Playing With Knives- LoZ

scene 40- sleep

"Well? Is he okay?"
"Yes, of course. He likely won't be waking up any time soon, though."
"Oh. Well, at least he's alive."
"Yes. Tell me, how did this happen?"
"H-he did this."
"What?"
"He did it..."
"Don't cry. He's fine now."
"You don't know what this is like! He killed himself, and I did nothing to help him! I should have realized before..."
"You couldn't hav-"
"Yes, I could! I should have been there for him, but instead i was just leading him around and trying to fix Hyrule! And if I can't help Link... then why should I even bother trying rebuild Hyrule? It'll just end in disaster..."

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"Princess? You've been up all night. You must get some rest."
"No, I'm fine." *yawn*
"I insist. You need sleep. I can watch Link, and if he wakes up, I'll get you. Okay?"
"Fine..."

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"Is he awake yet?"
"No, not yet."
"Oh. Well, it can't be much longer, can it? Haha."

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"Princess? Oh, she's asleep. I won't bother her, then."

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"Paya! Paya!"
"What is it!?"
"He- he- he..."
"Catch your breath, Princess."
"You don't to call me that."
"What? No, I couldn't. What's wrong?"
"He- he's bleeding again."
"What? Let me get the first aid kit. You go back to him and press on the wound to stop the bleeding."
"Got it."

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"Is he okay?"
"Yes, I think so. Do you know why it started bleeding again?"
"No, I don't. It worries me."
"Of course. Do you have a theory about why this happened?"
"Maybe... maybe Mipha wasn't able to heal him completely. Maybe it was too bad of a wound."

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"Impa, I'm worried."
"What's the problem?"
"You of all people should know."
"That's true. I do know. I just want to hear you say it. After all, I am only human. Even I get stuff wrong sometimes."
"I guess."
"So, what are you worried about?"
"Link."
"What about him?"
"Why did he do that? What if he tries to do it again? What if-"
"Shh, shh. No need to worry so much."
"But he f**king stabbed himself! Oop! Shoot, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to curse-"
"I know. It's fine. And it's natural for you to be worried. I am. Paya is. We all are. Actually, I'd be more concerned if you weren't worried."
"I guess."
"Princess? I think something's wrong."
"Really? What is it?"

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"So, he started breathing heavily, then I put my hand on his forehead, and it was wet. He was sweating."
"Really? Oh, he is. Wow."
"And now, he's moving around a ton. Do you know what's happening?"
"Maybe a nightmare?"
"That would make sense."

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"Princess? I made food. You should go get something to eat."
"Hm? No, I'm not hungry."
"You need to eat something. You haven't eaten since you got here."
"It hasn't been that long."
"Princess, it's been three days. I insist."
"Really? It's been that long?"
"Yes."
"Well, I can't just leave Link alone here."
"I can stay with him while you eat, if you'd like."
"Thank you. That would be appreciated."