Our Ancestor's Sins

Arc 1: Run, Run Away

Zelda and Link laughed as they raced each other to Ganondorf's farm, shoving each other as they tried to get ahead of the other.

They slowed down once they entered the farm, searching for Ganondorf.

"He's still in his room, kids," Ganondorf's mother said from the kitchen window. "Why don't you go wake him?"

Ganondorf's mother, Irea, was a nice lady with brown hair always up in a bun and brown eyes that always twinkled when she smiled. She made the best wildberry pie.

"Thank you, Mrs. Dragmire!" Zelda said, smiling at Irea.

Thank you, Link signed, following after Zelda as they entered the house.

"Of course. You children be safe now!"

"Okay!"

Together, they headed to the second floor and down to Ganondorf's room, the door easily recognizable by the Ganondorf's Room plaque hung up.

Zelda knocked on the door.

With a small gasp, Ganondorf snapped his head up, glancing back at the door. He was sitting against it to prevent easy opening of the door.

"Gan?" Zelda asked. "Are you awake?"

Ganondorf didn't answer for a few seconds before he said, "Yeah. I'm awake. I'm..."

He glanced down at his right hand, blood dimming the glow of the Triforce.

"I'm sick. Must be a stomach bug."

Link looked at Zelda, frowning.

Sick?

The entire time they had known Ganondorf, he wasn't one to let an illness stop him from completing his chores. It must have been some stomach bug if he was willingly staying in his room.

"I guess," Zelda muttered to Link before asking Ganondorf, "Are you all right? Do you want something?"

"No. I'm...I just...I should rest today. Perhaps it's a 24-hour thing."

"Oh." Zelda looked down, disappointed. Then she grinned. "Will you promise to come play tomorrow if you feel better?"

Ganondorf grit his teeth, glancing down at the Triforce once more. He closed his eyes, sighing. "Yes, Zelda. I promise."

Zelda smiled at Link who nodded. "Okay. We'll see you tomorrow. Feel better!"

"Okay..."

Ganondorf listened to the footsteps leaving and once they had gone he sighed, hugging his legs to his chest and dropping his forehead on his knees.

"Oh, poor dear. Sick, huh?" Irea wiped her hands on a towel. "I'll be sure to whip up something for him to eat."

"Thank you, Mrs. Dragmire." Zelda gave a curtsey before she ran out, Link giving a wave as they left. "See you tomorrow!"

"See you later, dearies."

Ganondorf's father spread out more feed for the cuccos before he stopped, narrowing his eyes as he watched Link and Zelda leave. He looked up towards Ganondorf's window.

Scattering more feed for the birds, he replaced the bag in the storage container before he left.

It took little time for him to find a knight guarding the entrance to the city gates where he whispered something in the man's ear.

The knight nodded, saluting. "Thank you for the information, sir Draco. We will pass it along and retrieve the...issue."

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