#then a short stop at the sandship

[ryssbelle]

Branching Timeline: Faron's Blessing 2

Sorry for the long wait, I'm sure you know why lol, I'm going to try to schedule myself better so that I can update both BT and DTBS in an orderly and quicker fashion. No promises tho lol also, witness the return of my bad writing lmao

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LOZ Master Post

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When Hylia had warned Zelda about something coming she had expected a horde of monsters, thundering footsteps trekking across the fields of Faron woods, she couldn’t imagine how she’d be able to defend herself and Link had that been the case. The weightless feeling in her chest seeing the face of her friend and would-be protector, Impa, was something she graciously welcomed, though a nagging feeling in the back of her mind told her this wasn’t what Hylia was talking about. The Sheikah woman before her looked to be on edge, glancing around her as if anything could be lurking around the corner, which wasn’t too out of the realm of possibility given the situation they were in.

“Impa! Are you okay? What are you doing over here?” Zelda exclaimed, her eyes shifting to the trees, scanning the foliage, if Impa had come here it could only mean one of two things: She was worried about them, or she’d seen Ghirahim come this way. Since Link and Zelda had left the temple to fulfill their duties together, Impa had been given the new duty of searching for and repelling Ghirahim. Of course should they run into him it would be good to have the woman by their side, but with her actively out in the field keeping him as far away from them as possible they, theoretically, should have nothing to worry about. Well other than Ghirahim finding out their ruse, then again that’s what Impa was for!

“Your Grace,” Impa began, quickly correcting herself when she’d noticed the grimace of discomfort on Zelda’s face, “Zelda, I’m sure you’re aware what me being here could mean, but I would suggest you remain calm.” Impa spoke gesturing with her hands as if to tell Zelda to keep her volume low, her eyes glancing behind the goddess reborn to look at the shivering hero behind her, the boy still locked in his trial. Zelda wrung her hands nervously, of course she knew what it would mean, she wished everyone would just get to the point instead of leaving her in nervous suspense constantly. “Now, I’m not sure if he saw either of you, but Ghirahim was in these woods, I lost sight of him near lake Floria-” Zelda was already groaning, her hands flying up to her face to rub anxiously at her forehead, fists digging at her eyes, and finally fingers dragging down her face. “Of course he had to be here! Of course! We can’t just have one little moment of peace can we?!” Zelda ran her hands through her hair, pulling at clumps as she began to pace in a small circle in annoyance. “I just wish he’d leave us alone! Maybe this time I’ll just kill him when I see him? Maybe then he’ll get the point!” Zelda ranted on to herself, Impa watching as the spirit maiden spiraled into what could only be described as muted madness. Impa had to put a stop to this. “Zelda!” She commanded, grabbing the girl by her shoulders forcing her to look into her eyes. “You need to calm down, I just wanted to warn you, you insisted you and Link could do this alone, and I allowed you, but if you’re going to lose your cool at even the mention of our enemy I’m going to have to insist on remaining by your side and his.” Zelda couldn’t help but feel a little hurt, she understood where Impa was coming from however. The woman was right, she couldn’t break down into a fit so easily at the mention of, currently, her mortal enemy, she had other people and things to worry about to let something like that get to her. Zelda took a calming breath, resting her hands at her sides, her eyes filled with determination. “That won’t be necessary.” Zelda spoke with conviction, earning a soft, proud, smile from Impa, who placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. “Good, I’ll take my leave now, just remember to stay on your guard, your life isn’t the only one at stake anymore.” With that she leapt into the forest most likely off to find the demon lord once more, Zelda felt only slightly more confident than she was before, of course, her confidence at the moment wasn’t at an all time high to begin with. With all her training at the knights academy, with all the foreboding dreams, and guidance from both Impa and her former self she still felt uneasy about the whole situation, from the beginning she knew what was at stake. That’s why she, Hylia, started this whole thing to begin with.. Her eyes drifted back to her lifelong best friend, she'd spared him glances before but seeing him now she finally started to realize something was wrong. Be it the pooling sweat on his brow or the way his hands shook on the hilt of his blade, she knew something was very wrong. She didn’t get a chance to question what it could be, the ground shaking with a roar of thunderous footsteps barrelling towards the pair, only one of them was in no position to fight. Zelda took her place in front of Link, guarding his body with hers, her rapier at the ready, there was no way she was going to let anything get near her champion.