Feeling long winded

[regnant_zelda]

[Waking is much like dreaming.

[Consciousness is a deep fog of sounds and shadowy images. It is made of the faces she has seen, yesterday and tomorrow; the smell of battles won and lost; the ghost of tears on her cheeks or lips on her mouth.

["Brother! No!" " ...my hour of need..." "I've been waiting for you..." "...you are a true hero!" "Our

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[tehnrija]

[This was the castle the young Link had mentioned upon Zelda's arrival some time ago. Its halls and chambers provided the Spy with much intrigue since she chose to do a little investigating. She was told no one lived in the castle anymore, so this couldn't be considered "breaking and entering", could it? So far the boy's words ring true; this place is empty.

She lingers outside of the throne room, an area she's yet to explore, close, but out of sight.]

(ooc: Sorry I didn't catch this yesterday. If this tag is made of confused fail, just smack me and I'll edit it.)

[regnant_zelda]

[She can feel--much more than she hears--movement near her. She's too absorbed in her thoughts to lift her head, but she glances up momentarily.]

Who's...[Zelda wonders if she should bother finishing the sentence.]...there?

[tehnrija]

[Detected once more? Tsk tsk, Zelda, and you call yourself a Spy? Best not to draw the gun this time, but she'll still remain cautious.

Sheik enters the throne room, standing tall, regarding the princess with a cool, unflinching gaze. He lingers close to the doorway, should he require a quick escape.]

Pardon my intrusion. I meant no harm.

[regnant_zelda]

[Zelda feels a cold shock when she sees Sheik--irrepressibly, she half sobs, half moans as images bombard her. This person--she's this person--Sheik--yet, she remembers...talking to him? Her? There's more than one. But, she knows, she is this person before her, because she can remember...looking at someone, and talking to someone with that voice, with those clothes.

[She presses a hand to her mouth, shaking, trying to remember who she is, and through all of the memories, Zelda is ashamed.]

[gdmnwindwaker]

[There is a princess in this castle.

A while ago, Link learned that Hyrule Field had a ranch and that was about it. Other than paths branching off to other places, of course. No oceans around. Just this area.

For a kid who sailed the ocean and visited various islands, this area was too small. Before setting out to visit the other places, however, he let his curiosity get the best of him and decided to visit the castle. Upon entering, everything seems eerie and dead and quiet. It made him feel like some dirty intruder or something. That got him tiptoeing around some areas, just so that he wouldn't disturb anything. Disturb nothing would be more accurate, since there literally wasn't anything to note here.

Until he got to the throne room. Hello, he didn't expect this. He kind of freezes, just outside the entrance, trying to be sneaky and peek in.]

[regnant_zelda]

[A flash of green is the only thing that can shift her out of the fog and let her lift her head. Her hair (which she feels is uncomfortably loose) falls into her face and obscures the image. She wonders if she should bother to move it. But her curiosity overwhelms her listlessness, and with effort she lifts her bare hand to move hair out of her face. It's a young boy--one she recognizes.

[She thinks.

[Zelda continues to stare at him, not sure what she's waiting for.]

[gdmnwindwaker]

[Oh, she saw him. She's looking right at him, even. She hasn't said anything yet, but still.

He blinks and stares back, not quite sure what to do next. It seemed pretty stupid to just stand there and stare or to just walk away after she saw him. That just seemed... really wrong. His grandmother would be ashamed. (Just because he was away from her, doesn't mean he would forget what she taught him.)

So, with that, he peeks out a little more and waves in greeting. (Or should he be bowing? She looked really important, after all.) Maybe she'd respond if he was more friendly?]

'Hoy.

[regnant_zelda]

[He came out and waved, and she frowns. Does this mean he knows her? She digs through her mind for the proper response, and is rewarded with a confusing jumble of bows to noblemen, dances with farmers, slow processions on carriages, hands shaking...]

Hello.

[Zelda shifts, almost to stand up, but then leans back slowly. Wondering vaguely if she does know him, she receives a clear picture--the Princess looks at him more intently, her eyes sharpening.]

You are Link.