The Pirate Prince

Confrontations

The Pirate Prince

Chapter 9: Confrontations

In the end, seven people went with Link. The group consisted of Impa, Midna, Alfonzo, Mikau, Dorian, Aryll and Tetra. Impa looked at Dutour's house distastefully.

"He claims to be a man of the people yet commands them as if he is a king." Said Impa, her hand resting on her knife.

"He's always been like that." Said Link, before he walked up to the door, "If need be, the council will be dissolved, and everything will default to the level overseers."

Link thumped the door three times, before the Rito opened the door.

"Have any and all members of staff vacate the premises in the next fifteen minutes, if there are any left behind, the will be arrested along with Dutour." Said Link, looking at the Rito.

The Rito paused, before nodding. Link faintly heard Dutour demanding to know who was at the door and getting no response. The following minutes allowed the staff members to leave and Link's small party to enter the house.

Auru and Bo both stood up when Link entered the room.

"Midna, Alfonzo," Said Link, "if you would kindly escort Bo and Auru out of the house, so that they aren't caught up in Dutour's mess."

The Hylian and the Twili took the two outside, before Link's cold gaze landed on Dutour.

"You listed Pipit, a member of the security force, as missing three months ago." Said Link, his voice and tone sharp and cold, "did you not?"

"I did." Said Dutour, shaking slightly.

"You did so a month and a half after he initially disappeared." Said Link, slowly advancing forwards, "After you sent him to find a creature that had been killing the livestock, which it seems that I wasn't informed on such a matter."

Arten, another member of the council, spoke up "You had no need to be informed, you hold no power here."

Link's gaze fell onto him, before going back to Dutour, "And you failed to notice that graves were being emptied of their contents. There's also the fact of your dealing with members of the Yiga Clan."

"What do you want?" Sneered Dutour.

"I want you to look me in the eye and tell me why you betrayed everyone in this cove." Said Link, making Dutour's eyes widen. Many members of the security force lined the walls.

Dutour suddenly looked at the guards, before yelling, "Arrest him, he's trying to take power for himself!"

Viscien looked at Link, before pointing his sword at Dutour, "You must be stupid, if you really thought you were in charge."

"First your wife, then your son and anyone who got in your way and now, you left Pipit to die." Said Link, "The cave you sent Pipit into, the one where you had your men remove anything valuable from the graves and then deliver to you, had become infested with a Ghoma. You sent Pipit to find your men, telling him he was to find the source of the dead livestock, no doubt your men had orders to kill anyone who turned up and then report back to you."

Link looked around the council, before looking at Viscien, "How many of them are party to this?"

"All except Bo and Auru, Dutour placed threats over Ilia and the schools and libraries." Said Viscien, "Bo spoke to Ilia about it."

Link remembered what happened to Ilia, she had been killed by a drunk sailor, although Link only found that out second hand, there was the belief that she had been assaulted as well.

Link started to advance on Dutour, when one of the guards threw a knife at him.

"Samson stand down." Commanded Viscien, only to get a sword pointed at him.

"N-no." Said Samson, fear evident in his tone, "I won't obey a pirate, I won't."

"Sam, calm down." Said Link, slowly approaching the man, "You're a friend of Pipit, right?"

Samson nodded, "Dutour sent Pipit to a cave and left him to die. Pipit was half dead when we found him." Said Link, "His legs were broken. From what I don't know, but this man," Link pointed at Dutour, "is responsible for it. He sent Pipit to die and after he had his wife killed and sent his son to rot away, he would do something like that. Sam, he didn't even deny it."

Samson's sword lowered, before an arrow suddenly protruded from his chest. Link spun around to see Dutour holding a crossbow with another bolt loaded into it. Dutour then grabbed hold of Aryll and started backing away towards the door.

"Don't come any closer, if you do, she dies!" Snarled Dutour, as he reached the door, "If anyone follows me, I will kill her."

Link took a step back, "Just don't hurt them."

"That's for me to decide!" Sneered Dutour, to which Link looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, was I talking to you?"

Aryll threw her head back and stomped her heel down onto Dutour's foot. The man dropped his crossbow and let go of Aryll. Aryll proceeded to pull a dagger that she had strapped to her thigh and rammed it into Dutour's shoulder.

Dutour fell to the ground, with Aryll standing above him.

"*Vile pathetic man*" Snarled Aryll, in Gerudo.

Link walked over to the two and placed his foot on Dutour's chest and removed Aryll's dagger. After handing the weapon back to Aryll, Link moved his foot and pressed down ton the wound. Dutour screamed in pain.

"Why did you send Pipit to that cave?" Questioned Link, as Dutour as the man squirmed.

"I was ordered to." Gasped Dutour, trying to move Link's foot.

"Ordered by who?" Demanded Link, his foot applying more pressure to Dutour's shoulder.

"By the great Demon King!" Exclaimed Dutour.

Link removed his foot and took a step backwards. Link beckoned everyone outside. Once they had all left the house, Link turned to Viscien, "I suggest you get the area surrounded, before having anyone arrested." Said Link, "I don't know if he has had the houses altered for an escape route."

Viscien was silent for a moment, but before he could respond, Dutour's house suddenly exploded. The resulting force sent everyone to the ground, except Impa, Midna and Aryll, who were knocked off of the platform they were on and were sent falling down from the ninth level to the fifth level.

Words were lost on Link as all he could do was stare in shock.