as normal. Though he wasn’t as focused as normal, many things buzzing in the princes head.

He knew so little about his new friend but one thing was certainly clear.

The young blond was to be admired.

((I hope you like this part because the next one might be a little darker. ))