Waking of Monday, April 22, 2019 ~ 2
I looked around.
There was comfortable (albeit ruined) furniture, a bookshelf, a little dressing screen over on the other side—there was a chest behind it, but.... not yet—and.... the remains of what must have been a grandiose bed. But the upper canopy was collapsed down upon it. Wardrobe. More.... more furniture....
Was this.... Zelda’s room?
I read her diary.
The first entry:
After meeting with the Champions, I left
to research the ancient technology, but
nothing of note came of my research.
The return of Ganon looms—a dark force
taunting us from afar. I must learn all I
can about the relics so we can stop him.
If the fortune-teller’s prophecy is to be
believed, there isn’t much time left...
Fortune-teller?
Ah, but turning over these thoughts in
my head puts me ill at ease. I suppose
I should turn in for the night.
P.S. Tomorrow my father is assigning
HIM as my appointed knight...
Oh my gosh, she.... she hated me....
Next:
I set out for Goron City today to
make some adjustments to
Dvine Beast Vah Rudania.
I still recall feeling his eyes on me as I
walked ahead. The feeling stayed with
me so long, I grew anxious and weary.
I remembered that day! Walking along the little lake, what was its name?
It is the same feeling I’ve felt before in
his company... And still, not a word
passes his lips.
So I really am silent.
I never know what he’s thinking! [Oh, I must be infuriating!] It makes
my imagination run wild, guessing at
what he is thinking but will not say.
What does the boy chosen by the sword
that seals the darkness think of me?
Will I ever truly know?
She.... wanted to know what I thought of her?
Then, I suppose it’s simple. A daughter
of Hyrule’s royal family yet unable to
use sealing magic... He must despise me.
OHHHH NOOOOO no no no, Zelda, no! D8 >__< T__T Oh gosh I can’t—
Next:
I said something awful to him today...
Eh? What.... could that have been?
My research was going nowhere. I was
feeling depressed, and I had told him
repeatedly not to accompany me.
But he did anyway, as he always does,
and so I yelled at him without restraint.
Could that have been.... at the Ancient Pillars, in Tabantha?
He seemed confused by my anger. I feel
terribly guilty...and that guilt only makes
me more agitated than I was before.
Is she going to muse on all the memories I’ve recovered?
Next:
I am unsure how to put today’s events
into words. Words so often evade me
lately, and now more than ever.
He saved me. Without a thought for his
own life, he protected me from the
ruthless blades of the Yiga Clan.
I remember.
Though I’ve been cold to him all this
time...taking my selfish and childish
anger out on him at every turn...
No, but you were always so weighed down.... with something....
Still, he was there for me. I won’t ever
forget that. Tomorrow, I shall apologize
for all that has transpired between us.
And then...I will try talking to him.
To Link. It’s worth a shot.
She called me by my name!
Next:
Bit by bit, I’ve gotten Link to open up
to me. [Uh! What does she remember that I don’t?] It turns out he’s quite a glutton. [WHAT?]
He can’t resist a delicious meal!
When I finally got around to asking why
he’s so quiet all the time, I could tell it
was difficult for him to say. But he did.
What.... did I say?
What did I say?
With so much at stake, and so many eyes
upon him [hahh, truly], he feels it necessary to stay
strong and to silently bear any burden.
I can accept that.
A feeling I know all too well... For him,
it has caused him to stop outwardly
expressing his thoughts and feelings.
I wonder what I had been like before, then.
I always believed him to be simply a
gifted person who had never faced a
day of hardship. How wrong I was...
You’ll feed my ego with talk like that, Princess.
Everyone has struggles that go unseen
by the world... I was so absorbed with
my own problems, I failed to see his.
Well.... to be honest I didn’t think much of yours with all I’ve had on my plate lately. I only knew something had been weighing on you.... and I only wondered why....
I wish to talk with him more and to see
what lies beneath those calm waters [heh, calm?],
to hear him speak freely and openly...
And perhaps I, too, will be able to bare
my soul to him and share the demons
that have plagued me all these years.
I wished you had....
Next:
Father scolded me again today. He told
me I am to have nothing more to do with
researching ancient technology.
The basis of the plan? But I can’t judge a king....
He insisted that I focus instead on
training that will help me awaken
my sealing magic.
That’s hard.
I was so frustrated and ashamed I could
not even speak. I’ve been training since
I was a child, and yet...
Mother passed the year before my
training was to begin. In losing her,
I lost not just a mother, but a teacher.
Oh Zelda....
Mother used to smile and tell me,
“Zelda, my love, all will be well in
the end. You can do anything.”
But she was wrong. [No.] No matter how I try
or how much time passes...the sealing
power that is my birthright evades me.
What does it even mean to be born Hylian Royalty?
Tomorrow I journey with Link to the
Spring of Power to train. But this, too,
will end in failure. Such is my curse.
No, Zelda, you’re not cursed!
I wish I could reach back and tell her so....
Next:
I had a dream last night... In a place
consumed by darkness, a lone woman
gazed at me, haloed by blinding light.
Oh.... I do like hearing about dreams. Did you know that about me?
Go on.
I sensed she was...not of this world.
I don’t know if she was a fairy or a
goddess, but she was beautiful.
Tell me.
Her lips spoke urgently, but her voice
did not reach me. Would I have heard
her if my power was awoken?
Or was my dream simply a manifestation
of my fears? I am sure I will know the
answer soon, whether I wish to or not...
Don’t let it worry you. Only take what you can from it. But you should never let a dream worry you.
Next:
I turned 17 today. [I remember this too!] That means this is the
day I will finally be allowed to train at the
Spring of Wisdom.
I’m suddenly just so grateful and admiring that the Princess kept a journal.
When Link arrives, we will set out for
Mount Lanayru. The other Champions
will accompany us there.
Oh no.
Is it the memory I’m thinking of?
I have not seen my father since he last
scolded me. [Oh no.] Things are too strained
now... I will meet with him when I return.
Oh no, oh no.... no....
...
Actually...I’ve had a horrible feeling ever
since that weird dream. No one would
believe a failure of a princess, but...
What is it? What did you do?
Right now, for no particular reason, I am
filled with a strange and terrible certainty
that something awful is about to happen.
....That was the end.
She never said what she might have done about that feeling.
Did she see her father again?
I tried to remember King Rhoam, so far away and long ago on the Great Plateau.
Did they part well?
I don’t know.
And now I’m here in.... what may very well have been Zelda’s bedroom.
The sun was sinking in a fiery radiance, beautiful despite the Malice dripping through the air, it set the room with a golden light.
I’ve got to kill that Guardian up top.... the Flyer.
There is a memory up there....
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