When I Was Your Age- a Breath of the Wild prequel

Queen Sohlea

Zelda, Aaliah, and Urbosa stepped onto the path bound for Hyrule Castle. They crossed Aquame Bridge and Windvane meadow, and finally made it to the Hyrule Garrison, where a group of soldiers was stationed to guard Hyrule Castle from afar.

At the door to the quarters, a young Zora was banging on the door. "Please!" She yelled frantically, "Please let me in! It's chasing me!"

A rumble shook the ground beneath them as a huge monster walked out from behind the garrison. The Zora scrambled back, revealing a baby Zora in her arms, crying.

Zelda stepped in between the Zora and the beast, Urbosa and Aaliah following suit. As the monster approached, growling, Zelda could make out a tall, lumbering, bipedal creature, with a single, long horn on its head... A moblin.

Zelda readied her stance, facing the monster head on as it began to charge, running at the group at full speed with its weapon raised. She extended her arm, thrusting it out like a weapon of its own.

The moblin made contact with her hand, and suddenly stepped back. Aaliah and Urbosa had readied their weapons, but suddenly lowered them. A sense of calm came over the area, and time seemed to slow as Zelda pushed the moblin over. The beast flailed and struggled against the unseen force, but it was too weak, and abruptly burst into black smoke. It's remains tumbled to the ground, steaming.

"What was that?" Aaliah's jaw dropped.

"It's called Nayru's peace, I think. I learned it from my mother before she passed."

"Interesting. Does it have anything to do with the blood of Hylia in your veins?" Urbosa sheathed her weapon, turning to Zelda.

"Maybe," Zelda shrugged, "Maybe I'm just an incredibly talented individual. Anyways..." she turned to the young Zora.

The Zora smiled politely. "Thank you,"

"No problem," Zelda replied, "What's your name?"

"My name?" The Zora smiled, "My name is Sohlea."

"Wait-" Aaliah blurted, "THE Sohlea? The famous Zora Queen? The one who defeated the Lynel of the Hill?"

"Yes," Sohlea bowed her head, "Though I did have help with the lynel."

"You're the Zora queen?" Urbosa bowed her head. "Your majesty."

"There's no need for that, Urbosa of the Gerudo. You too are as respectable as me."

"Th-thank you, ma'am," Urbosa mumbled.

"Oh come now, you saved me! You have earned the right to call me by name." Sohlea caressed the face of the younger Zora in her arms, "And you saved my son as well."

"What is his name?" Zelda popped her head over the Queen's arms, looking at the child.

"His name is Sidon," the Queen smiled. "I'm sure he would be grateful to you too, if he hadn't slept through this encounter."

"If I may..." Urbosa cleared her throat.

Sohlea gestured with her hand to indicate that Urbosa was free to speak.

"Um, I was wondering why you are here. If that's not too private, of course."

"Oh!" The Zora Queen chuckled, flashing her pointed teeth. "As a matter of fact, I've been heading towards Hyrule Castle, but I took a wrong turn and ended up just below that mountain over there." She gestured towards Mount Daphnes, to the east of where they were standing. "Then, this huge moblin began to chase me. Since I'd expected to be right at Hyrule Castle as soon as I resurfaced, I wasn't prepared for the danger."

"Ah," Zelda nodded her head. "As a matter of fact, we were also just heading there ourselves."

"I heard you ran away, Princess Zelda. Your father sent out letters to every nation. When everybody had replied but the Gerudo nation, he decided that that must be the place you were hiding. I suppose he was right?"

Urbosa and Zelda smiled guiltily, "I suppose."

Aaliah then stepped in. "Would you like to accompany us the Hyrule Castle?"

"Yes, of course, I was thinking the same thing," the Queen smiled, "Let's get a move on."

The four women smiled, walking away from the garrison. Just before they were out of sight of the establishment, a young man sprinted up to them.

"We are terribly sorry, your majesty!" He bowed to the ground, out of breath. "This is a camp of trainees; they locked the door without knowing it and nobody could get out. Please forgive us!"

The four smiled. Zelda put her hand on his head. "We accept your apology. Nobody got hurt this time." The young man smiled and sprinted back to the garrison, relieved.

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Sohlea walked alongside the trio, politely smiling at any jokes made in conversation. At some point, though, her face fell and she stared off into the distance.

"What's wrong?" Aaliah leaned over the Zora Queen's shoulder, concerned. "Is it the baby?"

"No," replied Queen Sohlea, "It's probably nothing."

"What do you feel, majesty," Urbosa prompted, touching her shoulder.

"There is a storm coming," her voice turned gravelly, "A terrible storm. From the South."

"From the south?" Urbosa looked puzzled, "It never rains in the Gerudo desert. Are you certain?"

"Like I said, probably nothing. But we'd beat watch out for anything suspicious." The Queen sighed. "I'm getting tired of these gut feelings,"

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The four ladies finally made it to the Quarries, where stone, gold, and metal were mined to supply Castle Town with goods.

A bustle of activity filled the square of land as people carried limestone and other materials out of the mine. The workers talked as they mined the stone, chiseling it until it broke off of the wall. This was a new project, started only a few years ago, and the technology was not quite up to Goron standards, but all in all, it was getting there.

Zelda smiled to see the new project underway, and waved to the workers, who bowed as the four passed through.

Finally, they traversed the last stretch of Hyrule Field and found themselves in Castle town.