Forest Origin

Chapter 8

As soon as the next morning arrives, Ghost notices Wolf getting ready for the day. From what she could tell, she was the first one to be awake.

Ghost also noticed a look of determination in her friend's eyes. This was probably the first time she'd seen her this ready for something since all this mess began.

"I guess you're feeling a bit better." Ghost noted.

Wolf looked over at Ghost and nodded. "Yeah. I got an answer for Queen Rose. I'm guessing she's still at the castle?"

"That's what I'm assuming. Zelda said they could be guests here until they got your answer. I doubt they would just disappear randomly."

Wolf nodded and grabbed her sword. It was only a little longer until everyone else was awake and also ready for the day. They all began making their way to Hyrule Castle.

As they got closer, Wolf's heart slowly but surely began to race. She gripped onto the rims of her tunic as they passed through the gates. Would what she had planned even work out? This was a queen that she was about to make this deal to. Would Rose even take it into consideration or would she reject it all and demand everything to go her way?

Wolf pushed the worrying thoughts away before they had the chance to spiral out of control. It was just as Red told her before. If Rose wanted things to go well then she had to make sure that she didn't give Hyrule any reason to think of her as an enemy. And from the sounds of it, Zelda wanted whatever was going to happen to be Wolf's choice.

If her idea was rejected by Queen Rose, then Wolf wasn't obligated to do what she was asking.

Zelda was quick to notice them approaching as they entered the throne room. "Good morning everyone." her attention quickly shifted to the knight apprentice with a smile. "I'm glad to see you again, Wolf. How have you been?"

"Doing a lot better than the last few nights." Wolf replied. "Anyway, I have an answer for Queen Rose regarding her offer."

Zelda nodded and glanced over at a soldier standing guard. "Bring our guests here." she requested. "Tell them that Wolf has an answer for Queen Rose's proposition."

The soldier nodded before walking off. It only took a few minutes for him to return with the Nirin Queen and her two knights. The moment Rose's eyes landed on Wolf, suddenly hope began to blossom in her chest.

"Bly, you're back."

"Uh..." Wolf shifted on her feet, avoiding eye contact for a few moments before forcing herself to look at Rose. "I go by Wolf now."

How she was okay with just being referred to as an animal species was something that Rose would never be able to understand. Seemed like she underestimated the number of things she would have to endure until things could be set right.

Wolf took a breath before she spoke up again. "I heard you wanted me to come to Nirin for a bit. I decided that I will-"

"Really? You'll come back home?"

"Only on two conditions." Wolf quickly added.

Suddenly the hope Rose had withered away a little, but she waited for the conditions to be said.

"Firstly, I want my friends to come with me. I won't feel comfortable just going off all on my own without any kind of backup." Wolf explained. "And second... I want to learn more about these powers I have."

"What about your powers?" Rose asked.

"I just need to learn to keep them under control. I guess knowing how it works disappeared along with the rest of my memories. I don't want to cause trouble for anyone if I end up in a tough spot and suddenly lose control."

Rose stood there in thought for a moment. This definitely wasn't something that she was hoping for. The intent behind this invitation was to get Blythe away from Hyrule just for a bit so she could fully focus on restoring her memories. These knights being around would make it more difficult for that to happen.

Then again when she brought up her idea to Zelda, it was clear that if Wolf refused, then getting her home would be near impossible. This may be her only chance.

Besides... perhaps once Blythe remembered everything, returning home would be her choice so Hyrule wouldn't be able to interfere.

Rose slowly nodded. "Alright. The knights are welcome to come too. And once there, you're free to learn whatever you want."

Wolf then looked back at her friends. "Is coming with me okay with all of you?" she asked.

"Well if you're going, then it's only fair that we come along to see." Ghost replied with a shrug. "We get to learn about where you came from afterall."

Wolf then looked at the Hylian Princess with pleading eyes. Perhaps she should've thought about this before coming up with the idea. But Zelda would have to be okay with all of them being away for a bit.

Much to her relief though, Zelda nodded. "You may bring whoever you want with you. I only ask that you send a message about how you're all doing once you're there."

Also relieved that things seemed to be getting somewhat better, Rose spoke up. "We'll leave as soon as you're ready. In the meantime, I'll give you the chance you need to prepare."

As Rose, Lapis, and Raven were escorted back to their rooms, the young queen's mind immediately began to race with all the different ideas she could try to restore her sister's memories.