"...to answer the calling she cannot deny."

[jewel_of_hyrule]

[It vaguely amuses Jewel how little her comings and goings are checked these days. Considering how long she was barely able to even leave the inn itself without some sort of an escort, she rather relishes this. In any case, she decides -- apropos of nothing -- that she's going to visit Lord Jabu-Jabu, or "Guppy" as Linksha still calls him

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[glimmeringdusk]

[Jewel may think herself unnoticed, but her doppelganger has been watching her new friend closely, quite aware that Jewel was feeling...something. Zelda isn't sure what, because she hasn't been around long enough to really know, but she's a rather good judge of character, and can rather sense when someone is feeling off.

So, when Jewel left the inn, Zelda wasn't long behind her, blade belted at her hip, quiver and bow slung over her shoulder. It would be a good opportunity to take a walk, at any rate, plus she felt strangely close to this woman she barely knew - though she suspected it was because they had been through much the same.

She left her alone for a while, feeling foolish for following her, but eventually made her presence known by slipping out of the shadows to stand next to Jewel. She doesn't say anything at first, instead content to enjoy the fresh air, and the view.]

[jewel_of_hyrule]

[It would be a mild understatement to say that Jewel is surprised to see her mirror image, not least because she has no idea she was being followed.]

I didn't expect company, sister, but you're welcome to join me. Come and sit down. Is this your first time visiting the source of the falls?

[glimmeringdusk]

Yes, it is. [Zelda said softly, her eyes drifting to look at the water. She has explored much of her new home, but has not found her way here, yet. She took a seat next to Jewel, drawing her legs up to rest her chin on her knees.]

I do not wish to intrude upon your privacy...but I find myself feeling rather...strange these days. Surrounded by people, yet quite...alone.

[jewel_of_hyrule]

I entirely understand.

[Jewel offers her twin some fruit and bread.]

I feel that way myself, often, since...well. That's neither here nor there. Suffice it to say that home no longer quite feels like home.

[in_to_shadow]

[Curious. The giant fish is there.]

[His Zelda had told Sheik about Lord Jabu Jabu, the giant fish deity the Zoras revered. He had never seen it, it was long gone by the time he had first ventured to Zora's Domain, but it was there now.]

[Perched high on the rock overhanging a cavern not yet icy (and the target of his earlier exploration - it is chilly, especially with the lingering winter, but not the frozen hazard that it was in his own time), he starts when a slim figure emerges from the Domain. Dark hair instead of blonde, but the regalia (and seeming fondness for purple) mark he as - possibly - one of the Zeldas, if not one he has met before.]

[The one who shares her body with the Sheikah girl, perhaps?]

[The water is deep beneath him, so he moves across the rock until he can jump in to knee-deep water. Hiding a wince at the way the water immediately seeps in to his shoes, he approaches the princess, demeanour open and friendly.]

It would be hard to go fishing if all fish were that size, no?

((OOC: Gyeh. Stupid uni

[jewel_of_hyrule]

[She does not know this particular Sheikah. But he seems pleasant enough, so Jewel relaxes her guard.]

It would indeed. I don't believe I've had the pleasure, though I'm guessing your name is Sheik?

[in_to_shadow]

Indeed. And yours Zelda?

[Crossing the distance to the platform the fish waits at, he leans against one of the tall pillars that edge the platform, tugging down his cowl and smiling pleasantly.]

[jewel_of_hyrule]

That it is. Though I'm more often addressed as Jewel; there are so many Zeldas here now that it's a bit simpler to use a nickname. So you have come to pay your respects to the fish lord?

[She sits cross-legged on a flat rock, and although her expression is placid, it's by no means unfriendly. He's not troubling her, and based on her experiences with the other Sheikah of this Hyrule, she doubts he is likely to prove anything but an ally.]