Thread: Legend of Zelda: The Five Stones (Agnores x Candira)

The caravan made its way quietly across the Hyrulian Field. The procession seemed to labor under the weight of the events leading to its departure, and more than one person was trying in vain to hide a face full of tears. Their king and queen had been killed, betrayed by their most trusted knight, Ganon. Princess Zelda was being held hostage, and if Link could believe anything he was hearing from the old knights around him, it was likely that she would be forced to marry Ganon in order to solidify his position on the throne. All at once all of Hyrule had been thrown into chaos, and not a single soul knew what to do about it. Link stared straight ahead in the center of the procession. He was just a recruit, too young to be an actual knight. The ten or twenty seasoned knights walked in a circle formation around the caravan that carried the only supplies they managed to secure before leaving town, along with a couple of the castle dignitaries. On Link's back was a sword and a shield, both having belonged to his father. His father who had been killed by Ganon. Link's father and Ganon had both been head's of the Hyrulian Knights. The both were the King and Queen's personal bodyguards, and each had a sword forged special for them. Link carried his father's blade, known as the Master Sword. His father's shield was standard issue for the Hyrulian Knights, as his father had always preferred to stick to regulations. Ganon had been quite different. Ganon wielded the Master Sword's sister, the Hero's Sword, and a ornate shield that was more decoration than function. The two had been friends for a long time, and their rivalry on the battlefield had been the focus of many a tavern story. Lately, however, Link's father had become suspicious of his friend. Link had never been told the specifics of what was going on until hours before his father's death, where Link had been approached by his father, handed the Master Sword and his father's shield, and told to leave the Castle as fast as possible. Link had obeyed, of course, and it burned him with regret. He had been found by a knight later who told him of his father's death, and alerted him to the plan of the knights who hadn't joined Ganon in his rebellion Go to Lon Lon Ranch, hide there, and try to build their forces up for a counter attack. Link had been in a state of shock at the news, and followed the knights around numbly. He was starting to get feeling back now, but it was just a burning heat and a blinding pain. He was angry and hurt and he didn't know what all to do with it. He wanted to march back on Hyrule Castle Town and kill Ganon himself. However, he knew it would be a suicidal mission. If the reports were to be believed, than Ganon somehow had magic, despite not being of the Royal Family. There wasn't a knight alive who could have fought a person with Magic, especially unarmed. It was said it had been a spell that had killed his father. Link? A small voice said, but Link ignored it. He recognized the voice as belonging to the historian's apprentice, a young girl who had helped Link a lot during his schooling. He didn't want to talk to her, not right now. Link? I'm sorry for your loss. The voice was truly sad, and Link hated her for it. Your father was a good man, he did a lot for -- Shut up! Link snapped, glaring at the girl. She had obviously been crying, and she looked shocked at Link's reaction. I - I'm sorry, Link, I just -- Go away. Link turned back, his eyes forward again. The girl didn't go away, however, and instead sobbed a little besides him. Link...I...Do you know the story of the Five Stones? Link stopped in his tracks, turning and glaring at the young historian with such anger that it would have been believed the girl had killed his father, not Ganon. What the hell do I care about that children's fable, Leia? Why the hell won't you go away!? he was yelling and throwing his hands into the air now, and the girl looked frightened. I...I... The girl cast her eyes to the ground. I'm sorry. With that, she walked off, and Link resumed his walk in peace. He was agitated she wanted to talk about some dumb legend right after the kingdom had been taken over, or more importantly, his father died. She was dumb for trying and Link found himself wishing she had been left in the castle. A call came from the Knights walking in the front of the caravan, one that signaled Lon Lon Ranch was within sight. Link idly found himself wondering the owners of the ranch had been alerted to the Knights activities, and how they would accommodate them. He only hoped that he could get a place where he could be alone.