Written in Blood

XXXVI . The only thing we can do

Dohean's absolutely livid but I know he's trying his best to keep it under wraps. It isn't working very well, not only does he look visibly annoyed but he's bristling with irritation. I can almost see the waves of hot anger rising above him.

I have a feeling he wants to yell at me right now but can't because there's others here.

I've been thrown back into the mix of war strategy, although without a princess' invitation this time. Bringing a Gerudo into the last hideout of the losing side of a war is reason enough.

I'm beginning to regret some of my more recent life choices.

I don't even trust the Gerudo, I'm as suspicious now as I was when I caught that flash of red hair. We don't know if she's lying about being one of Nabooru's subordinates, nor do we have anyone to vouch for her.

She's not a bad hostage though, I figured she'd put up a fight just like all the other Gerudos, but she let me bind up her wrists and then drag her up to the top of the Domain with no protest or incident. The fire that courses through her sisters' veins seems to have skipped her. It's there, but it's so subdued. This Gerudo submitted to my terms and hasn't made a fuss or tried to fight me. I have no doubt that any other Gerudo would've fought even without hands or weapons. Heck, I bet they'd all try to fight in a straitjacket. And that also goes for their pirate counterparts as well.

It must be the hair, Malon's one of the most feisty people I've met, only second to all the Gerudos. But, Zelda is plenty fierce when she wants to be- which is most of the time, and there isn't a lick of fire in that crazy princess' hair.

Candlelight is an accurate depiction of her eyes, she looks even more worried now.

And I'm at a standstill against myself, torn over whether I see her as a threat and that I've made probably one of the biggest mistakes of my life or that maybe she's being honest. Maybe she really is loyal to Nabooru, who is so against that power-hungry king of theirs that she decided to tromp out to the Spirit Temple alone to play the role of vigilante. That's some pretty strong hatred. The Desert Colossus is the farthest point from the rest of Hyrule, deep in the sandy and hot wasteland. There's sandstorms almost constantly and the temple is right in the middle of the mess.

The Gerudo is in a corner of the chamber, shouldered by two guards.

I'm having a stare down with all the Zoran diplomats and Dohean most of all. Impa's made an appearance too, apparently she'd been checking on the condition of Kakariko. Makes sense, the only think she cares more about than her beloved village is the princess. And of course, the Royal Family, Zelda's all that's left of the royal line though.

Unlike some of the others, she has yet to yell at me or scold me.

Maybe the Gerudo really does want to speak to Impa. I don't trust her, but the Sheikah seems barely concerned by the appearance of one of our redheaded friends. She isn't phased, not even a smidge.

Dohean's still fuming and his voice is the loudest over the clamor of other angry voices, I'm doing my best to tune him out. Not only do I already know the detrimental consequences of my mistake, but after seeing how calm Impa is about all this, I'm less convinced this Gerudo came all the way out here, alone, to kill us.

She may be a spy for them, espionage would be the only reason she's come alone, but we don't have any new and dandy tricks up our sleeves, we're just hiding. But it makes no sense. The arrival of any Gerudo would raise immediate red flags- in fact, it has. I think it'd be less obvious if she had "in a spy" written on her forehead.