The Archaeologist

Chapter 6

"I'm going to get some supplies considering there's more of us," Ahura said to those she was traveling with. Her eyes landed on the Hylian that was bound with ropes. "I'll need some help carrying everything. I need him to come with me."

"He'll run off and tell the guard what is going on!" Impa protested and moved in front of the Hylian. Link remained silent with his head hanging down. His blond hair covered his face.

"He won't," Ahura crossed her arms over her chest. "I have faith in him."

"You have faith in a guard that was sent to execute us!" Impa growled. "You don't even know him! Why do you trust him!?"

"He's the hero reborn!" Ahura yelled. "The hero is supposed to protect all of Hyrule, not just the royal family! The royal family is the one that's starting a genocide against all others!"

"That's not true," Link spoke. "It can't be."

Impa turned to him with a fierce glare. "Your people have killed all of my people that didn't hide in time. Your people are killing all of the Zora. Your people are enslaving all of the Gorons! If the Gorons disobey they are killed! How is that not true?!"

"But, you all were supposed to be trying to kill us." Link's fists shook. "The king said--!"

"Have any of the other races tried to kill you, Link?" Ahura pushed Impa aside and place a hand on his shoulder. "And don't count when the Sheikah did earlier, they were doing that out of self-defense." Link shook his head. "Have you seen anyone being attacked by the other races?"

"N-No!" Link hiccupped.

"Even if one Zora did attack a Hylian, would that be enough to start a genocide? Where use the Zora's corpses for Zora fin soup?"

"No, it's not!" Link sobbed and fell to his knees. Tears streamed down his face. "I can't believe I helped them!"

"Did you kill anyone?"

"No, I didn't," Link whimpered. "I didn't get the chance to."

"Then, it's fine," Ahura spoke softly and knelt down to his level. "But this genocide isn't just going to stop. We need all the help we can get, Link. What do you say?"

Link rubbed his eyes with the back of his arm. He sniffed and calmed his breathing down. He looked up at Ahura. His blue eyes fierce with determination. He nodded silently and rose back to his feet. He walked over to Impa and held his hands out.

"Please release me."

Impa glared at him and then at Ahura. Sighing, she took out a dagger and cut the rope that bound him. She looked back at Ahura, "You better be right about him."

Ahura nodded and turned back to the direction of Castle Town. "You all hide while Link and I gather supplies. We'll come back here and wait for you to come back, that way you know it's not a trap." She motioned for Link to follow her.

"How are we going to stop them?" Link questioned. His despair was gone, it was replaced with determination. "If we wait too
much longer, the other races will be killed off."

Ahura glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. "I was hoping that neither you nor Princess Zelda would have to get involved, but it looks like it will have to be this way. I was wanting to start the rebellion from within. You and Princess Zelda, and possibly me,
would be in charge of that. We'd have to have a strong following of the Princess, stronger than the King." She made her voice quieter as they approached the heavily guarded town. "We'd then get everyone else to go in. I don't know who would then rule Hyrule."

"What do you mean? Why not Princess Zelda?" Link asked with confusion lacing his voice.

Ahura's mouth formed a thin line. She couldn't speak of Ganondorf, not yet. If she spilled all of her plans, and Link did happen to betray them, then there was a strong possibility that everything would fail and all except the Hylians would perish.