Gerudo Forest

Chapter 35

Melissa didn't remember much of the days to follow. She would wake and shortly after drift back to sleep. Sometimes she would see people or zoras around her. Other times it was just Ganon holding her hand. Sometimes she could just hear talking. Someone had been arguing once or twice. On occasion they would prop her up and pour a disgusting bitter liquid down her throat. One time when she was all alone she swore she had seen a white mist hover over her but she went under again before she could make sense of it.  

By the time she regained full consciousness she had no idea of how long she had been there. She sat up feeling weak. No one was in the room at the time and she felt utterly alone. She could see that Ganon had been sleeping in the room with her. A chair sat by her bed and his saddle bags lay beside it. Some of his things were strewn around the room making her laugh. He was turning this place into a copy of his messy room at the temple. 

Her stomach let out a growl. She was so hungry. She wondered if she should get up. Pulling herself to the edge of the bed she let her legs dangle over the side. She felt so stiff. Stretching her arms and legs trying to get the tingling sensations to stop she noticed her arm was now bandaged. She resisted the urge to undo the wrappings even though it was itchy. Instead she decided to try and stand.  

Big mistake. Her legs buckled under her feeling like rubber. Strong arms caught her saving her knees from slamming hard against the floor and she was placed back on the bed carefully.  

"You shouldn't be getting up yet." Ganondorf said looking cross.  

He had entered the room just in time.  

" What happened?" She croaked.  

Her throat felt so dry.  

"You were poisoned by the creature that gave you that wound." He looked a little angry.  

Was he mad at her? 

"I didn't know they had that ability. They didn't do that in the game." She thought out loud.  

He looked at her with a raised eyebrow.  

"Game? Our lives are not a game. You are lucky you didn't die. Rutulla rushed you here as fast as she could swim." He said holding her hand.  

Melissa was grateful to the Zora. She would have to thank her when she could.  

"What happened to Link and Heather?" She asked remembering the fight she and the girl had.  

"They moved on already. There was news of the wizard making a move on the Shadow Temple so they went to get the piece of the triforce. Good riddance to them. Just one less temple to visit." He said anger intensifying in his eyes as he talked about them.  

Melissa would have loved to see Heather at the shadow temple being chased by re-dead. She was even happier that they wouldn't have go there next. Had Link and Heather gotten the piece? Was that why she had seen the white mist? That just brought another question to mind. Why was she seeing it here? She must have just imagined it. That was the only explanation.  

"Why do you look so angry? Did I do something?" she finally asked him.  

"You did nothing wrong. I am more furious that Mr. Hero did not do his job. You shouldn't have been allowed to go alone." He said masking his face to keep her from worrying.  

His facade didn't quite make it to his eyes though. She figured it best not to tell him that Link had been with her when she had gotten grabbed. It might just make him angrier.  

"How long have I been out? She asked not sure she wanted to know the answer.  

"Just a few days." He said squeezing her hand.