[b]((Collaborative Post Between WatermelonTango and ApollosArcher))[/b]

Zelda didn't sleep well last night. She for the first time had to hold a man at arrow point to be picked up by the castle authoritees for questioning. The looks in his eye haunted her; he claimed to be a servant of Impa. He was currently in custody to be questioned by the authoritees, but Zelda couldn't help but believe him. He seemed genuine, and she was sure that the dark gauntlet on his arm was a burden on him. What sort of twisted dark magic would do that kind of thing to someone? Zelda stood lost in thought as she fiddled with the contents on her desk.

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Link got up slowly deciding it would be best to press on before anyone noticed his presense. He began to slowly move though the hall when he heard approaching guards he panicked before ducking though one of the doors. He froze as he turned, his Tri-force piece glowing brightly as he looked forward, face to face with the princess he was looking for he was at a loss for words.

Zelda looked at the man who had just stepped into her room with surprise. 
"Who are-" She began until she got a better look at his face. Zelda blinked with the sudden realization. "I.. I remember you! You're the boy who fled Castle town during his initiation!"

Zelda's attention was caught by the glowing triforce symbol on his wrist. Her own symbol was glowing in response. 
"No..." She began, her disbelief making it difficult to form a proper sentence.
Link nodded and gulped. "My names Link, Princess I was one of the farmers conscripted by your father due to rising amount of monster attacks in Hyrule fields. Yes I deserted but fate decided on something else." He slowly reached back and gripped the Master Sword gently pulling it free knealt before her. "I'm the Hero reborn."

There was a moment of silence as Zelda processed what Link had to say. The boy she had known as a simple farmhand was the bearer of the triforce of courage! 
"You know... You couldn't have come at a better time." Zelda said with a warm smile.
"Things in Hyrule have been getting more and more uncertain. Strange forces have been gathering in castle town, and with you here in front of me now I know I don't have to face them alone." 
Zelda approached Link and inspected the blade of the master sword. 
"This is the real thing alright. I can feel the power emanating from the blade itself. Did you have trouble sneaking past my guards?" Zelda had a good humored grin on her face.

"No not really, they seem to just walk the same patterns over and over again. You pay attention it's simple. Didn't hurt I used to walk the place so I know my way around." He gave her a smile as he placed the sword back in the scabbard. "I'm glad I can help you Princess, Hyrule is home just much as anyone else. Where should we start?"

Zelda reached out and grabbed Link by the hand.
"Follow me," She said as she lead him to her balconey. From up here they had an excellent view of Hyrule town. 
"As the bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom, I can sometimes sense when something is going on. I usually don't know what's happening, but I can usually tell if it's good or if it's bad."
She paused as she looked out solemly over the town.
"Recently the visions have been the darkest they have ever been. I can feel strange magics not native to Hyrule at work within castle town, and murmurrings of conspiracy in the streets. Something big is happening." 
There was a large crowd gathering in the center of town. From this height they couldn't make out any specific details, but such large crowds are not common place in Castle Town. 
"...What do you make of that crowd?" Zelda's brow was furrowed with concern.

Link's face flushed as the Princess held his hand as they look over Castle Town. "I don't know, I've been trying to get in here to see you. Perhaps this calls for some investigating by you and me? My first act serving the kingdom?" He gave her hand a gently squeeze trying to reassure her as they looked over the town below. Something was definetely going on, what ever it was Link didn't like it.

"Perhaps we should use a different way out though? The way I came in required swimming through the moat against the current. I almost drowned trying to make it in." He sighed trying to think of a way they could get out of the Castle without being spotted, no doubt the guards would try to stop him if they went out the front door.
"You know I have just the way. A secret tunnel out of the castle and into town. Promise not to tell anyone, okay?" She said with a mischevious smirk.

"It's a secret to everybody."

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Zelda and Link made their way through the streets of Castle Town. While there was the odd passerby, the streets were noticably emptier. Most likely due to the goings on in the castle square. The two of them finally made it to the commotion. What they saw was hard to take in.As the two neared the square they could make a strange women standing above the rest and man who towered over the others in the crowd looking Gerudo in descent. What shocked them most was a perfect copy of Link standing their in middle of the crowd.