So I don't forget again

Entry 202: Torin Wetland

*I love you. And you may not see it yourself, but you are strong. I believe you need not go to that forest, you need not even the Master Sword. Even without it, you have already done so many things you could not in the past. You defeated beings that were stronger than your allies, you felled the Yiga clan's leader even when deeply injured, you've saved mine and countless other lives time and time again even with your own body and mind poisoning you to the brink of destruction. You may see seeking help as a weakness, but I see it as a strength. You are able to cooperate with others now. Even in the past, you were never meant to do this on your own. You need not shoulder the burden of protecting this land by yourself. Did you truly think I, with my people, my friends, and love in danger would not go to face that beast myself as well? That I would simply stand idly by? You may be stronger than my sister, but you're not some untouchable god. I believe in your strength but the one thing I believe in more, I know for an undeniable fact is stranger than that is us fighting side by side. We can protect each other better than either could on our own. I know you would not want me to face that beast with you, you would not want for me to get hurt, but I'd much rather we be together to the end, helping and saving one another, both of us get hurt than lose you because you tried shouldering the whole world on your own again. Believe in me, believe in us, I know you do, but I know your fear of losing anyone else is so great it can blind you from that.

*Friend's passing, the Champions, the past, none of that is your fault. I know feelings can betray the mind like your fear, and this guilt, and I know not how to control feelings, but I do know feelings and thoughts are connected so I just hope that if I keep telling you the truth, your heart may be placed at ease even a little eventually.

*You are strong. You can do this.

I swear I was doing better!

*But passing through that place dug up your pains and fears, exacerbating your current ones.

You don't always have to comfort me. I want you to see me when I'm doing good! When I'm not hurting so you can rely on me and not always the other way around.

*I can see that, but I have had plenty of memories of you not hurting and I not comforting you.

I know that's true, but sometimes it just feels like whenever I see you, you always comfort me at some point or another.

*Perhaps, it's because you're willing to be this vulnerable with me, and not others, so I am the only one who get's the chance to do so.

That... actually makes sense.

Bossa Nova and I were mostly traveling across plains to get to Terry town. I can see it from here, it's changed so much. We probably would have been there by now, but we kept running into guardians and other beasts. I just... wanted to get rid of the danger so the town can stay safe. And there were a lot. I was fighting for most of that day. I got to use Boulder Breaker a lot though, but after a while I noticed the strain it was taking on my infected arm. Seems it doesn't like carrying heavy things for too long, or at least it starts hurting much quicker than the rest of me. I got to discover something though! With Boulder Breaker I can break the legs of the big ground guardians which makes taking them out easier, even if they are still rather fast with the rest of them. They seem to fall faster with less legs.

It got rather cloudy very quickly so I set up a little shelter for us in case a storm hit, it would take too long to get to town if one did. I set up a Rito bed inside, between the trees I use for the supporting, pole thingies for the tent shelter thing.

I forgot the names...

I really liked this. Kass told me once that sometimes when out traveling you should do things that remind you of home.

I thought about trying something else. Turns out I'm not that great at herding animals if they are not in a pen. I hope Dantz and Koyin's animals don't escape. I had a hard enough time corralling Cuccos in a small village.

Bossa Nova had wandered off at some point. As it was night I was getting worried about the skeleton monsters, but of course when I found him was just resting by them, and they didn't care.

I went fishing so I could make a nice dinner for myself. I didn't find one fit for dinner, but I did find a very pretty red and white one.

*Indeed, for I am the Fish Prince, as I have now been dubbed.

*When I had received your latest letter and you wrote about coming to Akkala I simply could not resist the temptation of going to see if I could meet you. I know you wrote you'd be coming to the Domain soon after, but I had to come see my love.

*And as Sidon spoke of his love for his partner the ever so gallant hero's cheeks erupted with the most lovely shade of red, that similar to that of his prince's scales.

YOU COULD HAVE JUST WRITTEN I BLUSHED!

*Perhaps but this just made that color darken on your cheeks, and you look so especially adorable when flustered.

Great, now you're trying to get me to blush on purpose.

*I could not if it displeases you. I just thought that since we're together that I might... indulge my inner impulses and desires on occasion.

I like it. I never wrote or said I didn't.

*Fantastic!

Anyway, Sidon was kind enough to have already caught some fish for me.

*You made the most delectable meal with them! Though how stiff your arm was when cooking worried me so.

Yeah. I spoke of my day and how my arm is worse from all the work from before. After eating we read my entries and talked about them. When we got to the part where Amali told me she highly recommended that I go back to the Domain to get my arm checked Sidon made sure I knew he agreed with her. AND before you say anything I am coming soon! I will come back and get my arm checked, but I have other places to be too. Besides

*You are very cute.

I haven't even written it down and I'm already blushing so much.

Besides it's the Domain, Sidon's home, I can't bear to be apart from it for too long. I want to see you.

Look even if things between us haven't changed, actually confessing has gotten me to be a little flustered about the things I write about you, okay! Even more so that you're here with me.

After dinner it began raining so we hid in the shelter thing. Sidon could only partly fit in so I made it bigger.

*It was quite alright as it was. You'd already given me all your blankets to keep me comfy, but making the space bigger is much appreciated.

Well I was able to make a bigger Rito hammock bed so you don't have to lay on the ground.

*And I get to hold my favorite person closely.

And as much as I do like this, won't you get in trouble for sneaking out?

My Dear, I am an expert as such things. I'll be back before anyone notices.

Good.

Thank you for coming to see me.