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A Wolf And His Wild Child: Chapter 17

To be honest, Link didn’t remember much about that first evening after defeating the Calamity. He knew they made it back to Hateno and to his and Twilight’s house. And that they managed to stay up and about long enough for all of them to wash up some before shutting down for the night. They ended up with Zelda on the bed while Link and Twilight curled up together on the floor. Link was pretty sure Zelda tried to protest taking the bed, but he didn’t really remember how they convinced her to do so. Just that he woke up the next morning curled up against Twilight on top of their bedrolls.

Zelda was still fast asleep when Link and Twilight woke up, so the two of them moved outside to let her continue to rest while they started on a large breakfast. Link wanted to be sure there would be plenty of food for all three of them, but he also wanted to be sure that there was food that Zelda could eat and he wasn’t sure if her time trapped in the castle would have affected what she could eat. So he made sure to make a variety of differen things, including a couple different options that should be easy on the stomach. Just in case.

It took some time to finish preparing the whole meal, but apparently it was just the right amount of time because at almost the exact moment Link finished passing the last bit of food to Twilight to place, the front door of their house slowly creaked open, revealing a still groggy-looking (ex?) princess wearing Link’s Champion’s tunic (which had been the only outfit Link had that was even remotely clean and would fit her. They’d really need to get her some clothes before they went anywhere else).

“That smells really good,” she told them, carefully making her way over to them. “I have to admit I’m excited. I’ve been able to watch you cook for others this whole time and I’ve been hoping to get to try something of yours. Everyone who ate it seemed to like it a lot.”

‘ I hope it lives up to what you expect, ’ Link told her with a small smile, gesturing at one of the nearby downed logs.

“I’m sure it will be,” Zelda reassured him, taking a seat on the log across from him. “But you didn’t have to make all of this, you know. We could have had something simple.”

“Maybe,” Twilight agreed, holding out a plate. “But we all had a busy day yesterday. And we were hungry. Besides. You deserve a nice meal after all this time. Just take it slow to start, alright. It’s been a long time since you’ve eaten.”

“True,” Zelda acknowledged, taking the plate with a small smile. “I’ll take it slow.”

Link let out a satisfied hum and placed a loaf of bread on her plate to start her off. Then he reached over to take the plate that Twilight had prepared for him while he finished cooking and settled down to eat.

The meal itself was quiet for the most part, all three of them taking the time to process and gather themselves in this new world they were living in. A world where the Calamity was gone and Zelda was free. A world where Link’s duty was complete and Twilight was still there in Hyrule, enjoying it with him. It was a good world, but a new one. For all of them.

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A Wolf and His Wild Child: Chapter 19

One final reminder that this chapter will be a rough one. So please check your spoons before you dive in. . . . Have you checked them? You good? Alright then! Let's get to it!

In retrospect, they should have been more alert. More wary. But it had been over a year and a half with no serious threats outside of the occasional Lynel or larger monster camp. Even the Yiga Clan was absent for that entire time. It lulled them into a false sense of security, they supposed. So when they heard a rumor about a strange ruin near Lurelin Village that clearly piqued Twilight’s interest, they set off right away. 

Following the rumor, they made their way to what the map called the Palmorae Ruins and from there they followed the instructions of the local explorer, Garini, to gather three separate pieces of a broken stone tablet (broken, not shattered. Twilight insisted on the distinction with a fervor that had Link and Ren sharing a look, but neither questioned him about it). Twilight was more focused than normal as they set about completing the project and spent a considerable amount of time examining each piece they found before storing the slab into the shadow-space he used to carry all his gear and taking it back to the ruins (yes Garini only said to take note of what they said, and Link offered to take pictures of them, but Twilight wanted to carry them back, so they did).

Despite Twilight’s slightly odd behavior Link could tell that Ren was excited about the find they were making. And Garini was as well. Though Garini’s excitement died some when the last piece arrived and he realized he couldn’t make sense of the riddle it held and he soon took his leave. But him leaving didn’t do anything to dim Ren’s excitement. Twilight did seem to settle after the pieces were together, for all he seemed a little disappointed, or maybe a little sad. But when Link tried to ask what was wrong all she got was a small smile and a head shake.

“I’m fine, Kit,” Twilight told her. “This thing just….I thought it was something it isn’t. Don’t worry about it.” Link wasn’t convinced, but she let it be. Twilight would share when he was ready. He always did.

Looking back she regretted that choice. Maybe if she’d made Twilight talk then he wouldn’t have gotten so wrapped up in his head that he didn’t notice the oncoming threat. Or maybe she could have insisted they leave the place that had been making her brother look so sad.

But she didn’t. Instead she nodded and left Twilight to think while she watched Ren buzz from one part of the ruins to the next, chattering happily about what she was seeing. 

The attack came from all sides and without warning. They never stood a chance. Not really.

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