Glossary for this chapter:
E/c: Eye Color
N / A: Not Available
T / n: Your Name

___ N / A P.O.V ___

The excursion to check on Vah Naboris began in the morning, Zelda got into her carriage accompanied by warrior women who were dressed as royal court's companions, they advanced far enough for Rhoam to seeing them from the distance, leaning out from the main tower and to enter back into the castle, the transport stopped right in front of "Lon Lon Ranch", one of Zelda's guards got out to look for y/n.

Before knocking on the door, y/n opened it and came out immediately with a medium pouch hanging from his/her/their shoulder, wearing the clothes they had given him/her/them -Her Majesty is waiting for you- said that woman giving a bow in form of greeting. He/she/they nodded, then closed the door to give a whistle into the air, Ordon left one of the stables of the place to approach.

Y/n followed the woman who opened the door of the carriage -Eh, I-I thought I was going to go in Ordon- commented the warrior, the princess was in her comfortable royal outfit again to move around the desert freely -Ordon can come, but I wish ... Erh ... to share the journey with you- her pale cheeks turned a little red of shyness, shyness? Zelda had tried to get closer and tried to be friends with Sleeper, a thing that was basically forbidden by her father.

But curiosity, having a possible friendship, knowing the past was stronger than her timidity, y/n smiled with a certain tenderness understanding that dilemma -Are Miss Purah and Mr. Robbie waiting for us there? -He/She/They asked after turning sideways, Zelda immediately nodded -Y-YES!- The matriarch Urbosa must be with them by now, I can't wait for you to meet her! I wrote about you with her! - she commented while the guest sat in front of her.

Suddenly, the princess went silent, she had been carried away by emotion, before apologizing she looked at the surprised face as the enthusiasm that was drawn in the warrior -It would be an honor, although I did not know many gerudo up close, they look very strong and agile- he/she/they commented with kindness, Ordon began to follow the carriage as it started its way towards the Gerudo region.

Zelda forced herself to breathe deeply and noticed her companion who was looking through the small window of the carriage's door. He/She/They had more brightness in his/her/their (E/c) eyes and his/her/their expression more vivid, but there was something around.

Like a dark aura, maybe due to the mourn that one usually has when facing a duel one that Zelda knew perfectly, it was the same way she felt the year that the queen of Hyrule, her mother left the mortal world.

The princess decided to reach into a small suitcase that looked like a briefcase that was next to her to take out a package, and handed it over him/her/them, it was wrapped in royal blue fabric, one of the colors of Hyrule's Royal Family -Erh, I-I suppose that when they arrested you, you noticed that some of your things were missing, your cape and that bird-like mask- she began to say, y/n took the object and after analyzing it, he/she/they looked up at the princess, nodding in response.

She made a gesture saying that he/she/they could open it, the warrior carefully unwrapped the cloth, it was his/her/their mask, restored to perfection as well as the cape that imitated a pair of clean wings patched from the damage the cloth had suffered, Y/n ran a hand delicately over a seam that had silver threads at the junction of a cut, he/she/they could see the dedication and love in the restoration work.

The princess looked away when she realized that the traveling companion covered his/her/their mouth with a hand, appreciating how his/her/their eyes became watery and closed them to suppress his/her/their emotion as much as possible, several minutes passed, maybe a couple of hours of travel until y/n dared to break the silence - These are very important objects for me ... Thank you very much for this gesture, I-I won't forget it- he/she/they whispered.

Zelda turned her head to see him/her/them and smiled softly -That's why I commissioned the job to the best, you don't owe me anything, take it as a thank you for saving me that occasion-The warrior nodded in response -Although I suppose your majesty didn't invite me just for that - He/She/They asked, the blonde played with a couple of locks of her long golden hair -I-I've read a lot about history and many times there is little information about the so called "Twilight era" or about the first civil war - she began to say, trying to make a conversation

-Well, I'll do what I can to answer your questions- said Sleeper kindly, it was then that the delicate and quiet posture of the princess was fading as the carriage advanced, she asked about the lifestyle, the dressing style, the sheikah's nomas life, the hidden village of Kakariko, the provinces, one question after another that her guest responded to the best of his/her/their ability.

The carriage stopped when there was no more way for its advance, y/n got out from there and helped the princess to go down and then to get on her horse that had a royal mount, Ordon approached and waited for his friend, when they and the companions were ready they advanced on the horses towards a huge stage of majestic sand that expanded in front.

But something happened, it was the same place that the unfortunate warrior suffered his/her/their accident, he/she/they began to breathe in agitation, carried a hand to his/her/their chest trying to breathe in an anxiety attack while cringing and clung to Ordon -y/n? Y/ n! - called Zelda stopping the march to get closer to him/her/them.

___ P.O.V y/n ___

My view became clouded, I couldn't breathe, the air didn't entered to my lungs no matter how much I inhaled, I carefully descended from Ordon because a horrible sensation of vertigo envolver me, the pain felt on the accident repeated over and over, those last moments I remembered from the twilight era where something or someone stabbed me, where I fell, the sensation of falling again and again despite being already on the floor bumped into my head violently, I heard that era's Link's screams calling my name desperately.

I fell to my knees and clenched my hands to hold on to the sand while I kept trying to breathe, Zelda tried to get closer as did her guardians -Don't get close! - I roared, feeling afraid, I wanted to force myself to act normal, I took my kodachi, trying to get up, to prove that I was capable of protecting Zelda, but I couldn't and fell again, the edge of the weapon dug into the sand and my knees gave up against gravity -I just need a few minutes, just that- I said still between gasps, desperate to breathe.

-Stay back! He/She/They need space! - I heard, it was a strong and authoritative voice, I saw a pair of golden heels with emerald green in front of me, the owner of such beautiful shoes took me by the shoulders, it was a beautiful woman, she had with beautiful tanned skin, her body was slim, but had a great muscular complexion, her great red hair was attached to a high ponytail -Look into my eyes- she ordered, I focused on them, green, but these were an electric green.

I kept trying to inhale air -Leave me, I can recover, I just need to be alone- I begged still between gasps.

-No, what you're having is an anxiety episode and you need all the help possible to get out of it- she began to say firmly as she continued to hold me -Now, inhale, and exhale ... breathe with me- the woman continued now more gently, making gestures for me to follow the slow pace of breathing, although it sounded stupid, those indications were as if they helped me remember to breathe but I kept feeling my body heavy -Now vai/voe, try to tell me, what has a Sheikah warrior in this state in front of the princess? - she asked.

I lowered my gaze, feeling ashamed -It was not my intention- I kept doing breathing exercises to try to calm myself -It's just that ... - there was only silence. Why was it so difficult to say it? -You won't leave here, until you tell me, or my companions- she indicated, letting Zelda approach, accompanied by Purah and Robbie, even Ordon poked his face to rest it on my shoulder -What's wrong? - asked the princess.

I was tired of always being weak in front of Zelda, in front of everyone in general. Why did I keep failing? Why wasn't I as strong as before? Purah became closer and for the first time she looked distressed -H-Hey, it's okay, you don't have to talk if you don't want to-

-It was here- I barely whispered, and then tightened my lips -Here what?- Robbie insisted as the stranger walked away, the two scientists now helped me to get up, I stared at the sand, closed my eyes tightly -It was here where they attacked me, it was the last thing I remember when I woke up, it was here, I'm sure it was here where I lost my family, my friends- I began to say in a low voice, as if it were just for them to hear it.

Maybe Robbie casted a glance at Purah so that he could wrap his arms around me completely, making me lean my head on his shoulder as I clenched -I want to be strong again- A gasp of pain escaped my lips, I wanted to feel safe enough to be able to protect these new people.

___ N / A P.O.V ___

Robbie didn't know much about what to do or how to act, being with people was the last thing he did in his job, and although the physical contact made him uncomfortable, he still hugged y/n while maintaining a serious expression -You are going to be strong again- he limited himself to answering, Purah pushed the princess away and the others including Ordon -What happened to him/her/them? - Zelda asked extremely worried -An episode of post-traumatic stress, seems to be the first judging by his/her/their reaction, some newbie warriors of mine have the same problem- replied the gerudo placing a hand on her own waist.

Purah turned around a bit to see the scene, with Robbie still hugging y/n who was slowly forcing himself/herself/themself to calm down -When Robbie and I analyzed y/n's body, he/she/they had a wound that crossed his/her/their chest and back in a diagonal cut that stopped abruptly, we had the theory that Sleeper's possible hibernation was due to an accident ...- she released a sigh -Apparently we already know the place of the incident and verified the hypothesis-

-I don't blame him/her/them, I'm surprised that he/she/they could even answer me or let me get closer- the red-haired said, It didn't take long for y/n to calm down, the warrior returned with Robbie who had a calm smile -Just needed to loosen things up a bit- he commented giving a couple of pats on the y/n's shoulder.

He/She/They bowed to Zelda -Princess,I beg you to forgive my reaction! It was so inappropriate! I promise not to give another show of weakness in front of you! - he/she/they exclaimed, the princess approached and let out a sigh of relief - Thank goodness you're fine ...-

That strange but beautiful gerudo from before approached to position herself next to the hylian in a protective gesture -Now ... Y / n ... I present to you Urbosa, the current leader of the gerudo, and the best warrior of her people- Urbosa stretched out her hand, Y/n did the same and shook hands strongly -Nice to finally meet you, the princess has told me a lot about you, I welcome you to the gerudo region-

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Meanwhile, the Elder of the Rito stood on the landing platform in the center of town holding a letter on his wing while with the other he leaned on a carved wooden staff, a shadow went through quickly above his head, a pair of indigo feathers fell to one side of the old rito, an air breeze surrounded the place and that same shadow now passed above the platform, however something happened with the wind that they made the poor mysterious acrobat to crash in front of Kaneli.

-I see you're perfecting your skill- commented the older one, it was Revali who stood up immediately and turned to the sides hoping that no one else had seen that accident -Whatever- he limited himself to answering calmly when making sure that no one was there more than them.

Kaneli extended the envelope -I heard that it was you who found Sleeper again- he began to say while that young general stretched his wing to try to take the envelope that the patriarch didn't give him yet but raised his wing to prevent the touch-And that you were very aggressive with him/her/them... - he added.

Revali rolled his eyes and let out a tired sigh -You know that it is not my strength or my responsibility to be kind to someone who belonged to the Yiga clan, we should not have mercy on them or any other deserter from the crown, right? - he recalled to finally take the letter, he was surprised to see that the sender said "Y/n."

-You are still very young Revali, but you're mature enough to know how our attitude towards anyone can alter results in the future- sighed the elder -Did he/she/they wrote this for me? - asked the general genuinely surprised -It came with a letter to me, he/she/they will come next month and apparently he/she/they still doesn't know that it was you who found him/her/them, so that kind soul asked me to deliver this "to the honorable warrior who saved his/her/their life" ...-

With that said, Kaneli gave the young man a stern look before turning and leaving, Revali stood there, immediately opened the envelope to read the letter to see what y/n had to say:

"Honorable member of the Rito tribe.

My fair Sir or Lady, it gives me great delight of finally being able to greet you.

I know that I probably have not had the pleasure of meeting you, but I would like to convey my deep gratitude for finding me, for taking care of me.

As you can see, this world is not the one I grew up in, I have been working very hard to adapt myself to your language, your new customs, your geography, that is why I have not been able to write to you, I always think about how lucky is my person because you found me.

I believed that my life was already over in the Twilight Era, but the goddesses have given me a second chance that I would like to take advantage of. I have informed the elder that my current custodians are planning a trip to your village in a month.

By then my health conditions will be more than optimal, so I would like to have the honor of being able to meet you and thank you in person for having done a great job, together with a gift that I made by hand.

I hope that Hylia will keep you safe, and may the wind always go in your favor.

Yours respectfully,
Y/n L/n"

It seemed like a letter that could only be read in an old book, Revali sighed in exasperation, he would have to deal with that weakling that he literally threw against the ground, although he didn't want to admit it, a feeling of guilt invaded him, but he would not apologize or bow down to anyone, maybe if he showed his great skills, y/n could be as well versed, he/she/they would praise him so poetically as in the letter, or so he thought.

He wanted me to keep that warrior praising him.

(It is natural to have reactions like this after having suffered an accident that well ... Basically it took away the life you had, meanwhile, you have written a thank you to the "honorable warrior who saved you", too bad you still don't know is Revali)