Midna's response when it came was impetuous and rather rude but when Navi heard here talk of it not being her doing and that Zant was the one to bring 'it' here, Navi momentarily thought the Twilight Princess was speaking of the age of Twilight. For if course it had been Zant and not Midna who had been acting under Ganondorg's instruction. That Midna though had been an outcast separated from the Realm of Twilight. A very different story from the Midna that stood before Navi.

It became clear after a few seconds that Midna was referring to the monster and that she still didn't accept the idea that her beloved people had once come to Hyrule to conquer.

She even went so far as to call what Navi had said an untruth. Navi caught the rest of what the Twilight Princess said vaguely. The fact that Misna dismissed her like she was Link's maidservant made Navi angry but not so much as the fact that Midna had called her a lier.

In fairy culture lying was considered a severe offence. The only time it was considered acceptable was in defense of a beloved, brother, sister, mother, father or lover. Of course rouge fairies had no problem commuting this crime as they were already banished from the fairy realm. 

Navi supposed she fell into that category but the only time Navi lied was when it was of the upmost importance or concerned her identity. It was an affront to her honor and dignity as a fairy that Midna would think her to lie about something so serious. For the triviality that was politics, especially considering the nature of the event that Midna had so casually dismissed. 

The Hylean people had remembered the Age of Twilight for centuries as many things, a disgrace that Hyrule had fallen so easily, a tragedy at the destruction it had caused but none remembered it the way the Fair Folk would never forget, as a massacre.

The twilight that had descended on the land was widely regarded by the legends as a banishment of the land's light. No one truly realized exactly what had been taken. Twilight meant the absence of a certain type of life energy. Without it people wasted away to spirits. But the fairies this life energy was all that sustained them in the mortal realm and without it each and every fairy caught in the Twilight had fallen there light snuffed out.

The Kokiri and there fairies had been lucky protected from the Twilight within the Great Deku Tree but the rest. Thousands died before it was realized what was going on. When they had the fairies had fled, taking refuge with Titania, there queen the great fairy in the depths of the Cave of Ordeals, by that time though fairy blood had stained the land of Hyrule unseen by all. It was a massacre, it was genocide.

And Princess Midna thought Navi could casually lie about something like that.

Navi's face was contorted in a scowl, she let out a shuddering breath before a blinding light filled the square and when it died down the fairy girl had vanished replaced by a fluttering winged ball of energy. 

Navi decided she would go check on Link. The last few days could not have been easy on him. She flew quickly to the courtyard of Hyrule Castle before she realized that she did not know where it was Link was resting. The fairy girl quickly asked a maid which room the hero of legend was recuperated in. The startled girl gave Navi rather flustered directions and Navi was off.

When she arrived at Link's room she regained human form her pale feet making no noise and her white dress sliding across the floor. If the maids saw her in the Hero's room what would they think. Navi didn't look older than twelve or thirteen. Would they think her some servant's child over come with curiosity? Navi smiled at that a little. She imagined what it would be like to just be an ordinary girl. To only live for seventy or eighty years, to fall in love, get married, have children. 

But she was not an ordinary girl. It was her destiny to walk among the mortals and yet to outlive them all. That was the punishment the fairy realm had imposed upon her, doomed to be alone.

Navi shook herself from depressing thoughts and walked over to Link. One of the maids had stripped him of his chain mail and tunic, now he only wore a stiff shirt and trousers no doubt suited to farm work. The maids had had Link's tunic cleaned which was a good thing given that it had become matted with the blood and fluids of Arrghus.

Navi ran a hand over Link's forehead. He was running a fever and his sleep seemed fitful. Navi wished she could help him and though she knew songs to quiet wicked dreams she also knew that none would have an effect on the Hero of Legend when evil pervaded his nightmares. It had been the same with the Hero of Time.

Saddened Navi went to examine Link's tunic, it had been expertly cleaned but that could not hide the fact that it was shoddily made. Cheap fabric and low cost labor, no doubt Link had bought it in the market place where they were selling many such souvenirs.

Slightly annoyed that something such as commercialization of the Hero would be allowed by the Royal Family, Navi left the room. This time she had more of a purpose. She knew the Royal Family kept a vault dedicated to the Hero. It had relics related to him, some of the items and swords he'd used through the ages and if she was lucky at least one of the tunics he'd worn.

Navi had never been in this version of Hyrule Castle before and as such she had no idea where this vault might be. However she did know the habits and traditions of the Royal Family quite well, using those she could find someone who knew.

Navi asked a maid for directions to the Chamber of the King of Hyrule and once they were given made her way there swiftly. Once she’d reached the door the fairy girl reached for the handle having no intention of actually going in.

Before she could open the door Navi heard a quiet thump of someone hitting the floor. A normal human wouldn’t have noticed the sound but since every fairy carried a natural grace and silence of foot they also had impeccable hearing so that they might know when one another was near.

Navi turned around smiling. She as she’d thought one of Impa’s spies and protectors of the royal family was standing right behind her. The girl’s sword was drawn. “Tell me,” the spy asked. “What business does a stranger like you have with the King of Hyrule?”

Navi smiled and put her hands up to assure the spy she was not armed. “Nothing in the least, I was looking for you actually or at least one of the hidden protectors of this Castle. I am the fairy guide to the Hero of the Goddesses who is currently resting inside the Castle.” No doubt the spy already knew this but Navi thought it was best not to make assumptions.

“He has need of a particular piece of equipment residing in the Royal Family’s Vault of Legend. I trust you know where it is?”

The spy eyed Navi suspiciously before turning around; Navi took this as a sign that she was being led to her destination. They arrived at the vault and as Navi entered the spy kept her eyes firmly on the fairy girl never lowering her sword.

Navi was amazed at the collection that stood before her. So many items she recognized though they were clearly very old. The Hookshot appeared to no longer function and it was clear several of the swords had long lost their edge but it contained things she remembered fondly like the Redead Mask and the Claim Check for picking up the Big Goron Sword.

What she wanted though was displayed prominently on a stand, a tunic; green as the forest. It couldn't be the one her Hero had worn but it was well made which was the important thing. She took it from where it sat and brought it to Link's room replacing the cheap one he'd been wearing. The spy had vanished somewhere on her trip between the vault and Link’s room but Navi couldn’t quite pinpoint when.

Then she turned back into fairy form. She had a score to settle. Midna had told her she would be at the Magtail Fort and it didn't take long to find the Princess's room. Navi fluttered in through the window and landed in her human form. "My Lady Midna," Navi said giving a mock bow. "We need to talk."