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I feel so, so stupid. I can't believe I forgot one of my friends. A person that I grew up with. I'm scared to go to sleep. Scared, that when I wake up, I will forget yet another of my friends. What if I'll forget who Fintan is? Will I ever find retrieve my memory back?
"We don't know how bad it is," Sheik says to Fintan. They're outside my tent.
"We would have to ask a lot of questions to know," Fintan sighs in reply. "Just... What do we do?"
"I don't know, Fintan, I'm sorry."
He sighs again.
Tears stream down my cheeks. I feel so helpless. What do I do?
When I wake up, Zelda is standing next to my bed. Glad I can still remember her...
"Melaina, how are you feeling?" she asks, concerned. Fintan and Sheik are standing around my bed too.
"Except that I lost half my memory, pretty decent," I reply.
Fintan inhales sharply. He doesn't like it when I'm being sarcastic in times like this.
"Do you remember who I am?" she asks softly.
"Of course I do, Zelda," I answer, sounding a bit irritated. I don't want to be treated like a stupid child.
"Do you remember where I went a few days ago?"
I try to remember, but my mind seems blank on that bit.
She must have read my answer from my expression. "I thought I knew how to help you, by retrieving my memory from my past life as Hylia. You're not the only one with memory loss," she smiles. "Well, Link and I went to sacred places around the land, and I started to remember, including things I didn't want to," her face becomes grim and sad for a moment. "I still haven't retrieved my full memory yet, so I don't know if what I know now will be enough. Can I look at your wound please?"
I nod.
She pulls the blanket up and places her hands around the wound.
"Hmm...." she whispers.
"What's wrong?" Fintan asks.
"This is no ordinary wound," she replies. "It's inflicted by a sword that had a demonic curse weaved into it."
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"Of course Fintan..." I try to smile but I can't.
"Melaina, what's wrong?" he asks, concerned.
Should I tell him? He will probably freak out...
"Melaina?" he insists.
I sigh. "It's just... Who was that girl?"
"What do you mean?" he asks, very confused.
"That girk that left when you came in... Who was that?"
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I'm now able to be awake for more than a few minutes now, which is quite an achievement, looking at my situation.
Leoni said that he had a medicine that would work, and Sault claimed that you could see the infection slowly healing, but I think that he just wanted me to get better soon and that he thought that telling me that the infection got better would help. It's very sweet of him, the same for Leoni for giving me that medicine that was probably very hard to get. Too bad it doesn't seem to work... My wound looks clean though thanks to Zelda. Sheik had tried various potions and plants and my heartbeat and blood pressure seem to be okay now. My fever isn't over though. There are moments that I can manage, but most of them I can't.
Every time Sheik looks at me, his eyes are sad and full of sorry. It's not his fault that I have blood poisoning.
When I'm awake, there's always somebody with me. Fintan's almost always there, sleeping or reading. Caoilainn, Sault and Leoni take turns and they tell me how it's going around the camp. I have no idea where Zelda is though. I'm not aware of time anymore, so I don't know if it's been hours or days since she left.
I also keep forgetting things more often. Luckily, I can manage to hide it from my friends. Barely, but I manage. To admit it's pretty bad... When I wanted to ask for something to drink, I simply forgot the word 'water'. I was so embarrassed... And when one of the younger members of the Sheikah that I know fairly well came in to hand me flowers I didn't even recognize him until Sault told me his name. When someone's telling stories about the camp, I sometimes can't imagine half the people they're talking about. I'm so scared that it'll get worse...
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Tears are rolling down my cheeks. I don't want to die. Not now. Not now I have Fintan.
He's been kicked out. I've never seen him yelling at Sheik... But it was probably for the best, but I just want him to be with me.
I don't even know if I'm awake or not. But when I'm more conscious than not, I pick up pieces of conversations, but mostly people yelling and panicking.
"Just try to cleanse the wound Zelda,"
"I can do that," she mutters. For a few seconds, my wound doesn't hurt. It just feels numb. But after a few seconds the numb feeling disappears and I'm in my world of pain again.
Why don't they give me something to kill the pain? Maybe they did. I don't know. I don't even know how alive I am right now. Maybe this is just a dream world, though I doubt that it would hurt so much if I was.
"Can't you remove the infection?"
"I don't know how, I just...I... I'm sorry..."
"It's okay, don't worry..."
I hear a gasp. "I know what I can do! I'm sure that if I can obtain that part of my past life memory, I'll know how!"
"What do you mean? Zelda? Zelda- wait!"
Maybe Zelda can help me. Maybe she can't... Please Goddess Hylia... I don't want to die...
Suddenly I hear a weird sound. It's a mix between a cry, a sob and a moan. It sounded like a crying dying animal. Then I realise that that was me.
Maybe I am a crying dying animal.
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I'm shifting between consciousness and unconsciousness. I hear voices but I can't distinguish who it is because it seems like I have water in my ears. I tried to open my eyes a few times, but all I saw was blurry and my eyelids were so heavy I didn't bother to open them again. My leg hurts so bad. I feel like I can get a heart attack because my heart is beating way too fast.
"Remove her bandage!" someone yells.
I feel someone trying to get it off, but when their fingers touch my skin, I can't help but scream. I'm more awake then anything else now.
"I'm sorry!" a high pitched voice says. Probably Zelda or Caoilainn.
Someone gasps loudly. "Dear Goddess... It's infected..."
A horrible smell finds its way into my nose and my leg burns.
I can hear someone gagging.
"Blood poisoning..."
"What do we do?" someone asks.
"Is she... she isn't going to... is she...?" a sobbing voice asks. It's Fintan.
"It's highly possible..."
Am I dying?
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"Well Melaina, looks like you can't do that," a voice says.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"You know what I mean," the voice says. It's a small girl, dressed in a blue dress. She smiles, and points to my hands.
I'm holding a bow. "Why can't I?" I ask.
"Because. You're not good enough. You're a bad Sheikah and you know it," she laughs.
"That's not true," I say, but tears form in my eyes. "I'm good with a bow.. and with a harp."
"Yeah but still, nobody likes you because you're mean," she giggles and plays with her hair.
"Shut up! I've got friends," I yell.
"Melaina..." she smiles."Melaina..."
"Melaina? Melaina!" Fintan's voice comes through and he shakes me awake.
"What's going on?" I breath.
"You were dreaming... It looked like a bad dream," he says, sitting down next to me. He's worried.
"It was so weird... But it's over now," I try to smile. That was the strangest dream I ever had. Especially since I rarely dream.
"How are you doing?"
Not well, I want to say because that's the truth. "Fine," I say.
"Your forehead still feels as hot as a fire," he replies. He doesn't believe me.
That's weird, since I'm pretty cold.
"I went to Caoilainn," he says.
"How is she doing?" I ask, glad that he changed the subject.
"She's doing good," he replies simply. I can tell there is more to say, but that he decided not to bother me with it for now.
"So, what are we going to do today?" I ask.
"You aren't going anywhere," he says. "And don't try to convince me otherwise. You are going to sleep."
I sigh over dramatically.
"In the meantime, the people that aren't wounded are trying to set up a new camp. And we're also trying to rebuild the Spirit Temple..."
"What happened with the Spirit Temple?" I ask, confused.
Fintan shoots me an equally confused look. "You don't remember? You were awake."
"I was? No I don't remember.... Maybe it's because I'm tired or something," I smile.
"Maybe... I have to go now... I'll come check on you sometime this day," he kisses my forehead and leaves.
This is not good....
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Fintan puts me on a bed, between the other wounded.
"I'll try to find you someone who has more medical experience," he says.
He wants to stand up, but I stop him by grabbing his arm. "I'm fine Fintan," I try to smile.
But I'm not. My leg hurts so bad it feels like it's throbbing... My heart's beating fast against my chest, and I'm sweating like crazy. My breathing goes in fast, short, desperate for air gasps.
Fintan puts a hand on my forehead. He looks at me. His eyes are full of worry. "I think you have a fever..."
"Maybe that's because I'm hot," I say, giving him a crooked smile. "Or it's because I spend the battle close to a fire," I say when he gives me his 'this is not a time to joke Melaina look'. "I'll be ok tomorrow."
He nods. "I'll stay here."
"No, go help the others Fintan... Sheik needs you," I say and I grab his hand.
"But you need me more," he smiles and squeezes my hand softly.
"How are the others?" I ask, changing the subject.
"Leoni and Sault looked okay but Caoilainn is wounded... But she'll be fine," he tells me.
"Oh ok... Caoilainn saved me you know," I say. "She killed the bokoblin that attacked me. If she hadn't been there..."
"Don't think about that," he tries to smile.
"I won't," I try to smile too. We both can't. "Where are Link and Zelda? I didn't saw Link the entire battle, and I only saw Zelda when she went to attack Avani..."
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((I'm going back a little bit to where Sault's falling ))
I can hear Sault's plea for help, but I'm tpo busy almost getting killed.
My arms are tired, and my head hurts so bad... I can't even handle stupid bokoblins. I found a spot where I can shoot at them with my arrows so that they can't get close, but I'm becoming slower and slower.... Suddenly, one has gotten too close, and I try to be quicker then him, but I'm not...
He hits my leg and I fall down. Warm blood is streaming out of the rather large cut. I scream in pain and wait until that stupid thing attacks again, but that doesn't happen.
"Melaina? Is that you?" It's Caoilainn.
"Yeah, down here," I moan. She stoops down beside me, and rips a piece of her tunic of.
"Place my hand on your wound," she says. I take her hand and when I release it, she starts pressing the fabric onto my wound. The pressure makes it hurt even more, and I groan loudly.
"I have to stop the bleeding," Caoilainn says.
"I know just.... do what you have to," I say. I bite my hand to muffle my screams of pain.
"Can you stand?" she asks and reaches out her hand.
"I'll have to, this thing isn't over yet..." I say and I sit up. I carefully try to stand up, putting all my weight on Caoilainn, but it's too painful.
I want to say to Caoilainn to leave me and return to battle, but then a bright light blinds me.
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"FINTAN!" I scream.
"What's going on?!" Leoni yells.
I can't see what he's doing, but I heard Caoilainn yell his name. He's in trouble.
I take my bow and ready an arrow. I can't shoot her without being in her sight, because where we were previously standing, a fire is spreading.
"Leoni! You kill the bokoblins while I shoot her in the eye!" I yell.
He runs in front of me and starts slashing. Avani looks... distracted... When I can see her eye I release the arrow.
She shrieks loudly, but she's still not defeated.
Again, the icy feeling crawls back into my brain, but it seems like it's specifically for me.
I see all the things I was ever afraid of. Dying, being left alone, getting rejected, my friends getting tortured, Fintan being murdered... Fintan. It seems so real.
But it's not. It's not real, I try to say to myself. It's not real.
"Melaina!" I hear someone vaguely yell. "Melaina!" A hand touches me. -
Oh goddess, this is much worse than what I expected. It rains so hard that I'm soaked already. I'm not sure what to do, what do we need to attack? Her? We can't do that, she'll blow us away with a tornado or something! She'll probably have minions of some sorts, we can handle those.
Not that I can see any. The rain is so loud and it blurs my vision really bad.
"I can't see a thing!" I yell to Leoni.
"Me neither!" he yells back. I can hear he's close to me, but I don't know how close he is exactly.
I'm starting to panic a bit. What if the others need us? What if they yell for us and we can't hear it? What if they try to signal us and we can't see it?
"What do we do?" I yell. My voice sounds a bit panicked. I hold my bow ready, just in case.
"I don't kn-" he gets interrupted by a sudden movement.
A circle of fire surrounds us.
I'm confused at first, how does a circle of fire remains lit while it rains? Then I realise that these are her powers, and they're strong.
"Leoni!" I yell.
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"And I can give you some archery training if you'd like me to," I smile to her.
"Thanks, but I don't think that will be needed," she laughs.
I give her a questioning look.
"Oh sorry, I guess I never showed or told anyone but Link," she apologizes. "Hylia was a natural with bow and arrow, so I am too."
I can hit myself, Hylia's been illustrated countless times with her sacred bow and light arrows. "Of course."
"But thank you anyway", she smiles.
"That's ok," I smile too. "But why have I never seen you use a bow before?" I ask. I can't help to be curious because it does seems weird.
She shrugs. "I don't have one myself, Link needs his one and you guys do too."
"Oh but I can make you one," I say.
"That would be too kind," she responds.
"I'll make you one when I have the time," I smile.
"Thank you," she says softly. I'm not sure, but her response didn't seem so... honest. Not that she's lying, she's a goddess reborn, she would never do that in my eyes, but more like she's not saying something. But I decide to let it go because I think that if Zelda thinks it's not important enough to tell us, that she must be right.
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"What do we do in the meantime?" Sault asks.
"Well since we have everything ready, let's just relax a bit and wait," Link says. He puts his arm around Zelda and they sit down. The rest of us do the same.
"Are you ok?" I ask Fintan. I'm quite worried about him...
He tries to smile, but I can see through it.
"Fintan..." I say softly.
"Not now... Ok?" he says.
I nod. "Sure." I don't know what to say to him... I should help him but... how?
"I've been thinking," Zelda says calmly.
"What?" Link asks her.
"Maybe I'm able to do something about Caoilainn's eyesight..." she ponders.
"Why do you think that?" Sault asks.
"Well, it's certain that I have some healing powers, but I just don't know how strong they are..."
"She doesn't want it healed," I sigh.
"I know... But maybe I can improve her hearing or something... I just... I wish I knew more about my powers so I could be more useful..." she sighs.
"Zelda..." Link says softly and he hugs her.
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I blink a few times. I'm surprised to say the least, that she is the one that wants to talk. That's new.
I glance at Fintan, and he nods. "Sure," I say.
I'll try to listen to her. I won't get mad, I make myself promise. Though I'm not sure I can keep that...
I want to start walking when I realise that she doesn't know where I'm heading.
"Err do you want me to take your hand or something?" I say, rubbing my neck. This will be awkward.
"Oh ehm, no... Just, give my directions," she decides.
"Okay," I say, feeling a bit relieved.
I guide her to the plaza, which is luckily deserted, and we sit down on a bench.
"So..." I sigh. What do I say? I can't ask why she wanted to talk to me, because that's pretty clear. But then what do I say? I decide to just not saying anything, I mean, she's the one that wanted to talk in the first place.
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I'm... perplexed to say the least. He kissed me.
He kissed me...
I've never been kissed before, and it wasn't like I expected. Instead, it was much better.Fintan starts to pull back, and then I realise that all I have been doing is standing and not reacting. What if that makes him think I don't want it?
I can't let that happen. I put my arms around his neck and pull him into another kiss.
He's clearly relieved that I reacted, and he holds me even tighter.
After what seems like the best minutes of my life, we both pull back.
"Be careful," he says softly while putting his hand on my cheek.
"I will," I smile. "You too, don't bleed to death or something. Just rest for a few days. We'll be back before you know it."
He smiles too and nods. "Ok. Good luck," he kisses me on my cheek.
"Thanks," I say as I walk out of my tent. I sigh and giggle. I giggle?
Well, that was a sound I once swore to never make in my life.
Oops.
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I'm sitting on the ground, ripping an old piece of fabric into tiny little pieces that I throw on the ground.
I'm angry. Furious.
She just doesn't understand a thing. At first she didn't get that just saying sorry to someone you tried to kill is not enough. Now she doesn't understand that there is a difference between a freaking tree and a person. She doesn't understand how it feels to see someone you love in so much pain. I doubt that anyone understands why I did this, even though I perfectly know why. That just makes me frustrated the most. That no one understands me. They probably all think of me now like some psycho that takes revenge on everyone that ever did anything to me.
And Leoni, whatever Caoiliainn does, he'll support her. Because he loves her. I get that, but she almost killed somebody and instead of running over to a person that's almost dying, he goes to comfort her. I just don't get that, why would you do that? He'll probably be just as mad at me as Caoilainn is.
I grunt, annoyed, as I've run out of fabric.
I'm just so... It's like I want to shout and scream at Caoilainn so she can understand. But I didn't.
I want to tell Fintan that I'm not like this. . I just wanted him to know how much he actually means to me. And that I love him.
Because I do.
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"Did she really think that just saying sorry would do the trick?" I scoff.
Fintan doesn't say anything. He's upset. Angry. But mostly hurt. Which makes me feel horrible too, because I have never seen him like this. Never. He's just... damaged.
I sit down next to him and embrace him. "Fintan... Please... Say something..."
He sighs and I hear that he has a hard time holding back a sob. "I... I don't know what to say..."
I hold him even tighter. "I know, I know... And you don't have to. Not to her. Not to Leoni. Just to me. Can you do that?"
He nods slowly.
"Thank you," I whisper.
He inhales deeply, and despite his trying, a hurtful sob escapes his mouth.
"Fintan..." I say and I touch his cheek.
I need to do something. She cannot just do this without punishment. That's when I get an idea.
"I'll be right back," I whisper to Fintan as I stand up. I kiss his forehead and leave.
I head to Fintan's tent, being careful that no one sees me, because it would only give me more trouble. I haven't figured out what I'll do afterwards, but those are problems for later. I have to do this.
I head in, and immediately know where to look. I take his wood axe and go back out. The forest is my next destination. It doesn't take me long to find what I'm looking for.
Caoilainn's tree, it's trunk complete with blood stains.
I smirk. "Let's see how you like it when what you love gets destroyed."
I raise the axe and start chopping.
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"Are you sure you're ok?" I ask Fintan.
"Melaina, for the hundred time, I'm fine," he smiles. "Honestly."
I raise an eyebrow.
"What, don't believe me?" he asks.
I shake my head. "Not really, since every breath you take seems pretty painful. And you can't really stand up by yourself. And you can't laugh because it hurts. And you-"
"I get it," he says with a tiny smile. "But I don't want to be useless. I know where our friends are, we need to look for them!"
"I know, and we're planning it but you can't come, you know what Sheik said," I remind him.
He sighs. "I know and I understand that, but still."
I sit down in front of him and take his hands. "Look Fintan, I know that you hate not doing anything, but you're badly injured. It'll only get worse when you force yourself and you know that."
"I do..." he mutters.
"Good," I squeeze his hands softly.
He gives me a soft smile. "But can you st-"
We're interrupted by someone getting into the tent.
It's Caoilainn.
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Zelda's been keeping me calm for a long time now. She made sure I didn't see anyone other then her, so I could stay calm. She has braided my hair, and every time I felt anger boiling up, she would place her hand on mine, and the feeling would ebb away. It's weird, and I don't particularly like it... I'm not used to being calm, that has always been Fintan's thing.
Fintan.
What if he's dead? What if he-
"Melaina?" I hear Sheik call me softly from the entrance of the tent.
I stand up. Now I'll know. If he's dead, or alive.
When I stand in front of Sheik, he gives me a tiny smile. "He'll survive."
A wave of relief washes over me. He'll be fine. He's alive.
"Thank you," I whisper.
Sheik nods to let me in. "Call me if you need me."
I nod and smile. "Of course." I inhale deeply. "Fintan?"
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((Gahh why are you guys such brilliant writers?!))
The sound that comes out of my mouth is something I have never made before. It's a very high-pitched blood curling scream. "FINTAN!"
I kneel down besides him, but Sheik immediately pushes me aside. "Let me do my work, Melaina."
"How can you sound so calm? Fintan is dying. Fintan is dying!" I yell at him but continues to heal Fintan and ignores me which makes me even more mad. I look sideways to see Leoni beside Caoilainn. "And you! How dare you come in here first and not help him? If he's dead it's your fault! How can you comfort her?! She's a filthy betrayer and liar! Hell in a few moments she might be a murderer! Of one of your best friends!" It has become completely silent, and only Sheik is moving. "And you..." I look at Caoilainn. If I could get my hands on you, you would be dead. DEAD! You demon b-"
I'm interrupted by Zelda who grabs my wrist with a surprisingly firm grip. I'm about to start yelling at her too when I feel something her hand starting to heat up. It sends a fuzzy, warm feeling over my whole body that makes me feel... calm. My mind isn't however, but my body resists to what I want to do. I want to yell and scream and curse at everyone here. I want to sit by Fintan's side and pray and cry until he wakes up.
But I don't.
I let Zelda guide me outside and we sit down on the grass. I want to tell her that I want to go back but she shakes her head, as if she knows what I want to say.
This girl might be way more powerful then we thought.
She takes my hands and pulls me into a hug while she strokes my hair. I don't do anything. I just cry.
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((I'm going to start where Nayru's previous post starts, I wanted to let Melaina freak out internally
))I killed someone.
I murdered someone.
Yes, it was a demon, and I had killed some of them before. But they took the shape of monsters or shadows ,not like this one. I really thought I was defending ourselves! I couldn't possibly know he didn't want to attack? I didn't do something wrong, right? Still, it seemed that he was Caoilainn's friend... But she was our friend too in the past, not anymore.
I need Fintan now. To hold me and tell me that what I did wasn't wrong. I need him. But he's too busy with Caoilainn.
"Melaina," Zelda says softly to me as she takes my hands. "Melaina it's ok. You thought you were doing the right thing."
"I know," I answer, my voice shaking. I clear my throat. "I know that," I repeat.
"Are you ok?" she asks concerned.
"I'm fine," I say and I give her a tiny smile.
Suddenly Leoni comes running to us.
"What are you doing here?" I ask, my voice still not as strong as I would like.
"Link..." Zelda mutters next to me. Then she asks the question everyone's been wondering since the second we saw him. "Where are the others?"
"The clones... they... they've got... more than one..." he says between gasps for breath. "But they... they... they took... the others.... Bryarly and... and Sault... and Link..."
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((I agree with Knuckle and Nayru and I've got nothing to add to what's already been said. I also think that writing something new would be better for your character and the whole story in general. Good luck!))
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"Then I wish you good luck into persuading your friend," he concludes and he let's us out. "Don't hesitate to see me when you need help."
"We won't, thank you," Fintan says.
We walk to the plaza and sit down on a bench.
"That didn't help much," I sigh.
Fintan gives me a look that reminds me that that was Zelda's father and I nod quickly. "I mean that we err-"
"It's ok, Melaina," Zelda smiles softly. "You are right, we still don't really know how to contact her."
"Well, I'm out of ideas," I sigh as I pick a bright yellow flower.
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"So Caoilainn..." I sigh. "What are we gonna do?"
"Meditate?" Fintan proposes.
"You already tried that and it didn't work," I remind him.
"Maybe my dad's library can help us?" Zelda asks softly.
"Yeah sure, we can try that," I say. "Fintan?"
He nods. "We'll see what we can find..."
"Ok, let's go," Zelda smiles.
She leads us to a large wooden door. She knocks softly and enters.
"Ahh Zelda," the headmaster smiles. He hugs his daughter and turns to us. "Can I help you three?"
Fintan explains him what we are looking for and the headmaster stays quiet for a while.
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"We'll see tomorrow, I'm not waking anyone up to look at my hair," Fintan smiles.
I smile back. "Sounds good. I should probably go back to bed..."
"Will you stay?" he asks abruptly.
I look at him with a questioning look.
"Just for a little more," he says quietly.
"Sure," I give him a small smile. I sit back with him on his bed.
"What are we going to do with Caoilainn? I mean she's a demon... We can't take her back as one of ours," I sigh.
He looks at me, a bit shocked. "Melaina, she's our friend-"
"She almost killed you," I remind him.
"I know that. But that was not her, and you know that," he says.
I sigh. "I know... But still, she tried to kill you, and I don't think I can forgive her that. Not right now at least."
"We'll see what happens the following days," he concludes.
"Yeah, we'll see..." I repeat softly.
Establishing Hyrule
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"Hey," I say to Fintan when he enters my tent.
"Hey...," he replies softly. He's not been his usual self lately, and I'm pretty sure that's my fault.
"I want to come with you guys..." I say and I have to hold back a sob. "I mean, I can probably stand on my leg by now and-"
"No," Fintan interrupts me. "You can't. Your condition isn't well enough."
I stare at him. "I just... it hurts you know... Knowing that I can't come to help... I just don't want to be alone in here."
"I know... I don't want to leave you either but... They need me, Melaina..."
I sigh. "I know.. What's the plan?"
"Well, we're going to Skyloft to ask the knights there if they want to fight with us."
Skyloft? I ponder, giving him a questioning look.
"Melaina?" he asks, his voice getting shaky.
"What's Skyloft?" I ask, and my cheeks turn bright red because I can feel that this is something I have to know...
"Where Leoni and the rest of the Hylians come from," he explains, his voice clearly shaking.
"Leoni?" I ask, and tears form into my eyes.
"Oh goddess..." Fintan sighs and he hugs me.
"I'm sorry," I whisper. "I'm sorry..."
"It's okay, Melaina," he comes closer. What's he doing? He closes his eyes and presses his lips onto mine.
I gasp. "What are you doing?"
Fintan opens his eyes again. A tear rolls down his cheek. "No..." he pleads.