Saving A Lost Kingdom

Link

I swiftly defeated all the Moblins in a few swings of the sword. However, after my failed attempt to defeat the shadow figure, I turned to see Zelda laying on the ground, motionless. Seeing her like this turned my confidence and adrenaline into panic as I ran towards her. Thoughts ran through my head as I began to think of worst-case scenarios. One thing remained important: make sure she was still alive. *Sigh.* Thank Hylia!  I was incredibly lucky that she hadn't died. Before I did anything, I checked to make sure that she wasn't physically hurt. It didn't seem like it but I knew that something much worse could've happened. Since we had taken the horses with us, I placed her on Epona then I hopped on. As Epona took off, Storm followed. I raced out of the Korok Forest and set a course for Kakariko Village.

As I entered the village, I could feel the judgment of people who took notice of my situation. I'm sure that they thought I caused the death of the queen. I quickly found Impa who had the village medics take Zelda inside. They wouldn't let me follow her in which was fine. I wasn't ready to face my mistake. I brought Epona and Storm to the nearby stable then returned back to where I had dropped Zelda off. Impa stayed outside with me but she too was eventually called inside. I sat on the stairs that were just outside and tried to prevent my emotions from showing. As the hours passed by, I became increasingly worried and continued to blame myself over and over again. The sun eventually set and someone finally opened the door. It was Impa. "Well," she started "I'm glad that you came when you did. At first glance, we thought she would be fine since you mentioned that she had activated her sealing power but she must have hit the ground pretty hard because somehow she's in a coma." My heart broke as she finished her sentence. I couldn't look her in the eye as I asked in a broken voice, "Can I...?" and pointed toward the door. My two words shocked Impa a bit, I hadn't spoken to her since I was a kid. After I turned five, I stopped talking to hold my emotions in, preventing anyone from using them against me. Impa looked back at me and nodded. I took a deep breath and opened the door.

Seeing Zelda, after all the hours of waiting and worrying, made all my building emotions finally catch up to me. I dropped to my knees and released all of my pain, sorrow, and guilt. I knew that she was alive but I continued to beat myself up over the outcome of the events that took place. Why didn't I try to save her immediately? Why did I have to go for the Moblin first?  Questions raced in my mind as Impa tried to calm me down but I couldn't hear anything she was saying.