Gerudo Forest

Chapter 51

"Impa!" Nabooro cried running to her fellow sage. 

The woman had went from dark skinned to very pale and her bright red hair had changed to an almost silvery blond. Her now deep red eyes opened to the sound of her name only to close again from exhaustion. Her ears returned to a point and tattoos reappeared upon her skin. The only one Melissa truly recognized was the traditional tear drop below her eye making it look like the sheikah tribe's symbol. 

"This Agahnim is truly a powerful man to be able to brainwash an awakened sage." Melissa heard Koume whisper to her sister. 

The fact that the wizard had the power to brainwash at all made Melissa fearful. If he could do it to a sage he could do it to anyone. To her friends and possibly even Ganon. She remembered the travelers had mentioned Impa was missing but when Nabooro had said she was searching for Link and Heather naturally Melissa had thought that was the reason. Had Agahnim caught her on that search and sent her to kill Ganon for him? Who better than a sheikah? Melissa didn't know much about the Sheikah other than they protected the royal family. So they had to be very skilled warriors. When Zelda had posed as a Sheika boy she acted very ninja like as well. So maybe assassination was something a sheika would be good at. 

"Please release her!" Nabooro said turning to Melissa with tears in her eyes. "She has suffered enough." 

"Oh! Of course! Sorry..." Melissa said snapping from her thoughts. 

She loosened the roots and let them slowly lay Impa on the floor before letting them retracting back into her little tree. She was going to have to get a new pot for it because it's sudden growth had caused it to crack and split a little but she would worry about that later. 

Nabooro cradled her fellow sages head in her lap. 

"So if the wizard got to her does that mean she never found the fairy boy?" Ganon asked. 

"We won't know till she wakes." Nabooro responded. "I would like to take her to my room to rest if that is alright with you." She said finally looking up. 

Ganon nodded to a few guards and they helped Nabooro lift the woman and left. Ganon then dismissed those who remained including Koume and Kotake. Melissa felt exhausted and wondered if he felt the same. She let herself fall down on the bed and stretched out. She never wanted to witness something like that ever again if she could help it.  

With everyone's departure the room went quiet. She guessed he knew as much to say as she. She needed to break the silence that hung heavy in the air.  

"Is that what you went through?"Melissa asked looking at Ganon who had sat himself at the table. 

"I guess so. More or less." he responded coolly. 

Melissa didn't think she would have been able to see him like that. She felt angry at the wizard for causing so much pain to the one she loved. It was just another reason the wizard needed to be stopped. 

"Do you think she's going to be okay?" she asked rolling on her back to stare up at the ceiling. 

"Do not worry. She will be fine. I am more worried about you." He said standing coming to sit beside her on the bed. "Did she hurt you?"  

"No. She just pushed me down on the chair to wait for you." Melissa responded. "You were her official target. Wonder what that stupid wizard is up to. Surely he didn't think Impa would be a match for you." She pondered. 

"Do not underestimate a Sheikah. They are a dangerous lot but your right. Alone the sage would not have been able to get the best of me." He said flashing her a cocky grin.