✉ Partners In Heir ✉ Sidlink ✉

✉10✉

       "Evening," Link said. Yunobo curled up in the fetal position as always and the red sphere like shield engulfed his body. He was cowardly, but it was just a mere phase perhaps. Bludo turned and coughed. His eye was red on the left. "What on Earth are you doing here?" He spat. His age combined with his illness - whatever it was - made his patience thin. "I have more so of a right to ask you two the same thing, and not to mention with all these guards around here?" Link included. "Fair enough," Bludo said. Yunobo uncurled. "Why tell him? Isn't he married to-" Bludo stomped on Yunobo's foot making him shut his trap. Normally Bludo was damn near never harsh. However he was not in a right mind these days. "We heard Dorephan was murdered, we had come to pay condolences." he said. "Which is why I see Gorons with cobble crushers taking weapons that don't belong to em?" Link asked.
       Link didn't want either men thinking he was trying to suspect or accuse them of anything. However Bludo was making it hard not to sound it. Link however laughed it off in a small chuckle. "I know what you're doing, and I shan't tell my husband of this so long as you have all weapons returned." Link returned back tracking. "To be clear, we went elsewhere to bury the former King. I won't disclose where but we aren't too far. Besides, do you not know what Sidon will do in this state of mind? His father has passed and he isn't going to pleased with you paying condolences or not, let alone uninvited." Link explained. Yunobo was staring at his oddly tiny feet. Link couldn't help but wonder how he didn't fall over on them with his body mass.
       Bludo called to his Goron brothers and demanded they set down the stolen weaponry and ore. Accusing them of sticky fingers and not once implying he came to weaken the Zora's defenses. Although it was safe to say all of the people in the domain be it Goron or Hylian knew that this was the case. After the weapons were put back Link simply cracked his neck. "I appreciate it, especially after all of you going so far to just give condolences. I appreciate it really," Link admitted, albeit falsely. Bludo then turned to Link with an expression much like Impa's from before. Before it loosened. "Yes of course, Master Link," he said Master as if that were an insult to him. However Link forced himself to shrug it off. Thinking of the sword he then cracked his neck before taking to his pipe and casually taking a very long winded drag. "You know guys, if you were plannin damn near anythin at all I'll confess tha' I wan' in." Link said not looking up from his flame arrow that he used to light the end as the smoke rolled into the air like that of his words. Each puff releasing like his speech that now floated into the air and in the ears of any and all who'd listen. Bludo, was now certainly listening for sure. Yet anyone who considered themselves especially close to Link would know it as the boolsheet that it was. Which is why Yunobo sensed what was going on, although he was cowardly he wasn't dumb enough to think starting a Goron and Zora helter skelter would end well like Bludo had in mind. All the two younger folk had to do was wait out for Bludo to get sick enough to die off and Yunobo would simply take charge and end this. But first Link needed to play Bludo's tune.
       "If ya trying anythin 'gainst the shark bastard I can set up any info ya may want. Once I'm single again I get to worry about raising Arthur alone. Can't stand handing my kid off to whomever is available. I need to raise him meself, and I'm not the kind to endure meetings with big wigs and talk trade and warfare," Link admitted. "Besides, the marriage was forced. You think I can stand him? He's ridiculously too positive all the time anyway!" Link laughed but inside he was kicking himself in the ass. He was greatful the arangements happened when they did. He had been freed from his forced job and he got a new one where he could sit down and eat gourmet meats by day and be with the man who loved him more than anything by night. Yet here he was cursing the man that gave him all that and so much more. His eyes almost misted but he stopped himself. He had to keep lying. He had to keep holding on. Yunobo saw through the fog but to end the conflict before it really kicked off he smiled and said. "I can imagine, he's not what anyone would imagine to be your type." he added. Link saw that Bludo was eating up for the most part what he was saying. "Where are they gonna bury Dorephan?" The old man asked. Link grinned. "Somewhere up in Hebra I think. But since I told you something you gotta tell me." Link paused. "Did you have Dorephan killed?" Link asked.